" 1FSGFDU $JSDMF 1BSBNPSF 8FF[FS %FWP - Drummers.by

More documents

Recommendations

Info

JAZZ DRUMMER’S WORKSHOP I remember going to a gig with Philly Joe at a downtown club. We arrived early, and there weren’t many people in the room. He sat down at the piano and played some beautiful music. I was knocked out. He could’ve played the gig on piano—he was that good. (No wonder he always nailed the form of the tunes!) Check out his amazing drumming on “Stablemates,” from his Drums Around The World: Philly Joe Jones Big Band Sounds album, for an example of how he navigates difficult forms. Seeing Jones play piano inspired me to take lessons and continue studying theory and harmony. I realized that if I wanted to truly understand jazz, I’d have to learn at least the basics of what the other players were doing. I had to train my ears to hear the chord progressions, and I had to be more aware of the harmony so that I could play with more authority. How can you lead the band if you don’t know what the other players are doing? In measures 13–16, the first three beats are the same, followed by slightly different endings. Measure 15 is a repeat of measure 13, only starting with the left hand. Measures 17–20 were hard for me to master. I’d never thought of playing accents on the first two notes of a long roll. Philly Joe wanted the accents to come out clearly. Again, he treated them as the main melody notes. Measures 21–24 are based on a familiar three-beat figure (two 8ths followed by two 16ths), but I had to be careful, because the accents change within the figures. Sometimes both 8th notes are accented; sometimes only the second 8th note is accented. Measures 25–28 have the same three-beat figure (two 8ths and two 16ths) with alternating accents, and then the solo finishes with some nice accents on the offbeat and a big accent on beat 4. When we finished playing through the solo, Philly Joe said, “I want you to memorize this page and come back when you’ve got it down.” This really threw me, because I’d never memorized twenty-eight bars of music before. I’d learned many arrangements to songs but never anything this detailed. This process of memorizing a complete rudimental solo was one of the most important things I learned from Philly Joe. The better you are at memorization, the better off you’ll be when it’s time to prepare for a gig, especially if you’re playing with an established group where the other members already know the material. I found the trick to memorizing this solo was to break it down into chunks. I started with four-bar phrases and then proceeded to eight-bar phrases. Then I worked on learning the transitions between phrases. I tried to find some key that would make it easy to remember the next line. For instance, measure 3 starts just like measure 1, measure 5 starts with two figures that are like the opposite of the last two figures in measure 4, and so on. If you try to absorb the entire thing at once, you’ll get discouraged. It’s like looking at the top of a mountain while on your way up—you feel as if you’ll never make it. But if you just keep your eyes slightly ahead of your feet and take it one step at a time, you’ll eventually get there. It took me about a month until I had memorized “Rolling In Rhythm” to the point where I had enough courage to perform it in front of Philly Joe. After that, we moved on to “Flam Accent Fantasy,” “Swingin’ The 26,” and several other classic Wilcoxon solos. What an experience! “Rolling In Rhythm” originally appeared in Charley Wilcoxon’s Modern Rudimental Swing Solos For The Advanced Drummer, published by Ludwig Masters Publications (masters-music.com). Excerpts used with permission. Jim Payne has played with Maceo Parker & the J.B. Horns and has produced records for Medeski Martin & Wood. He teaches in New York City and online, and his book/DVD Advanced Funk Drumming is available through Modern Drummer Publications. For more, log on to funkydrummer.com.
