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Become a better rhythm reader with this groundbreaking multimedia method book with video! Learn to Read Rhythms, by Pat Petrillo, is a comprehensive, step-by-step reading tutorial book with video that systematically takes the musician through a proven curriculum from the very beginning to the very advanced—in a logical and easy to follow methodology. As an added bonus, each example in the book includes an instructional video – play along with Pat as he guides you through each example at different tempos!
Written over his years of teaching at the famed Drummers Collective school in New York City, thousands of students have improved their reading skills with Pat’s proven method of combining what a rhythm LOOKS like with what it SOUNDS like. Whether you’re a BEGINNER who has never read before, or an INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED player who needs more reading challenges, Learn to Read Rhythms is the book you need to learn how to read ANY rhythmic combination. GUARANTEED!
A complete reading curriculum from beginning to advanced, “the book that comes with a teacher” includes play-along videos for each example with a QR code. Progressive rhythm studies from 8th and 16th notes to triplets, syncopation, and odd meters, song form essentials and basic reading are covered.
“Pat Petrillo fights the good fight against musical illiteracy with this book. While the text and Pat Petrillo fights the good fight against musical illiteracy with this book. While the text and examples stand on their own as a complete system for learning how to read rhythms, the examples stand on their own as a complete system for learning how to read rhythms, the exercises alone would add handsomely to any teacher’s studio and course plan. The best way exercises alone would add handsomely to any teacher’s studio and course plan. The best way to improve one’s reading is to sight-read more and more; Pat’s book offers a full menu of sight-to improve one’s reading is to sight-read more and more; Pat’s book offers a full menu of sight-reading goodies. Much like the Bellson reading goodies. Much like the Bellson Modern Reading Text books, there’s much here meet the eye! the eye!”
- Peter Erskine (Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Solo Artist, author, educator)
“With Learn to Read Rhythms, Pat Petrillo has put together an elegant, clear, and complete system for improving your reading skills. This book puts it all together in an accessible and usable manner for improving your reading skills. You can easily scan the QR codes to get to the play-along videos that come with the package. Pat’s extensive experience as a top educator is obvious in the design of this system: Focused and effective!
- Joe Bergamini (The Doo-Wop Project, Broadway, author, educator)
“This is a comprehensive book about all the things one needs to know about reading rhythms. Section 1 says it all: ‘Recognition, Recollection, Reaction, Repetition, Retention, Reinforcement’—the basics of the language of rhythm and its application in everyday musical situations. Congratulations for providing us with such a valuable resource!
- David Garibaldi (Tower of Power, author, educator)
Pat Petrillo holds both Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Music Education from Morehead State University, and is world renowned in the drum industry. A popular educator, he has conducted clinics and master classes at various universities, drum shops and drum festivals around the globe. He has numerous instructional products and videos with Hudson Music, as well as with the popular website Drumeo. As a drumset artist, he has been featured on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine and has performed at many original Broadway musicals including A Chorus Line, Grease, Footloose, Dreamgirls, and Newsies. Pat has performed/recorded with Patti LaBelle, Gloria Gaynor, Nile Rodgers, Oz Noy, Felicia Collins, Blake Aaron, Gary Grainger, and is a recording artist on Innervision Records. Pat also designed the popular P4 Practice Pad, as well as the Zildjian K Custom Organic Ride. He endorses Ludwig drums, ZIldjian cymbals, Vic Firth drumsticks, and Evans drumheads.
Print or eBook | 104 Pages | with Video
