Drum Practice Journal

Drum Practice Journal

Author: Tools for the Muso

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-04-07

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781093157307

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It is widely agreed that to become a better player on your instrument requires deliberate and deep practice in that area. Research showed that 10,000 hours of effective practice is the key to mastery. By making a habit of logging your focused practice time will most definitely be beneficial to anyone striving to increase their abilities and achieve their dreams. If you're truly dead serious about that instrument you want to play professionally, it's time to step up your game, start tracking those hours, and do the work! This drum practice log/journal is the perfect tool for that purpose. Each section contains a weekly planner to write down your key goals and tasks for the week. Knowing what you are aiming for is one of the keys to success in any field. Following that are 5 daily practice pages with space to list technical exercises, tempo markings and time spent on each task. You can also record any particular pieces that you are working on and note down your own observations. Used daily, this log will help you record approximately 20 weeks' worth of practices. You will be able to look back over your practice and measure how close you are to reaching your goal milestones. Features A practice log book with weekly and daily records Great for Musicians, Students and Teachers Perfect gift for drummers Includes space for goal setting and recording time, bpm 122 Pages, Handy 6x9" size fits in your schoolbag, pocket, or rucksack White Paper, paperback soft cover


Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer

Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer

Author: Ted Reed

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2005-05-03

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1457412195

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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.


Studio Funk Drumming

Studio Funk Drumming

Author: Roy Burns

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9781457460920

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A professional rhythm workbook researched from commercially released records as played by today's top studio drummers. The styles covered include commercial funk rhythms, reggae (authentic and funk), unusual time signatures, funk sambas, southern funk beats, and fusion funk.


I Was Born for This

I Was Born for This

Author: Alice Oseman

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2022-10-18

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1338830953

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From the bestselling creator of HEARTSTOPPER and LOVELESS, a deeply funny and deeply moving exploration of identity, friendship, and fame. For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark -- a boy band that's taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark's fandom has given her everything she loves -- her friend Juliet, her dreams, her place in the world. Her Muslim family doesn't understand the band's allure -- but Angel feels there are things about her they'll never understand. Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark. He's their frontman -- and playing in a band with his mates is all he ever dreamed of doing, even it only amplifies his anxiety. The fans are very accepting that he's trans -- but they also keep shipping with him with his longtime friend and bandmate, Rowan. But Jimmy and Rowan are just friends -- and Rowan has a secret girlfriend the fans can never know about. Dreams don't always turn out the way you think and when Jimmy and Angel are unexpectedly thrust together, they find out how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be. A funny, wise, and heartbreakingly true coming of age novel. I Was Born for This is a stunning reflection of modern teenage life, and the power of believing in something -- especially yourself.


The Little Yellow Practice Book

The Little Yellow Practice Book

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2011-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781616776336

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(Faber Piano Adventures ). Young students will be delighted with their first practice book featuring Mrs. Razzle-Dazzle and the "friends at the piano." Each page features a different scene from My First Piano Adventure and a keyboard graphic. Students will build healthy practice habits when they color a key each day they practice.


Zen Guitar

Zen Guitar

Author: Philip Toshio Sudo

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-08-27

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1439126488

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Unleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance. Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. Zen Guitar provides the key to unlocking this song—a series of life lessons presented through the metaphor of music. Philip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to rediscover the harmony in each of our lives and open ourselves to Zen awareness uniquely suited to the Western Mind. Through fifty-eight lessons that provide focus and a guide, the reader is led through to Zen awareness. This harmony is further illuminated through quotes from sources ranging from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Miles Davis. From those who have never strummed a guitar to the more experienced, Zen Guitar shows how the path of music offers fulfillment in all aspects of life—a winning idea and an instant classic.


Basic Music Theory

Basic Music Theory

Author: Jonathan Harnum

Publisher: Questions Ink. Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780970751287

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Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly. The book is written by an experienced teacher using methods refined over more than ten years in his private teaching studio and in schools. --from publisher description.


Progressive Rock Drumming

Progressive Rock Drumming

Author: Andy Griffiths

Publisher: L.T.P. Publications

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780947183356

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A comprehensive, lesson by lesson guide covering all aspects of playing drums in a group; including Rock techniques and timing, Solos, Rolls, Fills, Syncopation and Rudiments. This book is divided into three main sections, 50 lessons in all; lesson one through 22 cover Eighth Notes, Syncopation, Dotted Notes, The Triplet and Accents. Lesson 23 through 35 begins with Drum Rudiments & winds up with Four stroke Ruff, Six Stroke Rolls & Flam Accents. By section three, lessons 36 through 50, you are well on your way to discovering 12 / 8 time, Mambo, Rock-N-Roll Mambo, Jazz Mambo, alternative sticking and even Syncopated Rock Beats and Reggae Beats.


The Best Beginner Drum Book

The Best Beginner Drum Book

Author: Jared Falk

Publisher: Drumeo

Published: 2018-09-06

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1999151917

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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.