Drum Tips - Groove/Power Solo

Product Description

The DRUM TIPS series brings together several of the world's greatest drummers, each providing his own drumming insights, techniques, and philosophies to a power-packed program. This DVD focuses on two different styles of drumming, allowing you to compare and contrast the secrets of each of these great musicians. Power Solos features four of the world's top drummers: Bobby Rock (Nelson), Omar Hakim (Sting, Madonna), Simon Phillips (The Who) and Dennis Chambers (Steely Dan, Brecker Bros.). Each of these respected musicians offers their thoughts and examples to help you conquer the ability of creating an exciting and musical drum solo. This section also features some of the best drum solos of all time. Developing a Groove brings together some of the best drummers in modern rock. Legends including Steve Smith (Journey), Peter Erskine (Steely Dan), Kenny Aronoff (John Cougar, Bob Dylan) and Dave Weckl (Chick Corea, Paul Simon) offer tips on how you can strengthen your time by playing a more solid groove. This section also includes a lot of demonstrations and performance examples to help get you on the right track. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: * Additional Video Tip * Artist Video Preview * The Making Of Burning For Buddy * Additional Product Previews * Internet Connectivity.

Customer Reviews:

Drum Tips Greatest Hits Volume 1.......2007-04-20

The tips are interesting and to the point. The editing is tight and all the sound recording is clear. A wide range of playing and practice styles are presented. There are lots of playing examples with practical instruction on how to make a solo or groove sound its best.

However, the DVD should probably be relabeled, "Drum Tips Greatest Hits Volume 1". This DVD repackages instructional material found on other DVD's by the featured drummers. The good news - if you haven't seen the other DVD's, the best tips are here on one DVD at a bargain price. The bad news - if you already own DVD's by these drummers, this DVD is mostly a cut and paste of previous work that you've seen before.

The Power Solos section has instruction on -
Snare Accents
Crossover sticking
Four-way indepdence
Application of rudiments
Improvising within a song structure
Improvising using a melody
Composition based solos
Free-form solos

The Groove section has instruction on -
Awareness of subdivisions
Use of a metronome/drum machine
Counting
Developing an intenal clock
Practice at slow tempos
How to build a groove
Listen to what you play (recording your practice/performance)
Melodic Ideas
The characteristic beat
Many other groove ideas and techniques.

The special features section has two nice clips of Carter Beauford and Neil Peart and a motivational speech for any drummer who hasn't learned to read music.

The advertised internet connectivity doesn't work. Accessing the site returns a server error. Still, the DVD offers a lot for the price. My only suggestion would be that a link to a site with transcriptions of the material presented would be a big plus.

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