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The Funky Six  by D. Scott Williams (Book/CD) Level: Intermediate to Advanced Publisher: Mel Bay Publications $19.95 (US)   The Funky Six is a unique method book for intermediate to advanced drummers that explores the Funk Shuffle, playing in 6/8, and other sextuplet-oriented grooves. It provides a comprehensive, easy to follow method to develop fluency in sextuplet based funk, rock and fusion styles. Organized in a concise, practice-friendly format, the book contains clearly defined sections developing: the Funk-Shuffle hand pattern, bass drum independence, cymbal variations, accent movements, 9 interesting 6/8 timekeeping variations, open hi-hat applications in both the shuffle and 6/8 feels, interesting ideas to integrate into the funk-shuffle and 6/8 feels, and much more! The presentation of these concepts and exercises is designed to make The Funky Six a book that drummers can easily revisit, practicing particular sections as their ability with these grooves strengthens.

DrumKit Fundamentals by D. Scott Williams (Book) Level: Beginner to Intermediate Publisher: DrumWorksProductions $11.00 (US) The perfect book for the beginner to intermediate drummer (and their teachers) looking for a text that develops the basic working vocabulary of contemporary drumming. Drum Kit Fundamentals takes the student from the first, most basic of rock beats into a fluent approach to playing contemporary, 8th & 16th note based rhythms. Text includes sections that develop: Quarter, eighth and sixteenth note bass drum applications, time-keeping exercises for developing snare drum independence and ghost notes, cymbals variations, exercises to develop fluency between the snare drum and bass drum while keeping time, and more! The materials in the book are carefully presented in a way that teachers and students can tailor the material to the student's level. Ideas for cymbal variations are presented separately, so they can be applied to simple drum patterns or complex ones.