Mel Bay

Author: Ron Wilson
Format: Book with Online Audio
Instrumentation: Drum Set
Level: Beginning-Intermediate

After learning some basic beats, students of the drum set often ask, "How do I get to the next level?" Developing drum rudiments will open up a new universe on the drum set by building technique, speed, and dexterity. Playing these sticking patterns with the online grooves and beats creates another enjoyable dimension to the material.

Applying new skills by playing with other musicians is an important part of the learning process. The online music tracks facilitate this and make it fun to play the examples in a musical setting. Each recorded example appears in two separate versions; one includes the drums as a reference, and the other leaves the drum tracks out so students can provide the drumming.

All examples are written in standard drum set notation. Includes access to online audio.

Contents:

• Single Stroke Roll - Funk
• Single Stroke Four - Buckshot
• Single Stroke Seven - Funk
• Buzz Roll - Half Time
• Triple Stroke - Slow Blues
• Double Stroke Roll - Funk
• 5 Stroke Roll - Aliens or Funk
• 6 Stroke Roll - Aliens
• 7 Stroke Roll - Aliens
• 9 Stroke Roll - Half Time
• 10 Stroke Roll - Funk
• 11 Stroke Roll - Aliens or Funk
• 13 Stroke Roll - Aliens
• 15 Stroke Roll - Aliens
• 17 Stroke Roll - Funk
• Paradiddles - Funk
• Double Paradiddle - Slow Blues
• Triple Paradiddle - Funk
• Paradiddle-Diddle - Slow Blues
• Flams - Passport
• Flam Accent - Slow Blues
• Flam Tap - Gilbert
• Flamacue - Half Time
• Flam Paradiddle. - Half Time
• Flammed Mill - Half Time
• Flam Paradiddle-Diddle - Slow Blues
• Pataflafla - Half Time
• Swiss Army Triplet - Slow Blues
• Inverted Flam Tap - Gilbert
• Flam Drag. - Slow Blues
• Drag-What a Drag
• Drag Tap - Time
• Double Drag Tap - Love Seat
• Lesson 25 - Gilbert
• Single Dragadiddle - Slow Blues
• Drag Paradiddle. - Funk
• Drag Paradiddle #2 - Half Time
• Ratamacue. - Backroads
• Double Ratamacue - Love Seat
• Triple Ratamacue. - Backroads