The kit features Ludwig oak/maple 5-ply R.F.S.T. shells in Orange Glass Glitter WrapTite finish with white powder-coated hardware. The set includes a 14x24 bass drum, 16x16 and 16x18 floor toms, a 9x13 tom-tom, and the Joey Kramer “Hit Hard” Signature snare drum, a 6 1 / 2 x14 black nickel-over-brass shell with personalized, laser-engraved dragon graphics, matching tube lugs, and die-cast hoops. The winner will also receive a set of Zildjian cymbals, including a pair of 14" A Zildjian New Beat hi-hats, a 20" Z3 Medium crash, a 19" A Custom Projection crash, a 21" Z3 Mega Bell ride, a 20" A Zildjian Medium Thin crash, and a 19" K Custom Hybrid China, plus a six-pack of Joey Kramer model drumsticks. All of the drums were personally played and signed by Joey—making this a truly ONE-OF-A-KIND PRIZE! www.joeykramer.com • www.ludwig-drums.com • www.zildjian.com Consumer Disclosure 1. To enter, visit www.moderndrummer.com between the dates below and look for the Ludwig/Zildjian Contest button (one entry per email address). 2. ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES ENTERED. 3. CONTEST BEGINS APRIL 1, 2011, AND ENDS June 30, 2011. 4. Grand Prize Drawing: Winner will be selected by random drawing on July 15, 2011. Winner will be notified by phone or email on or about June 16, 2011. 5. Employees, and their immediate families, of Modern Drummer, Ludwig, Zildjian, and their affiliates are ineligible. 6. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, misdirected, and/or delayed entries. 7. Open to residents of the U.S. and Canada, 18 years of age or older. Void in Quebec, Canada; Florida; and where prohibited by law. 8. One prize awarded per household per contest. 9. Prizes: Grand Prize — one (1) winner will receive the Joey Kramer Ludwig Keystone USA Series Signature 5-piece prototype kit, Orange Glass Glitter WrapTite finish with white powder-coated hardware: two snare stands, Pro-Float hi-hat stand, and six 900 Series straight/boom stands; a set of Zildjian cymbals, including a set of 14" A Zildjian New Beat hi-hats, 1 each: 20" Z3 Medium crash, 19" A Custom Projection crash, 21" Z3 Mega Bell ride, 20" A Zildjian Medium Thin crash, and a 19" K Custom Hybrid China; and a 6-pack of Joey Kramer model drumsticks. Approximate retail value of prize: $8,004. First Prize — three (3) winners will each receive a 6-pack of Zildjian Joey Kramer Signature drumsticks. Approximate retail value of each prize: $103.50. Approximate value of prize: $310.50. Approximate retail value of contest: $8,315. 10. Sponsored by Modern Drummer Publications, Inc., 12 Old Bridge Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, 973-239-4140. 11. This game subject to the complete Official Rules. For a copy of the complete Official Rules or the winner’s name, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Modern Drummer Publications/Ludwig-Zildjian/Official Rules/Winners List, 12 Old Bridge Rd., Cedar Grove, NJ 07009.
Page 8 and 9:
42 26 34 70 Chuck Madden Volume 35,
Page 10:
8 MODERN DRUMMER • June 2011 AN E
Page 14 and 15:
LENNY WHITE Returning to grooving a
Page 16:
14 How do you manage to fit composi
Page 20 and 21: 18 Drummers throughout the world mu
Page 22: diril ASSORTED CYMBALS by Anthony R
Page 25: The W24 has four preset “scenes
Page 29 and 30: For over twenty years Brian Tichy h
Page 32 and 33: BRIAN TICHY MD: You’ve worked con
Page 34: 32 MODERN DRUMMER • June 2011 BRI
Page 37 and 38: Chuck Madden John Von Ohlen by Paul
Page 39 and 40: on that big-league level? I wasn’
Page 44 and 45: FREESE Story by Adam Budofsky Photo
Page 46: MD: So what’s it like playing wit
Page 50: JOSH FREESE I was eleven years old,
Page 54: JOSH FREESE started playing with St
Page 57 and 58: ZOLTAN CHANEY Vince Neil Band MD: W
Page 60: GET GOOD: STAGE PRESENCE Daniel: Th
Page 64: RUDIMENTAL SYMPOSIUM You can also c
Page 67 and 68: To this point we’ve discussed ant
Page 72 and 73: 70 Over the course of a storied for
Page 74 and 75: Ludwig by Harry Cangany COLLECTOR
Page 76 and 77: 2 3 74 MODERN DRUMMER • June 2011
Page 78 and 79: 18 20 22 23 76 MODERN DRUMMER • J
Page 80: 34. PRO-MARK is now part of the D
Page 83 and 84: June 2011 • MODERN DRUMMER 81
Page 86: 84 t’s really your personality an
Page 90 and 91: DRUMMERSALIVE This month we take a
Page 92: 90 WHAT DO YOUKNOW ABOUT...? FLOYD
Page 96 and 97: SABIAN LIVE AT WINTER NAMM As usual
Page 98: This month we’ve got what just mi
show all

" 1FSGFDU $JSDMF 1BSBNPSF 8FF[FS %FWP - Drummers.by

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?