Blues Drums, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, covers these subjects: the history of blues drumming; choosing your instrument and getting your sound; exercises for development of technique (sticking and foot patterns specific to playing blues); blues shuffles and swing beats, slow blues, ballads and the triplet groove (12/8 time); blues rhumba, calypso beats and samba feel; two-beat/cut time; early rock 'n' roll and surf beats; new orleans, soul and funk influences; and build-ups and fills.

This book is accompanied by a CD recording of all examples played on the drums with the backing of the School of the Blues All-Star Band. It is recommended that you also purchase Blues Drums Play-Along Trax to have full-length play-along trax for you to apply what you learn in this book.

Mel Bay Blues Drums Method Book and CD Features:

• Format: Book/CD Set
• Series: School of Blues
• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
• Date Published: 8/15/2006
• Difficulty: multiple levels
• Page count: 56
• Binding: saddlestitch
• Size: 8-3/4" x 11-3/4"

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