The Life-Changing Magic of Drumming


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The Life-Changing Magic of Drumming is a beginner’s guide to drumming, with secrets from world-famous musician Nandi Bushell Find out how Nandi Bushell—the young drummer who has played with the Foo Fighters—discovered drumming when she was just five years old. She shares how she plays—from the simple drumming beats she first learned to drum rolls, fills, and backbeats—and offers insider tips and advice for young musicians around the world. Packed with practical tips and oozing with passion, this joy-filled introduction to drumming features: Words by world-renowned drumming sensation and social media star Nandi Bushell Step-by-step instructions Basic and advanced drum beat exercises With fun-filled, engaging illustrations from Andrea Stegmaier, and in the words of Nandi Bushell herself, this is the perfect book to inspire children to find their own beat. Life-Changing Magic series ​The Life-Changing Magic of Skateboarding by Sky Brown and illustrator Shaw Davidson ​The Life-Changing Magic of Chess by Maurice Ashley and illustrator Denis Angelov ​The Life-Changing Magic of by Joy Wilson and illustrator Tatiana Kamshilina ​The Life-Changing Magic of Drumming by MNandi Bushell and illustrator Andrea Stegmaier




The Art of Bop Drumming


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Presents the essential elements of bop drumming demonstrated through concise exercises and containing ideas to help understand what to play and how to play it and why, as well as an explanation of how the drummer functions in a group.




Steve White's Art of Drumming


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Miscellaneous Percussion Music - Mixed Levels




Drumming at the Edge of Magic


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Explores the role of drums, rattles, and gongs in human societies revealing the primal hypnotic power of these instruments




Stick Control


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George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving "control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.




The Flying Drum


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In The Flying Drum, author and therapist, Bradford Keeney, presents evidence of real mojo—magical objects and practices from around the globe that have an authenticated history of healing, transformation, and inspiration. Whether it is a flying drum, dancing doll, vanishing pot, magical drawing, Samurai pillow, divining sticks, mystery book, or Amazonian feather, the mojo of ancient heart-medicine can appear at social service agencies, university clinics, and psychotherapy centers to help transform people’s lives and heal their souls. As a modern mojo doctor and therapist, Keeney helps everyday people with real problems by working with the ancient, living mojo in sacred objects. In this book he offers specific prescriptions for taking a journey that introduces a treasure chest of magical experience capable of bringing authentic magic and wonder into everyday life.




The Fun Drum Book for Kids


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The Fun Drum Book for Kids will have you smiling, grooving and playing music in no time! This easy-to-follow drum method will help you unleash your creativity with or without a drum set! Perfect for beginners of all ages, it’s also a great tool for parents to teach their kids. Learn to play essential rudiments, classic rock grooves, familiar children’s songs, exciting drum fills and even creative solos in this colorful children's drumming book! Overflowing with pictures and diagrams, this step-by-step method is designed to keep the student's attention and produce results. Based on my nearly 20 years of teaching experience, this unique approach is guaranteed to provide hours of focused practice and play for anyone interested in the wide world of drumming.




The Best Beginner Drum Book


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If you want to have more fun on the drums, improve your skills faster, and play along to real music, then you need to build a solid foundation. The Best Beginner Drum Book gives you a clear path for getting started on the drums and skipping the frustrating obstacles that most new drummers face: setting up your kit, holding the drumsticks, learning notation, creating catchy beats and fills, learning musical styles, and playing your favorite songs.




Deeper Into the Art of Drumming


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Robert Kaufman, whose first book The Art of Drumming, has been endorsed by Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Albert "Tootie" Heath, and Jack DeJohnette, takes a strikingly new and fresh approach to the art of jazz drumming. Carefully designed exercises guarantee efficient practice with rewarding results.




The Art of Drumming - Reading Text In 4/4


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Matt Patella has been teaching people to play for over 50 years. No gimmicks, no "systems". Matt teaches a natural method of playing. Not only will he teach you to use the natural movement of your hands and feet, he will also help you get in touch with the natural rhythms at your core. "The Art of Drumming" series begins with the foundation of music education, reading music. The series guides you through the development of your hands, the ability to independently play with all four limbs, ostinato patterns that you'll use in jazz, rock, funk, and much more. "The Art of Drumming" will teach you to be the complete drummer, with both effective technique, and a genuine understanding of music theory. "Volume I, Reading Text in 4/4" will teach you to read in Common Time, 4/4, and will introduce you to many of the patterns you will use every time you play. Every step of your journey through the possibilities of drumming and rhythm is guided by the video tutorials Matt has prepared for each Volume, all available, free, at www.mattpatella.net