Achieve versatility. Become more marketable. Get real-world gigs. Drummer Wanted is a styles book and play-along that provides intermediate to advanced drummers with a foundation necessary to play a multitude of gigs: Broadway, West End, Vegas, cruise ships, theme parks, studio, television, casinos, resorts, and theatre. Loaded with 84 stylistic beats and 29 tailored play-along charts, this book opens the door to real-life drumming skills and provides the tools essential in succeeding as a working drummer.
| TITLE |
| Track Order |
| Preface |
| Acknowledgements |
| About the Author |
| Notation Key / Star System and Symbols |
| Chapter 1: Home-Base Beats |
| Home-Base Beats |
| Bolero |
| Bossa Nova |
| Cha-Cha-Cha |
| East-Coast Swing |
| Foxtrot |
| Hustle |
| Mambo |
| Merengue |
| Night Club Two-Step |
| Paso Doble |
| Polka |
| Quickstep |
| Rumba |
| Salsa |
| Samba |
| Tango |
| Viennese Waltz |
| Waltz (American) |
| West-Coast Swing |
| Chapter 2: Beats, Grooves, & Rhythms |
| Beats, Grooves, & Rhythms |
| Abanico |
| Afro-Cuban 6/8 |
| Beguine |
| Bo Diddley Beat |
| Boogaloo |
| Bulgar |
| Calypso |
| Charleston |
| Clave |
| Rumba |
| Son |
| Bembe |
| Country/Texas Two-Step |
| Cumbia |
| Dirge |
| Disco |
| Dixieland |
| Drum 'n' Bass/Jungle |
| ECM Groove |
| Freylekhs (Frailach) |
| Funk |
| Displaced Funk |
| Funk Rock |
| Ghost-Note Funk |
| Latin Funk |
| Linear Funk |
| New Orleans Funk |
| P-Funk |
| Habanera |
| Hava Nagila |
| Hip-Hop |
| Variation |
| Jig |
| Krupa Groove |
| March |
| March in 6/8 |
| Motown Fill into Groove |
| Mozambique |
| New Orleans (March) |
| New Orleans (Syncopated) |
| Reggae (One Drop) |
| Reggae (Rockers Beat) |
| Reggae (Steppers Beat) |
| Rock |
| Standard |
| Mersey Beat |
| Blues Shuffle |
| 12/8 Groove |
| Roll-Off |
| Shuffle: Backdoor |
| Shuffle: Blues |
| Shuffle: Chicago/Jazz |
| Shuffle: Country |
| Shuffle: Purdie |
| Ska |
| Variation |
| Soca |
| Songo |
| Stripper (The) |
| Tarantella |
| Train Beat |
| Chapter 3: Jazz |
| Jazz Ride Notation |
| Jazz Ride / Swing Ride |
| Jazz Ride 3/4 |
| Brushes: Swing Ballad |
| Brushes: Medium/Up-Tempo Swing |
| Blues |
| Play-Along |
| Rhythm Change |
| Play-Along |
| Chapter 4: Big Band & Show Band |
| Big Band Charts |
| Sight-Reading Checklist |
| Big Band Play-Along #1 |
| Big Band Play-Along #2 |
| Big Band Play-Along #3 |
| Show Band Transitions |
| Time Signature Exercise #1 |
| Time Signature Exercise #2 |
| Two Beats |
| Snare Solos |
| Personal Trainer #1 |
| Personal Trainer #2 |
| Appendix |
| Dynamics |
| Note Terminology |
| Symbols |
| Music Vocabulary |
| Bibliography |
