The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming [Sheet music]

Bobby Rondinelli (Composer), Michael Lauren (Composer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000

Bobby Rondinelli of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult and master teacher Michael Lauren from the Drummers Collective have put together the most comprehensive text ever written on the subject of double bass drumming. It features hundreds of innovative warm up, beat and fill exercises, tips for getting started, a discography of important double bass recordings, plus a timeline of the most important double bass drummers in history, including photos of their setups. A must for all drummers interested in improving their double bass technique!

Product Details

• Sheet music: 84 pages
• Publisher: Modern Drummer Publications (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634014676
• ISBN-13: 978-0634014673
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #476,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > Education & Reference > Encyclopedias > Music

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, June 12, 2003

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I've worked through just about every other double bass drum book out there and, although the exercises were interesting from a coordination/conditioning standpoint, they did not prepare me to actually play double bass drum patterns in a musical context. I was about to write my own book with exercises I'd developed but then found this book. I thank the authors for saving me the trouble! If you're interested in building double bass drum chops and only want to buy one book...this is it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product., January 9, 2007

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Cameron Nicks "Shift Themer" (Grand Junction, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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Great Price. Very educational. Lots of exercises to work on. Would have been nice if it came with a CD so you could hear how the really complicated ones go. Anyway, Great buy. No problems.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars duh-duh-duh-duh-deesh is the sound of your thundering double bass, December 13, 2007

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This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming (Sheet music)

This book is a superb, and very structured approach to double bass. It keeps the hand stuff simple (for the most part), so you can focus on your feet. The progression in difficulty of the exercises is well-suited to any double bass new-comer - up until the last couple sections, where it curves upwards exponentially into odd-groupings and some tight, technical, exchanges between the handsies and feetsies, which might leave you scratching your head with the bead of your drumstick.

A word of warning: Double bass precision and speed can't be developed overnight (Really? Thanks for the heads up). Don't rush through the exercises at the beginning of the book. As simple as they may seem, they provide an excellent opportunity to develop chops and stamina (at least with standard 16th notes. The early exercises don't touch on 16th note triplets, which, of course, are awesome, and about as metal as it gets).