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Rating: Summary: Remedial rhythm and help for my songs and recordings Review: Very helpful book. It explains a lot about how and why the rhythms in different music styles work, and how accents and syncopation help to create grooves and add flavors. It gives some history, explains drum kits and basic drumming concepts (including the basic truth that drummers have just four limbs, even though electronic drums can play any number of parts). It also describes the basics of drum programming (in sequencers such as Cakewalk Home Studio as well as with drum machines, etc.)I'm a singer/songwriter and home recordist. Although I have a good ear, I never learned to read music fluently, so all the examples in music notation put me off at first. Of course music notation is a standardized and compact way to express rhythm, so it's worth working through the explanation so you can tap out and follow the examples. Note that these are percussion staffs, where the "pitch" of the note represents a different drum (e.g. snare vs. kick), not a note (C, F, etc.) ...
Rating: Summary: Remedial rhythm and help for my songs and recordings Review: Very helpful book. It explains a lot about how and why the rhythms in different music styles work, and how accents and syncopation help to create grooves and add flavors. It gives some history, explains drum kits and basic drumming concepts (including the basic truth that drummers have just four limbs, even though electronic drums can play any number of parts). It also describes the basics of drum programming (in sequencers such as Cakewalk Home Studio as well as with drum machines, etc.) I'm a singer/songwriter and home recordist. Although I have a good ear, I never learned to read music fluently, so all the examples in music notation put me off at first. Of course music notation is a standardized and compact way to express rhythm, so it's worth working through the explanation so you can tap out and follow the examples. Note that these are percussion staffs, where the "pitch" of the note represents a different drum (e.g. snare vs. kick), not a note (C, F, etc.) ...
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