Drumset Groove Control - Sperie Karas

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Résumé :
Drumset Groove Control by Sperie Karas presents a great workout for drummers who would like to benefit from the author's long-standing experience as a drummer, educator, and author. My goal with this book, Drumset Groove Control, is to give you the security and command you'll need for the challenges you will encounter in the music of today's world, says Sperie about his latest release. This book is full of advice and suggestions on how to play the drumset in contemporary rock and pop music and addresses the odd and changing meters also. Your careful work with this book, will enhance your coordination and technique and will be a great aid in solving the groove problems, that you are consistently confronted with. Your solo ideas and drum licks will also greatly benefit from this book! Sperie leads the drummer through a total of 124 pages, by indicating pertinent information on each page relating to that particular exercise. PART 1 of Drumset Groove Control - which is the most comprehensive part of this book - emphasizes the grooves in rock, pop, funk, soul, and blues, not only in 4/4 time, but in odd meters also. Sperie shows you how to control these grooves on the drumset and make them a part of your own drumming vocabulary. In PART 2 the focus is on Changing Meter Pieces - a great aid to you when you are called upon to perform more modern contemporary music! PART 3 - the last section - deals with integrating Tom Toms and the Snare Drum. A lot of solo inspiration will come to you as you experiment with the integrating of Toms and Snare, and you'll be amazed at the limitless grooves and licks you'll discover. ?At the end of this book, you will have reached the beginning of your never ending journey in drumming!

Biographie:
Sperie Karas studied at the Juilliard School in New York. During that period he formed a group which appeared at among other venues, Carnegie Hall and the famous Birdland. A few years later he went to Europe to play with Eddie Sauter in the SWF Band in Germany. He then moved to the WDR Big Band in Cologne, which gave him the opportunity to work with many of the outstanding international jazz musicians. Being an educator was always an important aspect of Sperie's musical endeavors, and he still continues to be active in that field. His educational books have been published by Alfred Music, Ludwig Masters, and other international publishers.