Studio Jazz Drum Cookbook

Download or read book Studio - Jazz Drum Cookbook written by JOHN PICKERING and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enormous demands are placed on the control and manual dexterity of thecontemporary drum set player, particularly in the Jazz idiom. Today's drummer isexpected to have developed limb coordination to a degree that would have been thought unachievable a few short years ago. This text presents an effectivemethod of dealing with the mastery of drum set coordination by breaking it down into four sections: 1) Ride Cymbal - Right hand; 2) Snare Drum - Left hand; 3) Bass Drum - Right foot; 4) Hi-hat - Left foot. The author clearly states his goals in writing this book: It is my sincere wish that the materialspresented in [this] text will be of considerable help in developing musical approach to the coordination skills demanded of today's drummer. -John Pickering