5 Habits of a Musical Drummer

This book takes a new approach to drumming. The exercises and background information from some of the top drummers of our time are rooted in real life playing situations and suitable for all playing levels. Stephan Emig’s holistic approach focuses on where you are at the moment musically and mentally and helps you take the next step.

Make the 5 Habits of a Musical Drummer your own and change your focus from head to heart. #head2heart

INSPIRATION
- simple methods to broaden your horizons.

INTENTION
- give your playing more musical expression

INTERACTION
- sharpen your senses for better band interaction

IMPROVISATION
- increase your vocabulary with pracitcal exercises

INNER ATTITUDE
- the right mindset to help you become a better musician and more attentive person»

» The material you are about to investigate is perhaps some of the most important aspects of music, some of those being musical expression and musical interaction. The challenge that Stephan has pre- sented to the student of drumming is more than the typical exercise manual. Instead of learning ‚what‘ to play, he presents methods and procedures for learning ‚how‘ to play, something most drum books do not focus on. The 5 habits that he feels are the most important to develop for the musical drummer become essential for the kind of success that we as players are looking for. « --- Ralph Humphrey (Drummer & Teacher: Frank Zappa, Los Angeles College of Music)

» Stephan not only emphasizes the important topic of musicality on the drumset no matter what genre of music you prefer, but more importantly he talks about how to deal with the inner game as well. this book builds a bridge between mindset and playing your instrument. « --- Mark Schulman (Drummer: P!nk, Cher and Life Coach)

» Too often drum books are dealing with topics that are not particularly helpful, but are easy to communicate. With this book, Stephan Emig chooses a different approach, not only by addressing a topic that cannot be rated highly enough in terms of importance, but also by presenting it in an understandable and entertainig way. Thanks Stephan! « --- Benny Greb (Drummer, Clinician)