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Megachops - This book is 70 pages full of hand exercises and studies, set up from easy to difficult, for all levels of playing. There's even an introduction to basic notes and beginning level information to help those who have never read music before to get started. Some of the material in the book includes: single, double, and inverted double strokes in all consecutive rhythmic rates, paradiddle variations, long endurance sticking patterns, buzz rolls, accents, dynamics, and even some 5 and 7 note groupings!
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Megakicks - If you've been wondering what you should practice to develop your double bass playing, then this is the book you need. The first section of the book covers many groove studies using a mixture of many different rhythmic rates, applying to many different tempos. There are a lot of transitional exercises to build fluidity in making these rhythmic shifts. The second section of the book covers hand-foot tradeoff patterns as applied to fills and solos. This section starts with quadlets, and proceeds to explore many numerical combinations of hand foot interplay of various designs and phrasings. All the material is graduated from simple to more challenging.
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Megamatrix - Imagine dividing 4-way coordination on the drumset into 2 pairs of limbs doing different patterns against each other. This book makes this not only possible, but comfortable and understandable. Using an easy to follow visual layout, component patterns are able to be combined in a gradual and systematic way, yielding futuristic ideas and extreme coordination. The book is divided into sections to develop specific limb combinations. Each section uses similar pattern designs, allowing for quicker learning as new sections come along. The book covers various numerical groupings, and has a choice of practice routines to fit your abilty and rate of progress. For drummers of all levels.
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Megaflams - A totally new and user-friendly way to work with flams in various sticking patterns and combinations. Each chapter starts with an up-close diagram showing the structural theme, allowing for an easy to follow format. Many patterns and ideas may be quickly organized and used in a variety of musical settings. Each exercise also includes a detailed motion guide to insure efficient and smooth playing technique. For drummers of all levels.
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Review of Megamatrix
as appearing in Modern Drummer April 2006 |
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