Format: Paper
Pages: 360 Pages
Pub. Date: September 2001
You�ve got rhythm�now learn how to use it! Drumming is universal; every musical culture in the world incorporates percussion. From just tapping a straight 4/4 beat with your foot to follow the radio, to the intricate polyrhythms of a West African ensemble, the possibilities of keeping time are limitless. If you just can�t stop yourself from banging on cans with bent twigs, rolling your fingertips on the kitchen table, or twirling an imaginary drumstick in the air when the radio plays �Sweet Home Alabama,� the only question is, how to get started? Drums For Dummies takes you from the basics of what makes a drum right through how to carry a solo on a full kit. Whether you�re a budding Buddy Rich or a rising Ringo Starr, you�ll benefit from author Jeff Strong�s straight-ahead guidance on:
-Rhythm
-Technique
-Drum sets
-Other drums
-World beats
-Styles
-Grooves Fills
Keeping the musical notation simple for total beginners, this book nonetheless delves into a wide range of music, allowing you to both sample forms of rhythm from across the globe and lay down a foundation in rock, funk, jazz, blues, and latin. At the same time, you�ll find out about the right way to splash a cymbol, kick a bass, slap a conga, scrape an udu, or ring the agogo bells. You�ll also discover:
-How to choose and tune your drums
-Backbeats and syncopations
-Drummers you should know about
-Rattles, bells, and other such percussion instruments
-How to get a feel for pulse and meter
-African, Cuban, and Brazilian polyrhythms
An accompanying CD works closely with the book to bring its exercises straight to your ear, while illustrations show how to hold and strike a huge range of instruments. With a fun, easy-to-understand tone that leaves the standard, dry musical method � speak in the dust, Drums For Dummies will have you shaking, rattling, and rolling in no time.