BASS AND DRUMS

Develop Your Groove & Play Like the Pros in Any Style
Bass Gooves is the latest title written by Ed Friedland. This invaluable guide and accompanying CD give bass players both the musical background and training needed to get on with their grooving. 112 pages. Written in standard notation, tab and include drum patterns. Includes audio CD.

Featuring Abraham Laboriel and Norm Stockton with Zoro the Drummer, this DVD offers two conference workshops that will raise the level of your musicianship and speak to your heart. Abe has played more than 4,000 sessions and countless worship services, and Norm and Zoro light up the rhythm section!

For Writing, Performing and Producing Contemporary Music
Essential Grooves packs everything you need to know about contemporary styles into a must-have reference of audio, scores, and text. The book presents 41 different grooves covering all the important styles that have influenced contemporary music, each performed by live players. The book/DVD set contains scores, text, and stereo mixes of the musical examples, as well as multi-track audio files of each example that all instrumentalists can use in a variety of ways. Users of this book will acquire the vocabulary and gain a deep understanding of each style through the historical background provided. The book's unique, license-free audio examples can be used to create custom play-alongs and original music. Through Essential Grooves, the user will understand how all the instruments in the rhythm section are notated. Used together, the book and the audio will help you to not only learn these styles, but also create original music based on these grooves. Written in standard notation (no TAB). Includes audio CD and Data DVD for the multi-tracks. 96 pages.

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Essential Styles, Books 1 and 2 are two innovative book and play-along CD packages that teach 50 essential grooves from today's jazz and popular styles. The books include written-out charts of each selection and performance tips for both drums and bass. All of the grooves have been recorded with a rhythm section and woodwinds, with drums mixed on the left channel and bass on the right, so either instrument may be dialed out.

Essential Styles, Books 1 and 2 are two innovative book and play-along CD packages that teach 50 essential grooves from today's jazz and popular styles. The books include written-out charts of each selection and performance tips for both drums and bass. All of the grooves have been recorded with a rhythm section and woodwinds, with drums mixed on the left channel and bass on the right, so either instrument may be dialed out.

Funkifying the Clave: Afro-Cuban Grooves For Bass and Drums attempts to provide drummers and bass players with an understanding of the application of Afro-Cuban rhythms to contemporary jazz, funk, and rock. We decided that the project should be a joint bass and drum book because the key to understanding and executing these types of feels comes from each player's awareness of what the other is doing. In seeing how both parts work together, it is possible to develop a feel for the particular rhythmic relationship that occurs in this type of music, thus enabling you to 'funkify' your own grooves. Includes 2 audio CDs, where each song is available as a full band, without the drum tracks, and minus the bass tracks for you to play along with. Also includes complete breakdown analysis of the drum and bass guitar examples. Written in standard notation and TAB. Includes audio CD. 64 pages.

There are plenty of books available for drummers and bassists separately, but precious few cater to the needs of both players as a unit. Designed to fill that void is this progressive, step-by-step guide created specifically with intermediate through advanced players in mind. From basic time signatures and part construction to creating sonic textures and building a groove, it covers all the tools both players need to get locked together and become a solid, rhythmic unit. Includes Audio CD. 95 pages.

Groove 101 is a book and audio DVD library of 260 grooves and exercises covering a multitude of musical styles from pop to rock, funk, latin, soul and fusion. The book also comes with a data DVD containing more than 1,000 practice tracks and demonstrations. Audio examples are recorded on a variety of different Basses (1969 Precision, 1969 Gibson EB-1 , custom 5 string, etc.), with a complete listing of the instruments used included in the book for additional reference. This book is the best tool on the market for practicing and improving your groove, performance, control and your inner clock. The book is bilingual English/French. Spiral bound and excellent quality. Written in standard musical notation with improved TAB. 90 pages.

Over 200 Rhythms in Many Different Styles
Grooves for Drums & Bass is a collection of over 200 rhythms in a wide variety of musical styles. Each rhythm is presented in different versions showing both drums and bass patterns together. Book includes a selected discography which includes many recordings related to the musical styles and rhythms covered in this book. Includes audio CD. 80 pages.

THE ART OF GROOVE: TAKING YOUR BASS/DRUM RELATIONSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL
is an in-depth and engaging exploration into the relationship between the bass and drums in a contemporary ensemble. Together with much insightful input and consummate grooving by drummer David Owens (Thomas Dolby), Norm demonstrates and clarifies a multitude of concepts, exercises and groove considerations as he takes you to the next level. An indispensable resource for bassists and drummers pursuing maximum rhythm section effectiveness.

Recently updated, now featuring a forward by Herbie Flowers and a new bonus chapter, Secrets of a Professional Bass Player is all you need to begin playing bass like a pro. Topics include: Improvising, reading music, technique and different playing styles such as pop rock, funk, Latin, soul and jazz. The accompanying CD contains played examples from the book, so you can follow along and hear exactly how each example should sound. CD also features top session drummer Paul Burgess of 10cc, Camel and Jethro Tull fame and all the drum transcriptions are within the book. Examples are written in standard notation only (no TAB). 63 pages.

Slap 101 is a compilation of original basslines, exercises and rhythms. It is a methodology that I have created and developed over the years for myself and for my students to learn and develop the traditional slap technique. It is also a number of tracks to practice exercises and slap grooves. There are more than 460 exercises and grooves and more than 2000 practicing tracks presented.This book is the result of more than 30 years of experience as a professional bassist and more than 25 years of teaching at university and college levels. The book is bilingual English/French. Spiral bound and excellent quality. Written in standard musical notation with improved TAB. 130 pages.

Whether you're a beginner or have been playing for years, if you're serious about learning bass guitar or sharpening your skills, Teach Me Bass Guitar (TMBG) will teach you - no matter what your learning style. We promise!

TMBG's 10 DVD set is the most comprehensive, effective, and entertaining self-paced bass instruction ever created. This one-of-a-kind master class in bass guitar - taught by Roy Vogt, head of the Bass Department at Nashville's prestigious Belmont University for 30 years - contains over 16 hours of video instruction, more than 100 video play-along tracks with professional studio musicians, a 162-page 4-color fully illustrated book in .pdf and optional print formats, all original music, an impressive loop library, an animated fretboard naming and showing the location of every note Roy is playing - and many other features designed to help you learn.

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This play-along package features six classic selections from Spectrum, an album portraying Billy Cobham's timeless blend of deep funk and hard rock grooves that pack as much improvisation as they do power. Guided by performance notes throughout, the musician/student can play along, in essence filling in for any key member of the London Jazz Orchestra, with whom this project was recorded. Titles include: Torpedo Flow, Stratus, Red Baron, On the Move, Conundrum, Eleuthera Parts 1, 2, and 3. Written in Standard Notation and TAB. 52 pages and includes 2 audio CDs.