Complete Funk Drumming Book

Book and CD Jim Payne

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This is the most complete presentation of today's popular funk drumming style available. This book takes you from the very roots of rock and rhythm 'n' blues drumming to the highly complex, multidirectional funk styles of today. He also details certain subtleties heretofore only a seasoned veteran would understand. While most drum instruction books concentrate on developing technique, reading ability, or independent coordination, this unique book accurately documents 'what is hip' in rock 'n' roll drumming today. The contents are geared to prepare the student for survival in a live playing situation. The book is a valid representation of what people want to hear from a drummer in a working situation--live or in the studio. It contains exercises drawn from many different influences covering coordination, rhythms, patterns, and phrasing.

This 88-page, spiral-bound book offers information on every facet of funk drumming.   Brief rhythm patterns from top funk recordings are offered as examples throughout. The author presents an all-out assault on the techniques of the funk style, arranging these patterns as much as possible in order of complexity.  Special coordination studies arranged in three separate chapters help the novice percussionist get a grip on these challenging, powerful rhythms.

The complete Table of Contents of  the Complete Funk Drumming Book appears as follows.

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION TO FUNK

  1. What is Funk?
  2. Relationship to Latin Music
  3. The Difference Between Rock and Funk
    1. Sample Rock Beat
    2. Sample Funk Beat
  4. General Characteristics of Funk Rhythms
    1. Use of the Bass Drum in Funk
    2. Use of the Snare Drum in Funk

SECTION 2 - BASIC COORDINATION AND ROCK'N'ROLL

  1. Basic Coordination Study
  2. 4-Way Coordination
  3. Rock'n'Roll - The Basic Pattern
  4. Open Hi Hat Sounds
  5. Two Measure Rock'n'Roll Beats

SECTION 3 - COORDINATION STUDIES - PART 1

SECTION 4 - FUNK RHYTHMS

  1. Funk Rhythms with Snare Drum Variations
    General Examples
    Transcriptions
  2. Two Measure Funk Rhythms with Snare Drum Variations
    General Examples
    Transcriptions
  3. Funk Rhythms with 16th Note Bass Drum Patterns - Snare Drum on 2 &4
    General Examples
    Transcriptions
  4. Two Measure Rhythms With 16th Note Bass Drum Patterns and Snare Drum Variations
    General Examples
    Transcriptions
  5. Two Measure Funk Rhythms with 16th Note Bass Drum Patterns and Snare Drum Variations
    General Examples
    Transcriptions

SECTION 5 - LATIN MUSIC AND ITS RELATION TO FUNK

  1. Introduction
  2. Clave
  3. Rumba Clave
  4. Exercises with Rumba Clave for the Drum Set
  5. Funk Rhythms Based on the Rumba Clave
  6. Son Clave
  7. Exercises with Son Clave for Drum Set
  8. Funk Rhythms Based on the Son Clave
  9. Afro-Cuban Bass Rhythm
  10. The Samba
  11. Samba Do Partido Alto
  12. Bossa Nova

SECTION 6 - HI HAT PATTERNS

  1. Latin Style
  2. Upbeat Feel
  3. Quarter Note Hi Hat Pattern
    Transcriptions
  4. Two Hand Style
  5. 16th Notes with One Hand

SECTION 7 - COORDINATION STUDIES PART 2

  1. Introduction
  2. Coordination Studies with Latin Style Hi Hat Pattern
  3. Alternate Ways to Practice the Above Exercises
  4. Using the Coordination Studies Part 2 with Other Hi Hat Patterns
  5. Further Coordination Study

SECTION 8 - ADVANCED FUNK RHYTHMS - PART 1

  1. General Examples
  2. Transcriptions

SECTION 9 - RHYTHM SECTION SCORES

SECTION 10 - RHYTHMS BASED ON 3'S: BLUES, SHUFFLE, HIP HOP
   Slow Blues, Ballads, and Gospel

  1. Standard Rhythms
  2. Use of 16th note Triplets in the Blues Rhythm
  3. Three Blues Beats Using 16th Note Triplets
  4. Application of Jazz Time to the Blues
  5. Four Blues Beats Utilizing Jazz Time