THIS WEEK'S TRACK IS EXCERPTED FROM
MARK'S BOOK,
A Drummer's Guide to:
Rock Beats and Fills • Hand & Foot Technique • Coordination and Independence • Reading Music
Understanding Song Construction • R&B, Jazz, Latin Styles and more!
Including: MP3 CD packed with 41 Play-Along Tunes (with and without drums)
and over 400 Demonstration Tracks!
Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced drummer, you'll benefit from the simple step-by-step approach for learning technique, independence, music reading and grooves.
A FRESH APPROACH to the DRUMSET will give you a solid foundation to take your drumming to the next level!
DOWNLOAD A SAMPLER OF THE BOOK AND PLAYALONG TRACKS HERE!
For
more information, visit: http://www.MWPUBLICATIONS.com
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is the Director of Internet Activities for Vic Firth. In addition to his daily gig of updating the VF website with video interviews, features and educational content, he is the owner of Mark Wessels Publications, the publisher of "A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum" and "A Fresh Approach to Mallet Percussion" - two best selling books for the school band market. You can check out Mark's video lesson series for beginning snare drum here - and view his popular video game for learning to read keyboard music here. Currently, Mark has printed (and sold) over 250,000 books.
Mark received his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education at the University of Texas at Arlington. He marched the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps and was the Percussion Caption Head/Arranger for the Sky Ryders Drum and Bugle Corps (1985-1991). In addition to spending an agonizing year instructing the University of North Texas Drumline (which presented an exhibition at PASIC in San Antonio, TX – a year BEFORE the famed "FOGAR" incident, which he happily wasn't a part of), Mark had an exciting 12 year public school experience teaching band in DeSoto and Plano, TX. Mark was hired by Vic in 2001 to construct the VF website from scratch, building it from nothing to the behemoth you see today. VICFIRTH.COM is widely considered a leading music industry website, and currently attracts over 30,000 unique visitors per day.
Currently, Mark works at home in his pajamas and also writes and practices. Mark lives with his wife of 25 years (Lynn), daughter (Kaitlyn, 10), and son (Drew, 6) in Prosper, TX – and will never have the time to be on Facebook. Watch for his ground-breaking video lesson series based on "A Fresh Approach to the Drumset" on vicfirth.com - coming soon!
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PDF CHART OF THE LESSON
"HALFTIME SHOW" WITH DRUMS
