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Knack Drums for Everyone

A Step-By-Step Guide To Equipment, Beats, And Basics

Carmine Appice - Photographs by John Klicker

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Pages: 256 •

978-1-59921-777-2 • Paperback • February 2010 • $19.95 • (£14.99)

Series: Knack: Make It Easy

Subjects: Reference / General, Music / Instruction & Study / General, Music / Musical Instruments / Percussion

Knack Drums for Everyone

A Step-By-Step Guide To Equipment, Beats, And Basics

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Globe Pequot

Pages: 256 •

978-1-59921-777-2 • Paperback • February 2010 • $19.95 • (£14.99)

Series: Knack: Make It Easy

Subjects: Reference / General, Music / Instruction & Study / General, Music / Musical Instruments / Percussion

Author

Author

Carmine Appice first came into the spotlight with the band VANILLA FUDGE in the late 1960s, playing on such shows as The Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand. He later joined Tim Bogert and Grammy-winning guitar hero, Jeff Beck, in the stellar combination of talent known internationally as BECK, BOGERT, and APPICE. One of the premier showmen in rock, he became known worldwide for his astonishing live performances, in addition becoming a highly sought-after session drummer, recording with countless artists throughout the seventies, including Rod Stewart with whom he helped write hit songs such as “Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?” and “Young Turks.” Carmine's discography demonstrates his broad musical scope, having worked with artists ranging from Stanley Clarke to Ozzy Osbourne; from Ted Nugent to Pink Floyd. Such versatility stems from Carmine having been influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa, combined with extensive classical training. As an educator, Carmine was the first to legitimize rock drumming with his landmark book, REALISTIC ROCK. This revolutionary drum method book, which has sold more than 300,000 copies. It was the first book about rock drumming that was actually written by a rock drummer. REALISIC ROCK was voted among the top 25 drum books of all time by MODERN DRUMMER magazine and has been studied by such drum luminaries as Greg Bissonette and Dave Weckl. Carmine was also the first rock drummer to conduct instructional clinics and symposiums held on college campuses, theaters, and music stores around the world, a tradition he still continues. His clinics and master classes continue to break attendance records at venues in every country. In 1991 Carmine was inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk, his handprints and signature side by side with his idols Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. In December 1997 Carmine received a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT award from the LA MUSIC Awards. In May of 2000 Carmine won the EDITORS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE. He lives in Encino, California.

John Klicker is a freelance photojournalist and award-winning editorial photographer based in Portland, Oregon. KeefeKlicker Studio, founded in 1987, serves as a creative base for Klicker and his wife, Julie Keefe, who is the photographer of Knack Guitar for Everyone. Visit them at www.keefeklicker.com.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Knack Drums for Everyone with CD

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Drums
Acoustic Drums
Drum Stand, Key, and More
Parts of a Snare Drum
Parts of the Bass Drum
Tom Tom (Rack Tom)
Floor Tom Tom

Chapter 2: Equipment
Hardware, Plus
Snare Drum Stands
Seats and Thrones
The Hi Hat Stand
Care of the Drums
Cases and Covers

Chapter 3: Types of Drum Sets
Electronic
Wood Drums – The Best
Different Woods for Drums
Drum Set Configurations
Double Bass Drum Kits
Getting Your First Kit

Chapter 4: Tuning and Heads
Tuning the Drums/Drum Heads
Changing the Snare Bottom Head
What Type of Drum Heads to Use
What Notes to Tune to
The Drum Tool Kit
Muffling Drums

Chapter 5: Drum Sticks
Sticks
Practice Sticks
The Carmine Sticks
Choosing Sticks
Mallets and Brushes—Changing the Drum Sounds
Stick Bags

Chapter 6: Pedals
Drum Pedals
Beaters
Pedal Adjustments
Double Pedals for the Bass Drum
Foot Positions for Pedal Playing
The Metronome

Chapter 7: Cymbals and Hi Hats
Choosing Cymbals
Hi Hat Cymbals
Cymbal Packs
Cymbal Short Sounds
Wild Cymbals
Choosing a Cymbal Setup

Chapter 8: Drum Theory
Music Theory for Drums
Music “Sign Language”
Counting Notes
Eighth Notes
Sixteenth Notes with Eighth Notes
Note Combinations

Chapter 9: Practice
The Drum Practice Pad
Drumhead and Foot Practice Pads
Practice Pad Drum Sets
Muffling Drums for Practice
Mountable Drum Pads
Practice, Practice, Practice

Chapter 10: Stick Handling
Holding the Sticks
Traditional Grip / Left Hand / Thumbs Up Match
The Carmine Grip
Exercises for the Hands
A New Time Signature
Mixed Hand/Foot Practice

Chapter 11: Developing Your Hands
Right/Left Hand Four-Bar Phrases
Exercise for Right/Left Hand
Dynamics
Simple Reading of Quarter Notes
More Simple Reading
Simple Reading of Eighth Notes

Chapter 12: Quarters, Eighths, and Beyond
Eighth Note Twelve-Bar Exercises
Eighth Note and Rests
Eighth Notes and Rests, Plus
Sixteenth Notes and Quarter Notes
Sixteenth Notes and Quarter Notes, Plus
Sixteenth and Quarter Notes, and Eighth Rests

Chapter 13: Sixteenths, Eighths, and Beyond
Sixteenths and Eighth Notes, Rests
Sixteenths and Eighth Rests, The Next Level
Combo Sixteenths/Eighths/Rests
Dotted Eighths and Sixteenths, Rests
More Dotted Eighths and Sixteenths
Review Exercises, First and Second Endings

Chapter 14: Playing Eighth Note Triplets
Triplets, Eighth Notes
Triplets, The Next Level
Sixteenth Notes and Triplets
Review Up To Triplets
Sixteenth Note Triplets
More Sixteenth Note Triplets

Chapter 15: High Level Triplets
Eighth Note and Sixteenth Note Triplets
Two-Triplet Twelve-Bar Exercises
Accented Eighth Note Triplets
More Accented Triplets
Accented Eighth Note Triplets, The Next Level
Twelve-Bar Accented Eighth Note Triplets

Chapter 16: Fun Rudiments
Rudimental Hand Workout
3 Stroke Ruff
4 Stroke Ruff
5 Stroke Ruff
5 Stroke Roll-Ruff Combo
Paradiddles and Mixed Stickings

Chapter 17: Playing a Rock Groove
3 Line Playing-Rock Quarters
3 Line Quarters and Eighths
Quarters and Eighths with Rests
Review 3 Line Quarters-Eighths-Rests
Sixteenths and Eighths
More Sixteenths and Eighths

Chapter 18: Groovin'
Dotted Eighths and Sixteenths
More Dotted Eighths and Sixteenths
Drum Fill Vocabulary
Advanced Sixteenth
“Hot Legs” – Rod Stewart
“Crazy in Love” – Beyonce

Chapter 19: Songs
“Revolution” – The Beatles
“Harder to Breathe” – Maroon 5
“Hey Ya” – Outkast
“Hungry Heart”
“Honky Tonk Woman” -- Rolling Stones
“Paper Planes” – Slum Dog Millionaire

Chapter 20: Resources
Drums
Cymbals
Sticks
Drum Heads
Schools
Books, Magazines, Web Sites

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