July 1978 – Volume 2 • Number 3
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Articles in July 1978
Complete Percussionist The Beginning Timpanist
Complete Percussionist The Beginning Timpanist: Part 1 by George Frock Because the timpani are among the "musical" percussion instruments they present special problems for both the beginner and his teacher. The intent of this article is to offer some practical…
Show And Studio Backing Singers
Show And Studio Backing Singers by Danny Pucillo Danny Pucillo is a west coast based drummer with a wealth of performing experience. He has hacked numerous leading vocalists including Peggy Lee. Sammy Davis, Jr., Robert Goulet, Joe Williams and Tony…
Drum Soloist - Steve Gadd: Aja-Steely Dan
Drum Soloist Steve Gadd: Aja-Steely Dan by Chuck Kerrigan Chuck Kerrigan is a highly respected teacher and performer residing in the Johnstown, Pennsylvania area. During his 12 years of experience he has transcribed the drum parts for more than 230…
Strictly Technique - A Musical Approach To The Single Stroke Roll
Strictly Technique A Musical Approach To The Single Stroke Roll < by Tom Lonardo The single stroke roll has always presented some interesting points for discussion. The most common method for teaching and practicing this rudiment has basically been alternating…
Rock Perspectives: Ride Rhythm Independence
Rock Perspectives Ride Rhythm Independence by Bill Charmelo Traditionally, drummers have used the bass and snare drum to execute independent yet interacting rhythms. The ride rhythm, whether played on the ride cymbal or hi-hat, usually was a repetitive steady rhythm,…
Drums: On Stage
Drums: On Stage Buddy Rich With The Louisville Symphony by Rick Mattingly Thigpen Returns by Eloise Fink Has Buddy Rich embarked on a new career in symphonic music? Not really. But he is giving it a try, playing with local…
Driver's Seat - Understanding Phrasing
by John Pickering Because of the limitations of his instrument, the drummer need be concerned only with notes of two basic durational values. LONG AND SHORT. Generally, and unless otherwise indicated, quarter notes and all notes of a lesser durational…
Russ Kunkel: On Call
On Call Russ Kunkel is a familiar name on the Los Angeles session scene. He has played drums for some of the most well-known artists in the music business. As pulse maker of the rock-jazz quartet, The Section, Kunkel's breezy…
Joe and Jeff Porcaro: Like Father, Like Son
Like Father Like Son by Gary Farmer Surprisingly enough, much of the drumming heard in today's commercial media is aptly executed by a distinguished pair of performers, both of the same family, but of two different generations. The father, 48…
Ed Shaughnessy: Swinger On Staff
Ed Shaughnessy Swinger On Staff by Rob Cook Ed Shaughnessy has been playing drums since he was 14 years old in his native New Jersey. By 19, he was working with George Shearing at New York's Three Deuces. He's performed…
John Guerin - Stretching Out
Stretching Out by Susan Alexander "I want to create a feeling to a mass of people instrumentally, one that permeates their inner self, that gives them a feeling. We don't have lyrics to rely on and that makes me feel…
