Breakbeat Bible: Preview Lesson

The Breakbeat Bible: A definitive guide to breakbeat drumming.

The Breakbeat Bible provides the most in-depth study of breakbeat drumming in print. The style is divided into thirteen essential elements, with each element discussed in its own chapter. Hundreds of exercises and beats give the reader ample opportunity to practice the elements, which, when assembled, will give the drummer the ability to integrate a complete language of incredibly funky concepts into his or her playing.

A Rhythmic Twist: Preview Lesson

A Rhythmic Twist: Triplet Concepts for Drumset will give you a huge vocabulary of creative triplet grooves and fills to play in every style. The book does this by taking common, comfortable 16th-note patterns and adapting them into a triplet feel. The results are amazingly musical and refreshingly creative, and will give any drummer tons of new ideas to play within any swing-based groove.

Groove Alchemy Sampler

Check out this sampler from Groove Alchemy – featuring video, audio, and an exclusive bonus play-along track from the Groove Alchemy album!

Baby Steps to Giant Steps

A free play along chart and mp3 from Baby Steps to Giant Steps, from Pete Retzlaff and Jim Rupp. This book and CD package is a fantastic method for learning the basics – and beyond – of jazz and swing drumming.

Groove Essentials 1.0 Sampler

Hudson Music is pleased to present a “Groove Sampler” from Tommy Igoe’s Groove Essentials 1.0 DVD and Book! Features 5 lessons, charts and play alongs from Tommy’s Groove Essentials 1.0!

Groove Essentials 2.0 Sampler

A free sampler featuring 5 full lessons, charts, mp3s and videos from Tommy Igoe’s Groove Essentials 2.0!