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Over 100,000 drummers around the world are using the original Groove Essentials™ materials to help them become not only better drummers, but more importantly, better musicians – making Groove Essentials™ one of the world’s top-selling music education products. . Mastering these fundamental grooves will greatly expand your knowledge while allowing you to become a more well-rounded player with the confidence to perform in virtually any musical situation. Vic Firth is pleased to offer selection of Tommy's 12 “essential” grooves, excerpted from the Groove Essentials™ DVD. If you enjoy these video clips, we encourage you to purchase the full DVD at your local music store, or directly online at www.hudsonmusic.com. We think that Tommy's Groove Essentials™ DVD is destined to become a standard in the modern drumset educational library. |
Tommy's 12 Essential Grooves
Groove #4:
8th note rock pattern |
Groove #7:
16th note rock pattern |
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Groove #10:
Half-time feel |
Groove #12:
Funk Groove |
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Groove #16:
R&B/Hip Hop |
Groove #18:
Jazz/Swing |
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Groove #23:
Jazz Shuffle |
Groove #26:
Jazz Waltz (in 3) |
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Groove #32: Soca (soul-calypso) |
Groove #34: Samba (slow/medium) |
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Groove #35: Samba (fast) |
Groove #41:
Mambo |
Tommy's Vic Firth Signature Stick:
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Tommy Igoe (STI) Features a "Taj Mahal" tip that is ideal for sensitive cymbal work. The extended taper and length add leverage to this hickory stick for great feel and power when needed. L = 16 1/8" | Dia. = .555" click here to download a larger image of the STI |
One of the best-selling instructional DVDs of all time, Groove Essentials™ set a new standard for educational drum DVDs! This DVD presents 47 essential grooves from Rock, Jazz and R&B/Funk to World/Ethnic music! Tommy Igoe demonstrates each pattern at the drums and also with a rhythm track, featuring some of New York's top musicians. Mastering these patterns will greatly expand your knowledge while allowing you to become a more well-rounded player with the confidence to perform in virtually, any musical situation. Styles include 8th-note, 16th-note and half-time Rock; Jazz waltz, shuffle and swing; R&B, Hip-Hop and Funk as well as World music styles, including Second Line, Reggae, Bossa Nova, Samba, Mambo, Cha-Cha, Bolero, and Tango. Tommy thoroughly explains each groove breaking each down to it's basic elements and performing each one with and without a live band rhythm track at two different tempos.
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