Craig Lauritsen - Progressive Drum Method

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Introduction Music s contnually changing and expandng and as such more styles of musc exist today than ever bere. Many diferent styles of music are being drawn upon to nfluence the creation of new styles and expand the parameters of old styles. Drmmers therere have to be more versatle and kowledgeable than ever befre and hence �ving a sound understanding of many styles of musc s nvaluable. Ths book presumes no prevous musical knowledge and clearly and carelly famlarses ts reader with the necessary theoretcal and practcal knowledge required by todays perrming drummer. Basic inormaton such as explanaton of notation equpment, holding the drumsticks and practce suggestons are covered on pages 5-9. Ths information is vital r people wth no prevous knowledge of drms. The book is then split nto three carelly graded sections each coverng ndamental topcs. Sections are used r 2 primary reasons: 1) Drummers of any level can easly access relevant materal 2) This rmat allows greater fexblty. An ndvdual can progress n any directon at any time  depending upon his or her needs. Section 1 ntroduces musc theory and sght readng exercises. The understanding of the latter

sectons relies on materal covered in ths secton. Section 2 introduces nrmaton and exercses whch are vital in developing stick control. Many

of the beats and lls covered n Secton 3 require master f stck control to be properly executed. ection 3 gves examples of beats fills and solos in various styles.

As mentoned earler, ths book s desgned to be exble. Here are 4 examples of possble usage Example 1- You may wsh to play the beats and fills cvered on page 52 but don't possess the

theoretical owledge needed. Ether work through the appropriate section (n this case Section 1 Theory and Sght Reading Exercises) untl you develop the knowledge requred or access the approprate informaton directly. Example 2  You ma wish to play the fills shown on page 58 but dont possess the necessary

stck control. Stck Control being the key words either work through Secton 2 (Stick Control) untl you gain the level of proicency required or seek drectly the exercises approprate to the task. Example 3  You may wish to develop all fcets of your playing equally If so simply work on a

moderate number of exercses om each section progressvely repeating this process as requred Example 4  You can also work through the book page by page as each secton is graded and

ntroduces material as t s needed. Throughout the book occur explanations of various deas under the heading Concepts. These were ncluded to gve a greater understandng of certan aspects of drumming and so lead to ster and more thorough leang. Styles such as Rock Metal Jazz et. are covered and included are the most used and best sounding technques and pattes fr each. ach exercise in this book should be played twent tmes bere progressing. The guidance of an experenced teacher who encourages and nspres ou to lea is nvaluable. Remember two thngs

• Anything s achevable  ave n because thats really what t's all about.