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Afro-Latin Rhythm Dictionary by Thomas A. Brown
This is designed for band leaders, arrangers, percussionists and music educators needing a quick and easy reference for both correct rhythms and proper instruments to produce the Afro-Latin influence in music today. This is a great percussion dictionary reference for all musicians. Difficulty: Beginning-Intermediate, 48 pages. Large Picture. |
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A Rhythmic Vocabulary - by Alan Dworsky & Betsy Sansby
A musician's guide to understanding and improvising with rhythm. This book is a road map to rhythm for any musician. It's for guitar players intrigued by the rhythms of world music. It's for keyboard players who've studied scales and chords and now want to study rhythm in a systematic way. It's for drummers, bass players, and sax players who want to groove and solo with a deeper understanding of rhythmic structure. Whatever your instrument, if you want to play funkier and don't mind using your head to do it, this book is for you. This step- by-step comprehensive course includes: hundreds of patterns drawn from African and Afro-Cuban rhythms explained and organized according to their structures; Rhythmic concepts and techniques you can use to create your own patterns; Bite-sized lessons arranged in order of difficulty; Easy-to-read charts that even non-musicians can under- stand; A CD that creates a realistic, three-dimensional rhythmic context for you to practice in; Exercises to reinforce your under- standing and help you build on what you're learning; and a chapter on rhythm walking--a fun way to create rhythms with your whole body while you walk. Difficulty: Beginning-Intermediate, 208 pages. Large Picture. |
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Complete Music for the Fife and Drum - by Walter D. Sweet
A collection of 78 tunes containing some Civil War selections as well as many other traditional favorites. Each arrangement features harmony, style marks and guitar chords. The music is supplemented with histories of the tunes and drumbeats. Complete Music for Fife and Drum was compiled by a professional fifer and intended for the military fife in B-flat. This book offers tunes from the Revolutionary and Civil War eras with suggested snare and bass drum parts as well as chord progressions. It also contains a wealth of fife history and resources. The author, Walter Sweet, is the son of the well-known American fife maker Ralph Sweet of Connecticut. Difficulty: Multiple Levels, 106 pages. Large Picture. |
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Lap Drum Video (VHS)
Instructional video that shows technique of learning to play the Lap-Drum.
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Mister Bones How to Play the Bones - taught by Percy Danforth
Percy Danforth has been playing bones since 1908 and is the master of two-handed bones performance. This is the definitive teaching video on bones. Difficulty: Beginning. Large Picture. |
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The Rhythm Bible - by Dan Fox
Whether you're a student or professional, a jazz player, rocker, or salsa enthusiast, performing today's music can be challenging. Developed by the author during a lifetime spent as an arranger and performer, this unique, well-planned book, trains musicians to understand and perform the most complex rhythms at sight. It contains well over 1,000 examples of rhythmic figures common in jazz, rock, Latin, blues, funk and other styles. The CD demonstrates rhythms from throughout the book performed in a variety of feels.
Difficulty: Multiple, 129 pages. Large Picture. |
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Traditional Afro-Cuban Concepts in Contemporary Music - by Arturo Rodriguez
This course examines the infusion of traditional Afro-Latin and especially Afro-Cuban concepts into contemporary Western music. Upon completion of this book you will have mastered many new skills that will help you become a more accomplished percussionist and, more importantly, a more complete musician. By exploring the role of percussion in traditional Afro-Cuban music, you will understand the important contribution drums make towards a complete musical piece, and that a drum is not merely a rhythmic placeholder but truly a musical instrument worthy of recognition. While this book focuses primarily on hand percussion, its basic principals are also applied to the drum kit. There is no standard notation in this book; rather, the rhythms are illustrated with easily understood charts based on counting out subdivided beats. Two companion CDs offer audio examples of all major points.
Difficulty: Beginning-Intermediate, 152 pages. Large Picture. |
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Voggy's Percussion Book - by Yasmin Abendroth
Children's first step to the world of music (4 years and up). No matter what small object you hand to a toddler or an infant, chances are, they'll start drumming right away-from experience, usually on expensive or delicate surfaces. Little Voggy's aim in this book is to foster your child's creative growth and make drumming on enjoyable experience for years to come. Here you'll find explanations, songs and games for the six most commonly used percussion instruments. Little Voggy has selected some of the most popular children's songs to give your child the possibility to roam, experiment and, of course, practice! Complete lyrics and guitar chords are enclosed to make playing these songs together real easy. The accompanying CD contains all the songs in the book.
Difficulty: Beginning, 72 pages. Large Picture. |
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Voggy's Percussion Set - by Yasmin Abendroth
Complete starter set for children 3 years and up. Little Voggy's aim with this set is to foster your child's creative growth and make drumming an enjoyable experience for years to come. In "Voggy's Percussion Book" you'll find explanations, songs and games for the six most commonly used percussion instruments. Little Voggy has selected some of the most popular children's songs with lyrics and guitar chords. The accompanying CD contains all the songs in the book. Voggy's Percussion Set contains: - pair of claves, pair of maracas (made of durable plastic), hand drum with stick, triangle with stick, jingle stick, egg shaker, and "Voggy's Percussion Book” with CD. All bundled in Voggy's nice rucksack.
Difficulty: Beginning, 72 pages. Large Picture. |
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