Bobby Rondinelli

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Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: The Ladder

For the last several months, we have been excerpting chapters from the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming by Bobby Rondinelli. The new and expanded edition of his book includes nine new double bass drumming…

By Bobby Rondinelli
May 1, 2025

MARCO SOCCOLI REMEMBERED

“The drum community is a community like no other. It is made up of very special people whose work (and sometime much more) revolves around drumming, drums, and music. Marco Soccoli was a very special person and a pillar of…

Modern Drummer
May 1, 2025

Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: Double-Stroke Hands, Single Stroke Feet

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and ternary…

By Bobby Rondinelli
Apr 1, 2025

Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: Fast Track Double Bass

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and ternary…

By Bobby Rondinelli
Mar 1, 2025

Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: Linear Cross-Rhythm Combinations

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and ternary…

By Bobby Rondinelli
Feb 1, 2025
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Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: Seven Note Linear Cross Rhythms

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby Rondinelli includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and…

Modern Drummer
Jan 1, 2025

Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: Linear Cross-Rhythms

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and ternary…

Modern Drummer
Nov 1, 2024

The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: Power Three’s

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby Rondinelli includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and…

By Bobby Rondinelli
Oct 1, 2024

The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: Eighth Notes

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and ternary…

Bobby Rondinelli
Sep 1, 2024

The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming

Double Bass Drumming in The Blues In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double…

By Bobby Rondinelli
Jul 1, 2024

The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: Eighth-Note Double Bass Drum Beats

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and ternary…

Bobby Rondinelli
Jun 1, 2024

The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: 32nd Notes and 32nd Note Triplets

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and ternary…

Bobby Rondinelli
May 1, 2024
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The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: 16th Note Triplets

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby Rondinelli includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and…

Bobby Rondinelli
Apr 1, 2024

The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming - Eighth Note Triplets

This article of double bass drumming with eighth note triplets comes from the original book Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, which is also included in the new and revised edition. Triplets are a challenging aspect of double bass drumming due…

Bobby Rondinelli
Mar 1, 2024
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