Blues Drums, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, contains over 250 examples of blues drum patterns and technique-building exercises! Subjects covered in this book are: The History of Blues Drumming; Choosing YourInstrument and Getting Your Sound; Exercises for Development of Technique (Sticking and foot patterns specific to playing blues); Blues Shuffles & Swing Beats, Slow Blues, Ballads and the Triplet Groove (12/8 Time); Blues Rhumba, Calypso Beats and Samba Feel; Two-Beat/Cut Time; Early Rock 'n' Roll and Surf Beats; New Orleans, Soul and Funk Influences; and Build-ups & Fills. This book is accompanied by an online audio recording of all examples played on the drums with the backing of the School of the Blues All-Star Band. It is recommended that you also purchase Blues Drums Play-Along Trax to have full- length play-along trax for you to apply what you learn in this book. Includes access to online audio

The first step towards experiencing the fun of playing blues music. This book & audio package will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing blues drums. Topics include practice tips, note values, shuffle patterns, slow blues patterns, alternate cymbal patterns for a shuffle, hi-hat coordination exercises, bass drum variations, blues rumba, the open hi-hat sound, the Steve Gadd Shuffle," new fill ideas, developing a groove with a bass player, four play-along charts and much more."

The ultimate guide to drumming styles by the co-author of the best-selling instructional book The Best Beginner Drum Book. Brandon Toews and Drumeo present... THE DRUMMER'S TOOLBOX! The Drummer's Toolbox presents drummers of all skill levels with the most comprehensive introduction to 100 different drumming styles from the past century. This ultimate guide includes more than 900 groove examples, as well as listening suggestions for 1000 recommended recordings. Throughout the book, drummers will also learn about the history of each drumming style, effective techniques for playing them, and how to break down different grooves limb-by-limb. The Drummer's Toolbox is for any drummer who's serious about expanding their musical vocabulary and becoming more versatile behind the drum-set. You will learn how to play: - Rock: Surf Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock... - Jazz: 4/4 Swing, Up-Tempo Swing, Contemporary Jazz... - Blues: Texas Blues, Chicago Blues, Flat Tire Shuffle... - Country: Train Beat, Two-Step, Rockabilly... - Soul & Funk: Motown, Neo-Soul, New Orleans Funk... - Metal: Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Metalcore... - Electronic: Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass, Trap... - Afro-Cuban: Mambo, Nanigo, Songo... - Afro-Brazilian: Samba, Marcha, Bossa Nova... - Afro-Caribbean: Merengue, Reggae, Zouk... - And many more!

Reviews and rates the best recordings of 8,900 blues artists in all styles.

(Drum Instruction). As drummer for the legendary B.B. King and countless other blues, soul, rock and pop artists, Tony Coleman has spent a lifetime refining his brilliant, wide-ranging drum skills and knowledge. And now, in this exclusive full-length video and book, Tony shares his invaluable wisdom on the often-overlooked art of the blues shuffle. Featuring loads of shuffles styles, blues variations, concepts, tips and much more, this intimate video lesson also includes a book of transcriptions detailing all of the main video examples.

Voted second on Modern Drummer's list of 25 Greatest Drum Books in 1993, Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer is one of the most versatile and practical works ever written for drums. Created exclusively to address syncopation, it has earned its place as a standard tool for teaching beginning drummers syncopation and strengthening reading skills. This book includes many accented eighths, dotted eighths and sixteenths, eighth-note triplets and sixteenth notes for extended solos. In addition, teachers can develop many of their own examples from it.

This drumset book was written not only to teach the student the left and right hand independence required to play jazz, but also to illustrate how the percussionist's left hand can play in a more melodic style. Includes sections of exercises to develop swing patterns, left-handed melodic triplets, swing patterns in 12/8 time plus a section of fairly advanced solos combining all of the previously taught elements. Written in standard drumset notation. Audio available online.