Gregg Bissonette-Musical Drumming In Different Styles

Description

Drawing on Greggs extensive experience with a wide range of artists from Maynard Ferguson, Don Henley and Santana to Toto, Linda Ronstadt, Larry Carlton and Ringo Starr as well as his own solo projects, this educational DVD clearly defines what the often used term playing for the music really means. Throughout the over 4-hour, two-disc DVD set, Gregg stresses the importance of listening to and experiencing as many different styles as possible first hand in order to gain a full appreciation for each style. The set includes eight band tracks from Gregg's two solo albums, including small and big band jazz, funk, Afro-Cuban, samba, blues shuffle, fusion and rock styles.

Customer Reviews:

Not what I expected.......2007-06-27

This is a drum lesson. If You want to learn to play the drums it is good. If you want to lesson to drummers drum, ths is not for you.

good drummer, good teacher.......2007-05-14

Watching the DVD really helped, for somebody trying to learn on his own. Gregg explains well, and makes the drumming styles easy to figure out and duplicate.

Great instructional breakdown DVD.......2007-03-27

This is a really good instructional DVD. The tips, routines and footage show a very easy way to learn to play drums in several different styles. Greg's outlook on playing the drums is very simple and the way he breaks the lessons and tips down is very understandable and easily replicated by any drummer from the beginner to the advaced player.

Its all about the music.......2007-03-23

Gregg certainly shows his all round musical ability which I think explains why he is a musical drummer and why this DVD gets across some salient points of advice that can apply to non-drumming musicians aswell. Its not a chops-a-thon like some DVDs, its really about being a better musician through the drums. My only complaint is that the drumming tracks weren't with a real band a la the Steve Smith DVD, to show the interaction between the band members.

Bissonette's versitility shines.......2006-03-20

Gregg Bissonette is one of my favorite players, so this might seem a little biased. That aside, this DVD is unique in a few ways. What Gregg has done is take a singular CD project (Submarine) where Gregg performed (just like his first release) a number of tracks where every track covers a different style of music and utlizes a different guitarist to accentuate that style. Following that format, this instructional DVD grabs each track and breaks down the stylistic approach to the track while taking "day trips" to other subjects along those same lines. For example...one chapter might be entitled "Blues". Gregg chooses the blues track off his CD, breaks down the groove, plays the track, does a brief solo, talks about blues approach, etc. Then, on to the next style. I have not seen a project done that way before and I thought it was very focused. Gregg is an exceptional player and performs every style chosen authentically. That is a rarity in our art. Gregg is also very passionate and a great communicator. Those two elements contribute to his being one of the most sought-after clinicians alive today. Get this disc for you and for your student. It is a lot of material, but it is well worth it.

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