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A Practical Approach to Rudimental Drumming
by Carmen Intorre Jr.
What Makes Carmen's Book a Must-Have?
🥁 Comprehensive Exercises: Carmen's book is a goldmine of exercises and solos meticulously designed to transform you into a stellar drummer. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, every page is packed with valuable insights and hands-on practice.
🥁 Real-world Applications: Rudiments are presented in a musical way that allows you to integrate them in real-world use. Rather than mindless exercises, real vocabulary is presented that you can immediately incorporate into your playing.
🥁 Proven Expertise: Discover the secrets of drumming from a true professional, who has performed with greats including Joey Defrancesco, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Martino, Benny Golsen, and more.
Stepping Stones Through Jazz Improvisation
by Doug Stone
This book provides a comprehensive and accessible approach to learning how to improvise. The Stepping Stones books will take beginner and experienced improvisers to the next level.
“This book will be a staple for years to come. It’s practical, understandable, usable and FUN. Band directors and private instructors can use this with their students at any stage of development. This book, coupled with the teacher’s imagination, will give the student a well-rounded approach to playing jazz and a strong foundation for applying jazz theory.”
- Jamey Aebersold National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master
Comprehensive Rhythm Studies
by Joe Clark
What if developing great rhythm was the easiest skill for your students to master?
Comprehensive Rhythm Studies is a resource to take students of all ages through the process of developing independent, strong rhythmic abilities. This resource provides an anthology of carefully sequenced rhythms and a modified Takadimi counting system that allows for consistent counting in all meters.
The Low Down Collection
by Danny Ziemann
The LOW DOWN
A Guide to Creating Supportive Jazz Bass Lines
If you're looking for an extremely clear and straightforward method for learning musical walking bass lines, look no further than The Low Down. This book provides the tools to quickly start playing jazz bass, walking lines, improvising, and even playing with friends. Written for both bass guitar and upright bass, bassists of all experience levels will benefit from this resource.
"...The low down is that Danny Ziemann is an extremely talented bassist full of creativity, enthusiasm and the utmost respect for the tradition.” - Larry Grenadier
The LOW DOWN: BOOK 2
A Guide to Creating Supportive Jazz Bass Lines
Supplementing the pedagogy of the popular walking bass method Low Down Vol. 1, this book (Vol. 2) provides 200 pages of reading practice in 12 keys. This book provides the tools to quickly start playing jazz bass, walking lines, improvising, and even playing with friends. Written for both bass guitar and upright bass, bassists of all experience levels will benefit from this resource.
The Low Down is a well thought out and sequenced method to illustrate the myriad of options that we bassists have to become a more musical, swinging, and articulate bassist. The information is clearly stated. Now bassists, it's your time to go to work!" - Rufus Reid Author: The Evolving Bassist
Topics in Jazz Bass Collection
by Danny Ziemann
VOLUME 1 - Topics in Jazz Bass: Harmony
Bassists are on a mission to create hip bass lines—but don't always have the right tools to do it. Topics in Jazz Bass: Harmony offers a fresh take on the fundamentals of harmony, enabling you to create beautifully melodic bass lines that don’t sound like cut & paste patterns. Written for both upright bass and bass guitar, musicians of all levels will find this book to be beneficial. The concepts are immediately applicable in performance and practice situations.
"...The low down is that Danny Ziemann is an extremely talented bassist full of creativity, enthusiasm and the utmost respect for the tradition.” - Larry Grenadier
VOLUME 2 - Topics in Jazz Bass: Soloing
Topics in Jazz Bass Vol. 2: Soloing is a groundbreaking resource that can tie all of your efforts together and get you soloing with confidence.
Through this book, you will:
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Discover powerful ear-training techniques to unlock your inner soloist.
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Develop a melodic, compositional approach to building a solo.
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Finally understand what the players around you are doing and know how to step up when called upon.
Complete with audio examples and a new pick-your-path approach, this book promises to engage you wherever you’re at on your musical journey.
Reflective Music Teaching
by Erik Piazza, John Mills, and Danny Ziemann
The first years of teaching are so busy that it can be hard to find the time to think outside of the box or reflect on your curriculum!
Reflective Music Teaching helps you thrive in the first years of your teaching career. Whether you teach at a public school, lead a private studio, or teach at the local music shop, this book has suggestions for maximizing your teaching success — and the success of your students.
