PHRASING — ADVANCED RUDIMENTS FOR CREATIVE DRUMMING with Russ Gold at California Jazz Conservatory

Drawing on exercises from his book Phrasing: Advanced Rudiments for Creative Drumming (Berklee Press), Russ Gold presents a practice system designed to help drummers expand their vocabulary in groove and solo contexts and become more conversational and dynamic behind the kit. Participants learn to translate standard rudiments into rhythmic phrases, develop a vocabulary of essential phrases, which can serve as the basis for groove patterns, fills, and solos, play with greater facility and power by applying sticking concepts, translate these rhythms to a variety of grooves, including jazz, funk, and Latin, and speak easily and freely on the kit...

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Drawing on exercises from his book Phrasing: Advanced Rudiments for Creative Drumming (Berklee Press), Russ Gold presents a practice system designed to help drummers expand their vocabulary in groove and solo contexts and become more conversational and dynamic behind the kit. Participants learn to translate standard rudiments into rhythmic phrases, develop a vocabulary of essential phrases, which can serve as the basis for groove patterns, fills, and solos, play with greater facility and power by applying sticking concepts, translate these rhythms to a variety of grooves, including jazz, funk, and Latin, and speak easily and freely on the kit. A copy of the book is included in the price of admission! Recommended for all drummers looking for a challenging drum set workout.

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