John Pickering: Drummer's Cookbook

Contents

• Further Information on:
• I. The Rock Feeling: An explanation of some of the different feels or grooves used in rock featuring exercises showing three basic high hat patterns
• II. The Variations and Development of a Basic Figure: A method of obtaining variations from a basic figure by
• A. Changing the tonal structure of a figure
• B. Changing the rhythmic structure of a figure
• III. Rhythmic Improvisation: A study of the concept of improvising rhythmically
• A. Chapter One- Variations of a basic beat, containing a series of eight, 8-bar solos derived from the exercises in this chapter.
• B. Chapter Two- Variations of a basic beat, again with a series of eight, 8-bar solos built from the exercises in this chapter.
• C. Cymbal Variations with the Right Hand Offers a few exercises demonstrating the technique of varying the rhythm of the right hand