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- Contents -

Foreword
Introduction

1 Before We Get Started
Practising
The Dreaded Click
Recording Yourself
Mini Studio
Togetherness, Placement, Dynamics
Ear Today
Warming Up
No Pain, No Strain

2 Set-Up And Technique
Set-Up
Technique
Grip
Strike The Balance
Fingers
The Moellor System
Bass-Drum Technique
Hi-Hat Technique

3 Rudiments
Rolls
Accenting
Paradiddles
Inverted Stickings
Flams
Ratamacues

4 Time Playing
Ostinatos
Paradiddles, Ghosting And Broken-Time Playing
Swing Playing
Brush Playing
Shuffles
Half-Time Shuffles
Hip-Hop, Shuffle, Funk, Swing 16ths
New Orleans Second Line Grooves
Odd Times
Latin
Bossa Nova
Samba
Afro-Cuban Grooves
Mozambique
Songo
Afro-Cuban 6/8

5 Drum Set Vocabulary
The Feet...
...And The Hands
Double Strokes Around The Kit
Double Stops
Ostinato Soloing

6 Reading

7 Drum Sounds
Acoustic Environment
Sound Reinforcement
Drum Suspension
Drum Head Choice
Tuning
Relative Tensions
Dampening
Bass Drums
Snare Buzz
Mixing Your Acoustic Sound
Selecting Drums
Cymbal Selection
Electronics

8 In The Studio
Be Prepared
Miking Up
How Many Mics?
Mic Placement
Snare And Toms
Bass Drums
Overheads
Microphone Types
Phasing
Recommended Mics
Getting A Sound
Noise Gates
The Channel Strip
Compressors
Reverb
The Big Picture
The Control Room

9 Playing Live
Set-Up
Monitoring
Be Prepared
Get On, Get Off, Go Home

10 Putting It All Together
Be Yourself
A Final Word
Any Questions?