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    World-Beat & Funk Grooves: Playing a Drumset the Easy Way
    World-Beat & Funk Grooves: Playing a Drumset the Easy Way
    World-Beat & Funk Grooves: Playing a Drumset the Easy Way
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    World-Beat & Funk Grooves: Playing a Drumset the Easy Way

    By Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby

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    If you've got a drumset and you know how to make the basic strokes, you're ready to get started. This book uses an ingenious method that makes complex rhythms magically emerge out of simple sequences of body movements. Within days you'll be playing world-beat and funk grooves that usually take months to master. The method is based on a style of playing called "linear drumming." "Linear" simply means you only play one note at a time. That's why it's great for beginners. Instead of learning separate parts for your hands and feet and then layering one on top of the other, you only have to learn a single pattern that moves note by note from limb to limb. It's as easy as connecting the dots. Please note: audio files of the CDs that came with the print version of this book are not included in this ebook version (but are available separately).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDancing Hands Music
    Release dateMar 4, 2015
    ISBN9780985739850
    World-Beat & Funk Grooves: Playing a Drumset the Easy Way

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      Great book, a lot of of great material covering the essentials of world beats. Makes you immediately pick your drumset and start trying out. Thanks for posting.

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    World-Beat & Funk Grooves - Alan Dworsky

    CHAPTER 1

    Who this book is for and how it works

    Are you a beginner who wants to get right to the fun stuff? If you’ve got a drumset and you know how to make the basic strokes, you’re ready to get started. This book uses an ingenious method that makes complex rhythms magically emerge out of simple sequences of body movements. Within days you’ll be playing world-beat and funk grooves that usually take months to master.

    Our method is based on a style of playing called linear drumming. Linear simply means you only play one note at a time. That’s why it’s great for beginners. Instead of learning separate parts for your hands and feet and then layering one on top of the other, you only have to learn a single pattern that moves note by note from limb to limb. It’s as easy as connecting the dots.

    There are no boring exercises in this book, only great grooves.

    Many are linear arrangements of traditional African and Afro- Cuban rhythms. Others are classic funk grooves, and some are patterns we created ourselves in either a funk or world-beat style. Each one is a pleasure to play.

    The book is organized into twenty-three bite-sized lessons. Each lesson is based on a short sequence of hand and foot strokes we call a dance. Within the lessons, the patterns start simple and gradually get more complex. But you’ll hardly notice it, because we make sure you get the right-size steps, in the right order, at just the right time.

    We’ve made the charts as simple as possible so you can follow them even if you’ve never read music before. We’ve also made them as big as possible so you can read them from a distance. And we don’t just dump a pile of charts on you and leave. We’ll be with you every step of the way, anticipating your questions, pointing out whatever is most important, and explaining whatever we think will make your journey easier.

    We’ve done everything else we could to make this book as user- friendly as possible. Whenever we introduce a new Playing Principle or Practice Principle, we highlight it in the margin for easy reference. Whenever we introduce a new term, we print it in bold letters, define it on the spot, and toss it in the glossary at the back of the book. We’ve even used a special binding that makes the book stay open and lie flat without the help of a shoe.

    The book comes with two CDs. Each one serves a different purpose. The Patterns CD contains short samples of every pattern in the book, so you can hear how each one is supposed to sound. The Timelines CD functions like a practice partner. It contains reference rhythms (called timelines) for you to play along with, so you’ll get a taste of what it’s like to play in an African or Afro-Cuban ensemble.

    We put the chapter called Working with the Timelines CD at the end of the book only because we don’t know exactly when you’ll be ready for it. But we hope you’ll turn there as soon as possible. Remember when Dorothy enters the Land of Oz and the screen goes from black-and-white to technicolor? That’s what it’s like when you switch from playing alone to playing along with a timeline.

    To help you learn how the patterns fit with the timelines, we’ve recorded each pattern on the Patterns CD along with the appropriate timeline. If you want to hear how a pattern sounds without the timeline, simply turn the balance on your stereo all the way to the right. If you want to hear how a pattern sounds with the timeline louder, simply turn the balance a little to the left.

    World-Beat & Funk Grooves is a complete introductory course in linear drumming. We’ve designed it so you can work through it all by yourself or with the help of a teacher. Our goal is to introduce you to some great rhythms while helping you get comfortable behind a drumset. Once you understand how our method works, you’ll be able to integrate linear drumming into other drumset styles, which is what most of today’s best drummers are already doing.

    But no matter where this book takes you in the future, it’s designed to be pure pleasure right now. So let’s get started.

    CHAPTER 2

    How to read the charts

    For the charts in this book we’ve used what’s called Swiss style notation instead of standard drumset notation. We like Swiss style because each limb gets its own row on the staff: right hand (RH) above the top line, left hand (LH) below the top line, right foot (RF) above the bottom line, and left foot (LF) below the bottom line. This allows you to tell at a glance which limb to use on a note and eliminates the need for extra R’s and L’s cluttering up the chart. It also creates a good visual representation of the flow of a pattern through the body.

    Here’s a typical chart:

    The symbol used for each note tells you which instrument to play: snare drum, hi-hat, cowbell, etc. All the symbols used in this book are on the next page. Most of them are the same as the symbols used in standard drumset notation. If you don’t already know them, don’t bother memorizing them now. You’ll pick them up easily as you work through the patterns.

    At the top of each chart you’ll see a row

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