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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Getting Started |
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Chapter 2 Basic Notation and Theory |
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Measures and Repeat Signs |
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Different Notation Styles |
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Whole Notes, Half Notes, Quarter Notes, and Their Corresponding Rests |
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Whole-, Half-, and Quarter-Note Exercise |
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Constructing a Beat Using Quarter Notes |
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Four Basic Drum Rudiments |
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Chapter 3 Eighth Notes and Rests |
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Eighth-Note Snare Drum Exercise |
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Basic Eighth-Note Blues Beats |
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Eighth-Note Beat/Fill Combinations |
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Chapter 4 Sixteenth Notes and Rests |
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Sixteenth-Note Snare Drum Exercises |
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Combining Quarter Notes, Eighth Notes, Sixteenth Notes, and Rests |
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Basic Sixteenth-Note Blues Beats |
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25 | (1) |
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Sixteenth-Note Grouping Fills |
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28 | (3) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Basic Blues Beats |
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Chapter 7 The Blues Train Beat |
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Orchestrating the Train Beat Around the Drumset |
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38 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 More About Straight and Swing Feels |
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Combining Straight and Swing Feels |
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44 | (6) |
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46 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Swing Sixteenths, the Rimshot, and Ghost Notes |
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50 | (4) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Slow Blues Grooves |
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54 | (4) |
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6/8 Time Signature and Fills |
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12/4 Time Signature and Fills |
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12/8 Time Signature and Fills |
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Chapter 12 Right-Hand Lead |
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Chapter 13 Tuning and Getting the Blues Sound |
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How to Install a Drumhead |
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62 | (3) |
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Chapter 14 Some Blues Greats |
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Chapter 15 Advanced Blues Shuffles |
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Shuffles with a Half-Time Feel |
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The Double Bass Shuffle and Fills |
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Chapter 16 Advanced Grooves |
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Chapter 17 The Bo Diddley Beat |
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Fills for the Bo Diddley Beat |
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Chapter 18 Paradiddles and Flams |
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85 | (5) |
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85 | (2) |
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Flam and Paradiddle Combinations |
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88 | (1) |
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Flam and Paradiddle Fills |
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89 | (1) |
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Chapter 19 The Double-Stroke Roll |
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90 | (3) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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Chapter 20 Odd Time Signatures |
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93 | (12) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (2) |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (2) |
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Chapter 21 Single and Double Bass Drum for the Blues |
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105 | (5) |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (2) |
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Chapter 22 Blues Structure and Dynamics |
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110 | (10) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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The Chorus and the Ride Cymbal |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Chapter 23 Cross-Stick Technique |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (5) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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Transporting and Storing Your Drums Safely |
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| Conclusion and Listening Guide |
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