The Drumset Musician [Paperback]

Rick Mattingly (Author), Rod Morgenstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1997

This beginning- to intermediate-level book contains hundreds of practical, usable beats and fills. It teaches how to apply a variety of patterns and grooves to the actual performance of songs. The CD includes demos and 14 play-along tracks covering rock, blues and pop styles, with detailed instructions on how to create exciting, solid drum parts. It's the most realistic - and fun! - way to learn drums.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793565545
• ISBN-13: 978-0793565542
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rick Mattingly is a writer, editor, teacher, and drummer/percussionist. He is publications editor for the Percussive Arts Society, drum/percussion editor for Hal Leonard Corporation, and a former editor for Modern Drummer magazine. His articles on music and musicians have appeared in Modern Drummer, Percussive Notes, Musician, Down Beat, Jazziz, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. He is the author of the instructional books Creative Timekeeping, the Hal Leonard Snare Drum Method, and All About Drums, all published by Hal Leonard; The Drummer's Time, published by Modern Drummer, co-author of The Drumset Musician and Fast Track Drums (Hal Leonard), and editor of The Drum and Percussion Cookbook (Meredith) and numerous instructional books by such authors as Joe Morello, Peter Erskine, Gary Chester, Airto, Nancy Zeltsman and others. He teaches percussion and journalism at St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the beginning to intermediate level drummmer..., February 10, 2006

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This review is from: The Drumset Musician (Paperback)

has a TON of beats and patterns to play, and also has some cool play along grooves without the drums. Lots of cool quarter note, eithght note and sixteenth note patterns to learn and at the end of the chapter you incoporate what you learned into one of the play along grooves. All styles are nicely represented in a very easy and fun way to read. Great book for the drummer looking to take his skill to the next level.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good beginning instruction guide, November 21, 2005

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Jimmy Nishida "Drummer Jim" (Memphis, Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Drumset Musician (Paperback)

I've bought a bunch of 'get started drumming' books, but I stopped after I got this one because it's just what I was looking for. It teaches you how to read drum music, then introduces you to hundreds and hundreds of beats.

Each chapter teaches you a variety of beats and also introduces several new songs for you to play along with. The chapters get progressively more complicated, but the authors explain the role of the drummer in these more complex songs.

If you master the instruction in this book, you can probably start playing with a band with a good measure of confidence.


Jim

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In Rod We Trust, May 16, 2007

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FirebladeX (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Drumset Musician (Paperback)

An excellent beginner's drumset book. I've bought many books since I started playing last year, and this is by far my favorite. If you are a beginner drumset player, this books is highly recommended.

It contains lots of basic information regarding how to read drum notation and how drum parts are played. It contains tons of beats, fills, grooves and ideas for playing different feels and tempos. Many of the beats are recorded on CD with a no-nonsense approach and high quality for you to follow along and play with. There are also a number of basic song structures for you to play with, or hear Rod playing drums on.

The area where this book does something beyond what other books do is how it treats drumset playing as a part of a band in a very musical setting. It explains song and music structure and helps you get ready to play with other musicians.

And lastly, its written by the great Rod Morgenstein. What more can I say!