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COMPLETE LIBRARY FOR ALL DRUMMERS
"THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF THE PROGRESSIVE DRUMMER SERIES IS AS IMPRESSIVE AS ITS' QUALITY"
---MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE
READING RHYTHMS BOOK 1...Very clearly written book that will help guide you through all of the musical notations and symbols. It also has several exercises designed to help you develop hand dexterity, foot technique, and basic coordination. It is a big seller worldwide and is a staple for scores of drum teachers. Click on the picture to order a copy. 71 pages.
ROCK/FUNK/BLUES DRUMMING BOOK 3...OVER 1,000 ROCKIN' BEATS AND FILLS IN THIS BEST-SELLING MONSTER!! Expand your drumming toolbox with grooves from rock, funk, and blues genres. There are also many pages of fill-in ideas to mix in with the beats. You'll enjoy the sections on ODD TIME, LINEAR STYLES, SHUFFLE VARIATIONS, TWO-SURFACE RIDING and FUSION STYLES. The book puts it all together with 30 MINI CHARTS that will help you with reading drum transcriptions. Click on the picture to order a copy. 83 pages.
WORLD RHYTHMS BOOK 5...Travel the globe without leaving your practice studio. Perform hypnotic rhythms of a very large sampling from many diverse cultures. To name a few: SAMBA, BOSSA NOVA, BAIAO, MOZAMBIQUE, FANGA, MARACATU, AFRO-CUBAN, BEMBE, KAIDA, SALSA, KAIDA, CONGA, ZEBOLAH, ABAQUA, ADJOS, CANDOMBE, IJEXA, CALYPSO, REGGAE, SECOND LINE, AND LITERALLY HUNDREDS MORE!! Broaden your rhythmic horizons and have a blast incorporating these exotic grooves into your playing. Click on the picture to order a copy. 66 pages.
FOOT CLAVE BOOK 7... Develop insane coordination, independence, and precision by working through this book!! You will maintain standard and original clave patterns with one foot while playing a large variety of Latin, jazz, rock, funk, blues, world beat grooves with the other three limbs. You will also develop the ability to solo over the clave! The step-by-step exercises are clear and will help you properly work your way to 4-way independence. It's a challenging book but is well worth the effort as it will escalate you to enormous heights in your playing. Click on the picture to order a copy. 76 pages.
RUDIMENTS AND SNARE SOLOS BOOK 2...Much more than the standard essential 26 rudiments. It goes way beyond the norm with CHEESE, SCOTTISH, SWISS, HYBRID and many ORIGINAL RUDIMENTS. Practice over 100 CADENCES and SNARE SOLOS from levels 1-5. Test your skills with killer CHOP-BUSTING EXERCISES. This comprehensive book also contains a section of RUDIMENTAL APPLICATIONS ON THE DRUM SET. Click on the picture to order a copy. 78 pages.
JAZZ DRUMMING BOOK 4...Learn the vocabulary and language of jazz. All of the basics of coordination, time keeping, and jazz techniques are covered. Then progress into more complex jazz concepts such as soloing, jazz song form, complex independence, poly-metric swing, and advanced phrasings. Other sections include brush technique, big band vs bop vs contemporary jazz drumming, and latin/jazz drum patterns. Click on the picture to order a copy. 60 pages.
ADVANCED RHYTHMS BOOK 6...Unlock the mysteries of polyrhythms, cross rhythms, artificial notation, and other complex rhythmic forms in rock, jazz, and world beat styles. Explore advanced ideas for soloing and melodic drumming. Step-by-step exercises make these challenging techniques and concepts much more accessible for drummers of all skill levels. Get your copy and reach amazing new heights. Click on the picture to order a copy. 72 pages.
QUINTIN' TIME BOOK 8...Move over 16th-notes...it's QUINTIN' TIME!! QUINTUPLETS AND SEPTUPLETS LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN. Imagine these groupings having the same validity as triplets, sixteenth-notes, and the like. Now experiment with them as they are applied to beats, fills, and solos. They can create intensely unique grooves for Rock, Funk, Blues, and World Beat styles. In the end, digging deep into artificial notation will get you thinking AND PLAYING in completely different ways on the drum set. Click on the picture to order a copy. 81 pages.
THE PROGRESSIVE DRUMMER METHOD SERIES COMPLETE SET. All 8 books that contain over 600 pages and thousands of exercises, grooves, charts, and solos. This comprehensive library will be a valuable resource as you continue to raise your drumming to new levels. It's all here and is an incredibly low and generous price. Click on the picture to order your set.
WHAT IS THE PROGRESSIVE DRUMMER SERIES?
THE PROGRESSIVE DRUMMER METHOD SERIES HAS BEEN A LIFELONG JOURNEY OF STUDY, EXPLORATION, AND ORGANIZATION. THINGS I LEARNED FROM OTHER DRUMMERS, THINGS I'VE PERSONALLY DEVELOPED, AND THE WAY THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN ARRANGED ARE WHAT MAKES UP THIS COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY OF DRUM SET EDUCATION. ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO USE WITH MY STUDENTS, THE SERIES CAUGHT ON WITH MANY LOCAL DRUM TEACHERS AND A LARGE RETAIL CHAIN. FOR THOSE REASONS THIS WEBSITE EXISTS TO MAKE THE BOOKS AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD. AS MENTIONED, THE PDMS HAS BEEN A LIFELONG PROJECT FOR ME. I BEGAN KEEPING A JOURNAL WHILE STUDYING WITH DRUMMERS IN THE EARLY 70'S. SINCE THEN THE JOURNAL HAS BEEN GROWING WITH EVERY NEW TIDBIT LEARNED OR DEVELOPED. IN THE EARLY 80'S, I BEGAN TEACHING FROM THIS JOURNAL. IT WAS CONVENIENT SINCE THERE WAS NO NEED TO DO ANY TIME-WASTED-WRITING DURING THE LESSONS. OVER TIME I FOUND OUT WHAT EXERCISES WERE WORKING, AND KEPT THEM. I FOUND OUT THINGS THAT WERE NOT WORKING, AND I TWEEKED THEM. AS A RESULT OF THE LEARNING, DEVELOPING, AND TWEEKING, A CURRICULLUM WAS BORN....THE PROGRESSIVE DRUMMER METHOD SERIES. IT IS AN ULTRA ORGANIZED SYSTEM. EACH BOOK COVERS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF DRUM SET PLAYING. THE METHODS ARE STEP-BY-STEP IN A CLEAR MANNER, AND PROCEED FROM EASY TO CHALLENGING. IT'S A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR DRUMMERS OF ALL SKILL LEVELS. TEACHERS PREFER THE BOOKS BECAUSE A GOOD PORTION OF TEXT IS SCALED BACK. THEY CAN BASICALLY HAVE THE BEATS AT THEIR DISPOSAL, AND THEN FILL IN THE BLANKS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. DRUMMERS LIKE THE BOOKS BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND. THE PAGES ARE CLEAN AND UNCLUTTERED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE SYSTEM EFFICIENTLY PROVIDES DIRECT BENEFITS FOR REAL MUSICAL SETTINGS. EVEN THE SKILL BUILDING EXERCISES ARE DESIGNED TO BE JUST AS MUSICAL AS THEY ARE TECHNICAL.
TO DATE; IT'S BEEN 40 PLUS YEARS OF HARD WORK ON THE PROGRESSIVE DRUMMER METHOD SERIES. IT IS A SYSTEM THAT HAS HELPED ME, STUDENTS, AND DRUMMERS WORLDWIDE. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL FIND LOTS TO WORK AND ENJOY.