Drummer Talk 10/03/2008 – Unlocking Syncopation
October 3, 2008 in Books/Mags/Web, Education, Podcast, Reviews by Dave Kropf
We continue in our mini-series of unlocking episodes featuring Dave on drum kit. This week, we cover tips on unlocking Ted Reed’s classic instructional book Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer (or simply, Syncopation.)
The cheese is the hybrid rudiment of the week, the English Muffin brings the news, Dave reviews the Boss DB-30 metronome Ask Dave covers cocktail kits, but due to time constraints, we were unable to get to have a Drummer of the Week. Show Notes
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