Uncross The Arms Unlock The Drummer. Book-1 - ebook

SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM THE PACK!

Integrate-Into-Your-Performances - The Auxiliary Percussion Hook Patterns Found in Virtually Every Hit Song ever Recorded.

UNLOCK THE LEFT HAND FROM UNDER THE RIGHT HAND SO BOTH HANDS ARE FREE TO  EMBELLISH THE CATALOG OF SONGS YOU PLAY- WITH EXTRA PERCUSSION

Take Your Drumming To Metrically Measured Higher Levels of Ambidextrous Multi-Surface Coordinated Abilities.

If You Are A Beginner And Can Read The Simplest Of Drumset Exercises;

Book-1 Is Your Book.  

If You Are A Seasoned Player; Don't Let The Title "Book-1", Fool You.

1. Each Book Is Built Upon The Other. 

2. Ambidextrous Fluidity Between Limbs Is The Goal.

3. Fluidity Begins With Book-1

4. The Author Created An EASY-TO-READ Staff System That Separates The Limbs In Such A Manner That  Comprehension Of The New Technique Is Immediate.

Learn The  Basic Technique- Apply Your New Limb Independence To Any Other Method Books.

Book-1 Begins By Showing The Student How To Seamlessly Switch Hands Between Cross-Hand And Open-Hand.

Book-1 Ends With Student Fully Understanding And Showing Basic Fluidity Between Two Left Hand Surfaces While Performing Challenging  One-Surface 1/4, 1/8th and 1/16th Subdivisions With  The Right Hand. 

Your Sound Becomes Instantly Identifiable.

Increase Your Circle of Contacts.

Become First Call in Your Expanding Circle of Working Musicians

LEARN A HOST OF SOLID, MOTION FLUID, FULL SOUNDING FOUNDATIONAL LEFT HAND MULTI-SURFACE GROOVE PATTERNS.

REFERENCE THOUSANDS OF SOLID RIGHT HAND AUXILIARY PERCUSSION PATTERNS. BEGINNER TO ADVANCED. (lite-mid permutations all linked to table of contents for SUPER EASY REFERENCE.

PLAY BOTH HANDS TOGETHER AND ADD THE KICK FOR SOLID, CREATIVE FULL SOUNDING PERCUSSIVE- ROCK/POP/DANCE, LATIN-POP GROOVES.

HAND EXERCISES  ARE CHARTED SEPARATELY FOR EACH, PROVIDING CLEAR, DETAILED STUDY OF EACH HANDS  SEPARATE RESPONSIBILITIES.

If You Play a Left Hand Drum-Kit.

No Need Switching To A Right Hand Kit To Study These Books. (If You Play With the High-Hat on Your Right Side then ... L/H=R/H In Every Exercise).

This Series Can Be Used Alongside Any Other Drum Method Book That Focuses On "Straight" 1/4, 1/8th And 1/16th Note Styles and Feel Found in:

Rock, Pop, Disco, Latin Pop, Funk, World, Prog etc ..

Swing, Shuffle, Jug Band/Zydeco/Old Time and Poly-Pop Technical Applications are Forthcoming.

Notes

Visit openhanddrums.com - Check for UPDATED LINKS for audio/video captures of the entire book.

In Books 1-5 The High-Hat Foot Responsibilies have stayed mostly dormant; besides two subdivided 1/8th note High-Hat Disco/Light Rock Swish Motif Exercises.

The reason is due to the Author's belief; Too many coordinated responsibilities added on top of the Core Concept (Ambidextrous Fluidity between Right/Left Hands), will ultimately be a distraction to the Core Concept.

Open Hand Beginner-Adv High-Hat  Studies Will Be the Theme of Book-6 In This Series.

*The Author Uses the Term "Performance Integration"  to describe a drummer combining percussion such as Cowbell/Agogo Tambourine etc... live; while simultaneously playing required drum-set beat. 

In the Studio, The extra percussive "feel" is usually recorded on a separate track.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

All Books we're written and "Designed" in MuseScore 2. By Matthew Forde, Former First- Call Cruise Ship Production Drummer.

Matthew naturally gravitated to playing Open Handed as a young student. He switched to Cross-Hand after seeing all the other kids playing crossed. 

He switched back to Open-Hand in 2003.

Attended Musicians Institute in Hollywood CA in 2012

Began performing all the top hits in all styles onboard ships in 2014.

Matt was chosen as the First Call Drummer for Carnival Vista's Inaugural Season Sailing the Mediterranean.

Like all those working aboard ships, world events forced Matt back to land where he now resides playing full time on a resort island.

He is in the process of opening a Cardio Gym Franchise Concept and is in the process of  developing training/certification courses in Basic to Advanced Stand-Up drumming techniques.

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