Introduction |
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Conventions Used in This Book |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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Part 1 Setting a Solid Foundation |
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Part 2 Digging into the Drumset |
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Part 3 Dressing up Your Drumset Skills |
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Part 4 Pounding Out the Beat: Traditional Drums and Percussion |
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Part 5 Choosing, Tuning, and Caring for Your Drums |
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PART 1 SETTING A SOLID FOUNDATION |
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Picking a Drum Apart from Head to Shell |
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Exploring How Drums Create Sound |
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11 | (1) |
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Deconstructing the Drumset |
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Appreciating the Old-timers: Traditional Drums |
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Swingin' Sticks and Slapping the Skins |
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Chapter 2 I've Got Rhythm |
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Developing a Sound Vocabulary |
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20 | (5) |
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Adding Some Drumming Definitions |
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Becoming One with the Pulse (and I'm Not Talking Heartbeat) |
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28 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Tapping into Drumming Techniques |
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Talkin' Technique: What You Need to Know |
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32 | (1) |
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Hitting the drum: It's (not) all in the wrist |
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Speaking Softly and Carrying Big Sticks |
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Understanding drumstick strokes |
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Painting a Variety of Textures with Brushes |
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Getting to know brush styles |
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Getting a grip on brushing techniques |
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Forging a Foundation with Rudiments |
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Getting the Most Out of Your Practice Sessions |
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Thinking it through first |
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Chapter 4 Getting a Handle on Hand Drumming Techniques |
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Taking Matters (and Tones) into Your Own Hands |
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Venturing into Some Alternative Strokes |
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Keeping Your Options Open |
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PART 2 DIGGING INTO THE DRUMSET |
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Chapter 5 Settling In Behind the Drumset |
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67 | (14) |
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67 | (6) |
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68 | (1) |
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Adjusting the ride cymbal |
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Angling the crash cymbals |
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Working Out: Exercises to Improve Your Hand- and Footwork |
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Chapter 6 Rolling into Rock Drumming |
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82 | (1) |
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Mastering the Basic Beats |
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83 | (11) |
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86 | (4) |
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The half-time shuffle feel |
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Dressing Up the Basic Beats |
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Chapter 7 Beating the Blues |
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Finding the Pocket and Staying in It |
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106 | (7) |
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108 | (2) |
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Understanding Blues Song Structure |
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Chapter 8 Rallying Around R&B and Funk |
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115 | (8) |
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116 | (2) |
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Opening and closing the hi-hat |
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Getting Funky: Exploring Funk Drumming |
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Incorporating syncopation |
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Syncopating the snare drum beats |
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Opening and closing the hi-hat |
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Chapter 9 Swinging into Jazz |
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Getting Into the Swing of It |
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129 | (7) |
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Tackling different textures |
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Incorporating the snare drum |
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Telling Your Story: Soloing |
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Creating four-bar phrases |
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Blending Styles: Jazz-Fusion |
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Knowing that more (not less) is more |
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Forgetting swing (at least for now) |
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Chapter 10 Looking at Latin and Caribbean Styles |
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158 | (1) |
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Playing Afro-Cuban Rhythms |
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Playing Brazilian Rhythms |
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Playing Caribbean Rhythms |
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Chapter 11 Ratcheting up Your Rock Drumming |
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Building on a Solid Foundation |
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Exploring Some Great Drummers and Their Grooves |
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Peeking into the pop drumming of Kenny Aronoff |
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Checking out punk's Travis Barker |
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Catching up with the jazz influence of Carter Beauford |
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Discovering rock legend John Bonham |
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Looking at Dave Grohl's alternative drumming |
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Jamming with a drummer's drummer: Jeff Porcaro |
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Examining Spug's heavy rock style |
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Finding Your Own Inspiration |
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PART 3 DRESSING UP YOUR DRUMSET SKILLS |
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Chapter 12 Getting Into the Groove |
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Getting the Feel of the Music |
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Understanding song structure |
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Fitting your playing style to the song |
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Choosing the Perfect Rhythm |
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Getting hints from other musicians |
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Using the music as a guide |
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Choosing the bass drum part |
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Selecting the snare drum part |
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Chapter 13 Expressing Yourself with Fills and Licks |
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Enhancing Your Drumming with Licks |
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204 | (2) |
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Increasing Your Impact with Fills |
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Supporting dynamic variation |
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Playing Some Fills --- From One Beat to Four |
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Fitting the musical situation |
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213 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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PART 4 POUNDING OUT THE BEAT: TRADITIONAL DRUMS AND PERCUSSION |
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Chapter 15 Handling Hand Drums |
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227 | (26) |
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Embracing the Variety in Drums |
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228 | (1) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Carrying On with the Congas |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Tapping the Power of the Tambourine/Riq |
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246 | (3) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Partying with the Pandeiro |
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249 | (4) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Chapter 16 Singling Out Stick-Played Drums |
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253 | (20) |
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254 | (2) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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256 | (2) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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258 | (3) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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261 | (3) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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264 | (2) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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266 | (3) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Tinkering with the Timbales |
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269 | (4) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Chapter 17 Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Exploring Other Percussion Instruments |
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274 | (2) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Twisting and Shaking the Afuche/Cabasa |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (3) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Experimenting with Shakers |
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286 | (2) |
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287 | (1) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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288 | (3) |
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Understanding the rhythms |
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Chapter 18 Jamming with World Rhythms |
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292 | (1) |
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It Takes a Village: Using More Rhythms for Better Sound |
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292 | (1) |
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The Rhythm Nations: Playing Well with Others |
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293 | (10) |
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Exploring African polyrhythms |
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293 | (3) |
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Checking out Cuban polyrhythms |
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296 | (1) |
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Banging out Brazilian polyrhythms |
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PART 5 CHOOSING, TUNING, AND CARING FOR YOUR DRUMS |
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Chapter 19 Decision Time: Selecting a Drum of Your Own |
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306 | (4) |
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Other hardware you have to buy separately |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Choosing a Traditional Drum |
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Natural or synthetic drumheads |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (2) |
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314 | (1) |
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Branching Out: The Extras |
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314 | (2) |
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Keeping time with the metronome |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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Knowing Where to Find Drums |
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316 | (1) |
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Chapter 20 Tuning and Maintaining Your Drums |
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317 | (10) |
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Checking Out Tuning Basics |
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318 | (2) |
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318 | (1) |
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Tuning a drum with a rope system |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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Choosing and Replacing Heads |
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320 | (3) |
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Knowing when heads need replacing |
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320 | (1) |
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Choosing replacement heads |
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321 | (2) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (4) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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Storing and transporting safely |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (16) |
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Chapter 21 Ten Ways to Expand Your Drumming Horizons |
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329 | (6) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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Exploring Drum Circles and Jams |
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330 | (1) |
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Perusing Books and Videos |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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Chapter 22 Ten Tips for Finding a Drum Instructor |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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Understanding the Costs Involved |
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336 | (1) |
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Exploring a Teacher's Playing Style |
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337 | (1) |
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Gauging a Teacher's Willingness to Teach to Your Interests |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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Getting a Sense of History |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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Understanding Expectations |
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340 | (1) |
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Appendix: How To Use The Website |
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Index |
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