Gregg Bissonette - Musical Drummings in Different Styles DVD

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Gregg Bissonette has honed his drumming style over a long and successful career, playing with such diverse musicians as Santana, Robert Downey Jr., Don Henley, ELO, Duran Duran, David Lee Roth, and many others. In this four-hour-long instructional, he shares his invaluable experience and knowledge with students, putting to use the wide diversity of music genres he has worked with, in an exploration of the oft-cited phrase "playing for the music." Gregg advises up-and-coming drummers to gain an understanding of as many different styles as possible, by listening to and really experiencing a diversity of music. Including eight tracks from Gregg's solo albums, a wealth of genres are incorporated into the lesson, such as funk, Afro-Cuban, samba, blues shuffle, fusion, small and big band jazz, and rock.

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Getting Started om Drums featuring Tommy Igoe DVD

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Tommy Igoe brings his 25 years of teaching and playing experience to this first-ever DVD for beginning drummers! He guides you on a journey that begins with assembling a brand new drum set, and gets you started making music right away. Setting Up! (Part 1) covers in detail all of your drums, hardware and cymbals and how to unpack and assemble them, Tommy's unique 'Power Square' concept, tuning up and more, starting you off in the right direction. In Start Playing! (Part 2), Tommy takes you through the basics of coordination, how to hold your sticks and how to control your pedals. He even brings out some young students to help demonstrate three great grooves and four cool drum fills that you can play right away. Special DVD Features allow you to select Tommy playing each of the grooves super slowly so you can really take your time to work everything out. Three great songs are performed by students, with play-along versions of each one, so that you can start jamming and making music right away! 140 minutes.

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Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theatre DVD

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This hot new DVD documents Mike Portnoy's innovative drum stylings in the highly acclaimed fusion/progressive metal music of Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment. Disc One features music from both CDs by Liquid Tension Experiment and includes footage shot at Millbrook Studios where both were recorded. Mike performs 8 songs/segments and breaks down parts from each, explaining how to develop a 'toolbox' of fills and patterns to draw from. Featured throughout is exclusive footage of the making of the first LTE album, as well as rare live footage of the band.Disc Two focuses on the music of Dream Theater and features footage shot at Beartracks Studios. Mike performs 11 songs/segments from the Falling into Infinity and Scenes from a Memory CDs and isolates the drum parts from each song. He discusses playing in odd-time signatures, developing double bass technique, soloing and much more. Includes exclusive live footage of Dream Theater from their 1998 World Tour. Special DVD Features: 2 bonus, live performances - one by Dream Theater and one by Liquid Tension Experiment! Over twenty minutes of new footage! Also features extensive commentary by Mike, a camera switching option that allows the viewer to 'direct' four studio performances by Mike, a photo gallery, and more! Approximately 190 minutes.

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Anatomy of a Drum Solo - Neil Peart DVD

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Legendary Rush drummer Neil Peart discusses his approach to performing, using a live recording of his signature nine-minute solo to illustrate his methods. Other segments feature lengthy drum improvisations, several other solos, and a drummer's-eye view of a Rush performance. The DVD also includes a transcription of Peart's "Der Trommler," a gallery of still photographs, and an interview with Peart's drum tech, Lorne Wheaton.

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Thomas Lang - Creative Coordination & Advanced Foot Technique DVD

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This three-disc, seven-hour set presents a cutting-edge approach to 21st-century drumming with particular emphasis on coordination and foot technique.

In a step-by-step approach that starts slowly and simply, Thomas lays out a clear and concise method for working up to the kinds of fast, complex and challenging beats that have pushed the boundaries of contemporary Rock, Metal and Fusion music.

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Thomas Lang - Creative Control DVD

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Thomas Lang presents the unique and innovative system that he has used to develop his awesome speed, control, finesse and coordination-a step-by-step system that will allow you to hone your drumming chops so that you can play more effectively, in any style of music. Advanced technique for hands and feet, Applied rudiments and orchestration, Dynamic foot control, Sticktricks and showmanship, Ergonomic mechanics on the drumkit, Advanced interdependence and coordination, Multi-pedal orchestrations, Creative and pad practice, Twin effect pedal playing and practice method, Contemporary groove concepts.

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John Blackwell - Technique, Grooving and Showmanship DVD

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This double disc set features over four hours of incredible material by one of today's most exciting players. John Blackwell, world-class groove master and drummer with Prince, offers his approach to developing the amazing technique he has become know for, including key exercises that he used as a student-and still uses-demonstrations with bassist Baron Browne, performances with his great band, Matrix, and more. Segments include: Heroes and Influences, Practicing, Teachers, Building a Solo, Single-hand Rolls, Single-pedal Technique, Building a Groove, more. Included is footage of John's entire performance at Modern Drummer Festival 2002 with Matrix.

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Modern Drummer Festival 2005 DVD

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The spectacular solo and group performances by sixteen of today's top drummers and percussionists captured in studio-quality digital sound and multiple camera-angles. Exclusive back-stage interviews feature practice kit demonstrations, warm-ups, and practice tips as well as groundbreaking drummer-on-drummer interviews with Steve Smith-Thomas Lang, Aaron Spears-Gerald Heyward and much more!

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Steve Smith - Drumset Technique / History of the US Beat DVD

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A four and a half hour drum tutorial from the man lauded by critics and fans as one of the most accomplished drummers in the country. Spread over two discs, disc one concentrates on hand and foot technique, disc two on the history and evolution of the drum kit. This is a great tool for any aspiring John Bonham's or Keith Moon's out there.

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