Oh, yes, and typically it’s done in the nude, or loosely swathed in a bolt of lustrous fabric. That’s key, actually— forget the rest of this stuff. If you were wondering what goes into being […]
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Rhythms in 7/4
Here’s a page of basic rhythms in 7/4 to go with yesterday’s practice loop. The vamp on the loop is phrased in 3+2+2/4, so I’ve given a Ted Reed-style guide part on the bass drum line […]
Quick takes: MD’s 25 timeless drum books list
Perhaps not the best superlative for a list of books on drumming, but we get the picture. Here I’ve given some brief opinions on the entries in Modern Drummer’s list of 25 timeless drum books. I’ve […]
Hell of books
YAAAAHHH! AAAHHHH!! This has been sitting in my drafts folder awhile, and seems timely, as I’m encouraging you to buy my new Bossa/Samba book, and am discounting my previous ones: One thing there is no shortage […]
The useful from the useless
Here’s something I’ve been meaning to get to. This question— edited slightly— came up on the Drummerworld discussion forum today: I keep finding tons of new material on line, YouTube in particular, and am constantly […]
Syncopation, Lesson 4, in 5/4
This is really a library piece— I use pp. 10-11 from Syncopation (that’s Lesson 4 in the new edition) so many different ways that I wanted to put it into 5/4. We’ll be referring to […]
On “open-handed” drumming
Fine, now spend another hundred years learning to do it almost as well with your left hand. This is a discussion I have to re-litigate on the internet every six months or so: the “open […]