Melodic Motion Studies for Drumset (book & Audio Online)

Publisher : Hal Leonard
Directional Strategies for Exploring New Sounds from Familiar Stickings

Motion Studies for Drumset is packed with exercises that will enable one to develop a high degree of fluency getting around the drum kit when playing fills or solos. These musical exercises explore some of the infinite possibilities relating sound to a variety of motions to develop freedom of movement on the drums.

Covers: Clockwise and counterclockwise motions; Paradiddle inversions; Vertical, horizontal and diagonal inversions of paradiddle-diddles; windmill patterns; Rock, jazz and Latin applications. The book includes access to audio tracks (for download or streaming) with most examples played at slow and fast tempos.