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Internationally renowned
jazz drummer, percussionist, clinician, author, and educator,
Steve Houghton initially received acclaim at age twenty as
the drummer with Woody Herman's Young Thundering Herd. Since
then he has shared stage and studio with luminaries Gary Burton,
Clay Jenkins, Shelly Berg, Toots Thielemans, Christian McBride,
Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bob Florence, Freddie Hubbard, Lyle Mays,
Dianne Reeves, Billy Childs, Rosemary Clooney, Pat LaBarbara,
Arturo Sandoval, Joe Henderson, Bob Sheppard, Karrin Allyson
and Maureen McGovern, to name a few.
A band leader, classical percussionist, clinician
and author, Houghton is also the associate professor of percussion
and jazz at Indiana University-Bloomington, and is on faculty
at the Henry Mancini Institute.
Click
HERE to jump to Steve's Lesson Page!
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World-renowned drumset artist and Vic Firth Educator, Dom Famularo
discusses a wide variety of topics - from strokes to styles, from
studio setup to motivation. His infectious smile and drumming talents
make him one of the most sought-after solo artists and clinicians
in the world. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from the
master!
Click
HERE to get started!
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Ndugu Chancler is known not only as a world-class drummer
and percussionist, but also a producer, composer, clinician
and teacher. A three-time Grammy nominee, he has to his
credit an extensive list of performances, recordings, original
compositions and productions. As a studio musician, he
has performed and recorded with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock,
George Duke, The Crusaders, Frank Sinatra, Weather Report,
Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, and Thelonious Monk.
In this series of video lessons, Ndugu will cover many
of the questions that he's asked during his clinic tours
across the world!
Click
HERE to jump to Ndugu's Cyber Lesson Page!
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In
our most ambitious project to date, Vic Firth has teamed
with Tommy Igoe to create the "Groove Essentials" -
47 drumset grooves that every serious drumset player should
know. Ranging from Rock, Funk and R&B to Jazz and
World, these grooves cover a broad range of styles required
in
today's musical repertoire.
Initially
conceived as a 22 x 36" poster to hang in
private studios and band rooms, the project expanded dramatically
when we filmed Tommy performing each groove, as well as
giving his unique insight into its application. Quicktime
video and audio clips of these "mini-lessons" are
available on the Vic Firth website for you or your
students to check out - as are downloadable handbooks
of the styles
for the practice room and private lesson studio!
Go
to Tommy Igoe's "Groove Essentials" page!
Purchase a Groove Essentials poster in the Vic Firth
Online Store!
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Featuring A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum by Mark
Wessels
Vic Firth is excited to offer students and teachers
around the world exposure to some of the best teaching
methods and strategies. Mark Wessels' book, A Fresh
Approach to the Snare Drum is the most comprehensive method available
that simultaneously provides instruction for rhythm reading,
technique fundamentals, rudimental training, coordination
and musicianship necessary for today's well rounded percussionist!
The lessons excerpted in this feature specifically target
rhythm reading and musical training for beginning -
intermediate percussionists and include play-along accompaniments! Grab your sticks and play along to the grooves!
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Whether you're a first day beginner or have been playing
the drums for several years, learning the fundamentals
of technique, rudiments and music reading is very important.
From gripping the sticks properly to learning the essential
rudiments, Mark Wessels uses excerpts from his popular
method, A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum to
provide a solid foundation for successful drumming skills.
Even if you're a skilled percussionist, we recommend
that you take the time to view the lessons from the beginning
and put into practice the concepts that Mark establishes
from the beginning. Building upon the very basic skills,
each new lesson will logically progress to higher levels
of technical and reading abilities, introducing new exercises
and rudiments along the way. Test your mastery along the
way using the prescribed exercises, rudiments at the tempos
required for each lesson.
Click
here to begin your video lessons!
OVER
40 LESSONS AVAILABLE NOW – AND MORE ADDED EACH
WEEK!
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In our exclusive online instructional guide,
you can learn the snare drum rudiments!
• Watch the rudiment being played in Quicktime video by Dr.
John Wooton
• Work on exercises that will help you apply the rudiment
to real world examples
• Track your progress with our 5 level system
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Download a handbook of "A Logical Learning Sequence"!
Click HERE to get started learning your rudiments today!
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Having good technique is important, whether you're a percussionist
in a school band or a 50 year old gigging drumset player.
To play music, your hands should be able to do anything
your mind asks of them – and rudimental technique
is one great way of making sure that can happen.
In these exercises, excerpted from A Fresh Approach
to the Snare Drum, Mark Wessels isolates and breaks
down essential rudimental techniques.
Click
here and begin improving your technique today!
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