A step-by-step guide that develops total mastery of the art of brush playing. This new edition is updated and revised with a section on rock applications plus additional brush-stroke techniques. Ed Thigpen's thorough approach includes all patterns shown with full-size diagrams and accompanying CDs containing every beat, pattern, and play-along track.
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A step by step guide that develops total mastery of the art of brush playing. This new edition is updated and revised with a section on rock applications plus additional brush stroke techniques. Ed Thigpen's thorough approach includes all patterns shown with full-size diagrams and accompanying CD's containing every beat, pattern, and play-along tracks.
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Great book and CD,
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I'm a life-long guitar and bass player, but completely new to drumming. I love the sound of brushes, and this book is a great place to begin. The brush patterns are clearly illustrated in the book with large, drum-size diagrams. It's easy to practice the patterns just with your fingertips to get the groove, then try them with brushes on the drum. Ed narrates the CDs, counting time, giving instruction, offering encouragement...it's like a live lesson!
I also purchased the DVD, but if you have to decide one or the other, the book is a better place to begin.
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A Definitive Introductional for Playing with Brushes.,
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I'm an experience drummer who has been praised for my brush technique. However, I knew there was much I needed to learn. Having seen Ed Thigpen perform, I agree with renown drummers, Buddy Rich & Gene Krupa, Who said that "Ed Thigpen is the best in the world on Brushes". When his book "The Sound of Brushes" became available, I immediately snatched it up. It still is the best work I've read on brushes. Any drummer can learn from this package. Various exercises for swing, ballads, 3/4 time, Latin rhythms and shuffles are all illustrated in this work. As stated in previous reviews, the diagrams are a tremendous tool in getting the timing as well as the "pulse" of brushing. If you read the instructions, trace the diagrams and practice with the CD in that order, you will maximize your instructional benifits and progress with lightning speed. The Sound of Brushes in its self is an excellent package. But to truly complete your brushing experience, purchase Ed Thigpen's DVD "The Essence of Brushes". This combination is prominent in my music library and would be in yours as well.
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Ed Thigpen-The Sound of Brushes book,
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This is a great book. If you want help with your brush playing or just need some inspiration then this is a great product to purchase
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The wire brush is constructed with thin wires bound together in the shape of an open fan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ride rhythm, ground pulse, lift brush, drum head, fourth beats Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The wire brush is constructed with thin wires bound together in the shape of an open fan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ride rhythm, ground pulse, lift brush, drum head, fourth beats Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Oscar Peterson New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- New Star: A Christmas Story by Darlene J. Powell in Front Matter
- The Singing Drummer: Add Vocals to Your Beat by Kevin Ronkko on page 102, and Back Matter
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Drums, 2nd Edition by Michael Miller on page 207
- Ryhthm Brought to Life: A Rhythmic Primer : Teacher's Manual by Ed Thigpen in Back Matter
- Beyond Bop Drumming (Book & CD) (Manhattan Music Publications) by John Riley in Back Matter
- Mel Bay The Drumset Styles Encyclopedia by John Thomakos on page 36
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