Uncross The Arms Unlock The Drummer Book 2 (eBook)

SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM THE PACK!Learn How to:Play &Integrate Into Your Performances -The Auxillary Percussion HookPatterns Found in Virtually Every Hit Song ever Recorded.UNLOCK THE LEFT HAND FROM UNDER THE RIGHT HAND SO BOTH HANDS ARE FREE TO EMBELLISH THE CATALOG OF SONGS YOU PLAY- WITH EXTRA PERCUSSION.LEARN A HOST OF SOLID, MOTION FLUID, FULL SOUNDING FOUNDATIONAL LEFT HAND MULTI-SURFACE GROOVE PATTERNS.REFERENCE THOUSANDS OF SOLID RIGHT HAND AUXILIARY PERCUSSION PATTERNS. BEGINNER TO ADVANCED.(lite-mid permutations all linked to table of contents for SUPER EASY REFERENCE).PLAY BOTH HANDS TOGETHER AND ADD THE KICK FOR SOLID, CREATIVE FULL SOUNDING PERCUSSIVE- ROCK/POP/DANCE, LATIN-POP GROOVES.HAND EXERCISES ARE CHARTED SEPARATELY FOR EACH, PROVIDING CLEAR, DETAILED STUDY OF EACH HANDS SEPARATE RESPONSIBILITIES.If You Play a Left Hand Drum-Kit.No Need Switching To A Right Hand Kit To Study These Books.(If You Play With the High-Hat on Your Right Side then ... L/H=R/H In Every Exercise).This Series Can Be Used Alongside Any Other Drum Method Book That Focuses On "e;Straight"e; 1/4, 1/8th And 1/16th Note Styles and Feel Found in:Rock, Pop, Disco, Latin Pop, Funk, World, Prog etc ..Swing, Shuffle, Jug Band/Zydeco/Old Time and Poly-Pop Technical Applications are ForthcomingBook-2 Is An Intermediate Study In Open-Hand Drumming Technique. -IMPORTANT- If You Are New To This Series And Have Not Yet Studied Book-1,The Author Recommends Completing Book-1Before Making This Purchase.The Study Of Book-1 Is Essential In Developing Basic Coordinated Fluidity Between The Right And Left Hands; An Absolute Necessity Before Moving Forward.If You Are A Left Hand Player - No Need To Adjust To A Right Hand Kit To StudyThese Books. Simply Remember L/H=R/H.Book-2The Intent Of All The Books In The Uncross/Unlock Series Is To Teach The TechnicalSide Of Open-Hand Drumming.You Will Find This Series Can Be Used Alongside Any Other Drum Method Book.This 100+ Page Book-2 Is Packed With Exercises That Build Upon Book-1Book-2 Is Short On Explanation (Thats What Book-1 Is For) and Long On Content.Book-2 OffersHundreds Of Right Hand Two-Surface Patterns Against The Familiar Book-1 Left Hand Back-Beats.The Uncross//Unlock Series Shows How To Add "e;Percussive Flavor"e; To Any Groove By Teaching The Student How To Use The Left Hand To Take A More Balanced Roll In Hi-Hat and Snare Drum Back-Beat Responsibilities.Open Hand Technique Free's Up The Right Hand To Create Percussive Overlays That Add Dynamics And "e;In Your Face"e; Personality To Every Drummers Catalog Of Grooves.By Completing This Book In Proper Form, You Will Be Prepared For The Monumentally More Difficult Layering Patterns In Book-3 And Beyond.NOTESVisit openhanddrums.com - Check for UPDATED LINKS for audio/video captures of the entire book.In Books 1-5 The High-Hat Foot Responsibilies have stayed mostly dormant; besides two subdivided 1/8th note High-Hat Disco/Light Rock Swish Motif Exercises.The reason is due to the Author's belief; Too many coordinated responsibilities added on top of the Core Concept (Ambidextrous Fluidity between Right/Left Hands), will ultimately be a distraction to the Core Concept.Open Hand Beginner-Adv High-Hat Studies Will Be the Theme of Book-6 In This Series.*The Author Uses the Term "e;Performance Integration"e; to describe a drummer combining percussion such as Cowbell/Agogo Tambourine etc... live; while simultaneously playing required drum-set beat.In the Studio, The extra percussive "e;feel"e; is usually recorded on a separate track.ABOUT THE AUTHOR.All Books we're written and "e;Designed"e; in MuseScore 2. By Matthew Forde, Former First- Call Cruise Ship Production Drummer.Matthew Naturally gravitated to playing Open Handed as a young student. He switched to Cross-Hand after seeing all the other kids playing that way.He switched back to Open-Hand in 2003.Attended Musicians Institute in Hollywood CA in 2012Began performing all the top hits in all styles onboard ships in 2014.Matt was chosen as the First Call Drummer for Carnival Vista's Inaugural Season Sailing the Mediterranean.Like all those working aboard ships, world events forced Matt back to land where he now resides playing full time on a resort island.He is in the process of opening a Cardio Gym Franchise Concept and is in the process of developing training/certification courses in Basic to Advanced Stand-Up drumming techniques.Contact Matt@openhanddrums.comwww.openhanddrums.com Matt@drummersize.com