Block Rockin' Beats: Funky Rock, Hip-Hop, Jungle, Drum 'n' Bass Grooves [With CD] (Spiral) (ISBN-13: 9780786632282)

Block Rockin' Beats' has tons of cool grooves and fills for the intermediate to advanced drummer. This book reflects recent musical trends by focusing on funky rock, hip hop, jungle and drum 'n' bass influenced patterns for the drum kit. As time marches on, popular music continues to evolve and change. 'Block Rockin' Beats' is designed to give the drummer more ideas and tools to helpfunction in a musical environment that was not only influenced by jazz, blues, gospel, country, soul, latin and funk styles - but also shaped by D.J.s, samplers and electronic music. Drummers are often called upon now to replace or ad to programmed drums in the recording studio. For live shows, live drumming might be melded together with electronic elements or D.J.s, or both Rock and popular music are incorporating so many different elements and styles at this point, it's hard to keep track! Update your rhythmic vocabulary with some 'Block Rockin' Beats.

Author: Dawn Richardson
ISBN-10: 0786632283
ISBN-13: 9780786632282
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2006
Pages: 79
Format: Spiral
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.74h x 8.60w x 0.20d