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 rhythms, “skiplets”, beat turnarounds, the “ladder”, and playing doubles with the hands while playing singles with the feet. This month we are returning to the original text of this outstanding book. All of these concepts will challenge your playing while expanding your double bass vocabulary. If practiced with intention and diligence, this material will help to prepare you for the demands of today’s music. This material is advanced, but completely attainable for anyone who has completed the previous chapters in the book.   This month’s lesson builds upon previous examples of smaller note groupings. We didn’t try to include every possible combination, but there are more than enough ideas here […]

February 2024 Issue