Hip Grooves for Hand Drums: How to Play Funk, Rock & World-Beat Patterns on Any Drum
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0963880152 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
One of the more useful books in this genre (4.5 stars) J. M. Hamm "Hip Grooves" is a good beginning to intermediate book for developing drumming rhythms and timing. Although there are some instructions and illustrations for how-to obtain basic sounds for large handdrums, this book is not recommended for the raw recruit. However, if you know your way around your drumhead, you'll find this book rewarding in both style and variety of rhythms. What I like best is the drum tablature which is easy to learn and follow along with the CD. Each section (ranging from a tumbao to hip-hop to funk) begins with a. Very Hip I've been working my way through this book. The grooves sound hip on the cd, and a drummer of modest talent like myself can learn them. The book uses the same easy-to-follow system of notation that this team of writers has used in several other books. An experienced musician could easily translate their system into standard 16th and 8th notes, so that isn't a problem.I especially liked the "paradiddle funk" and the groove based on the one-bar clave. The 6/8 beats are also pretty cool, and would provide more of a challenge for a more . Instant gratification I started messing around on hand drums about a year ago. It was pretty slow going until I got these series of books. After hip grooves, I bought the djembe and rhythmic vocabulary books. At this point I can say with confidence that anything Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby come out with is probably a worthwhile investment of your time and money. I'm so stoked to have funky grooves in my fingers- finally!
. They live in Minneapolis. Dworsky and Sansby are authors of Conga Drumming, A Rhythmic Vocabulary, World-Beat & Funk Grooves, and How to Play Djembe
Whether your goal is to play in a band, jam in the park, or just drum along with your favorite CD's, this book will show you how, step by step. All you need is one drum. It can be a Djembe, a conga, or anything else you can get both your hands on. Many of them are adapted from drumset patterns used in rock, pop, and funk music. This book is filled with great dance grooves. Others are based on traditional African or Afro-Cuban rhythms. You can play all these grooves in a wide variety of musical styles and settings, and you can hear how each one sounds on the CD that comes with the book.
-- Rhythm Magazine. Fantastic