Drummer's Guide to Music Theory - 2nd Edition (Book)

Description

This complete guide to music rudiments will help drummers learn: major and minor scales, note values, the circle of fifths, time signatures, chords and chord progressions, the blues progression, reading a drum chart, form and structure of music, standard musical terms, and much more.

This material is essential to any musician, and the way Mr. Magadini has tailored it for drummers is a great idea.
- William F. Miller, Modern Drummer Magazine

This book helps Drummers Learn:

• Major and Minor Scale
• Note Values
• Circles of Fifths
• Time Signatures
• Chords and Chord Progressions
• Blues Progression
• Reading a Drum Chart
• Form and Structure of Music
• Standard Musical Terms
• and Much More

The Elements of Music

Comparative Table of Notes and Rests
Bar Lines and Measures
Time Signatures
A Rhythm Exercise
A Rhythm Piece
The Staff
Analyzing the Notes of the Keyboard
Major Scales and Key Signatures
Circle of Fifths - Major Keys
More Major Scales
Mnior Scales and Key Signatures
Circle of Fifths - Minor Keys
Additional Scale Patterns

Intervals

Intervals of the Major Scale Ascending
Matching the Tone
The Building of Intervals
Intervals of the Major Scale Descending
Intervals Starting on F (Descending)
Sight Reading Intervals

Chords and Triads

Inversion of Triads
Triads and 7th Chords
Augmented and Dimisnished Triads
Minor Triads and 7th Chords
More Chords in C, G and F
Blues Progressions

The Guitar

Chord Diagrams
12-Bar Blues on Guitar
More Chord Diagrams for Guitar
Chord Progressions

Rhythm Essentials for the Drummer

4/4 Time Signature
Drum Rhythms / Changing the Accents

Reading the Drum Chart - The Basic Rhythms

Jazz Phrasing
The Use of Signs, Dynamics, etc. in Music
Putting the Chart Together
Fills
Feel The Pulse
The Drummer and the Big Band Sound

Form

Strophic or Ostinato Form
Binary Form
Ternary Form
Variations on Form Structures
Drum Notation
Uniquely Niko - A Drum Set Solo

The Drummer Is A Listener

Jazz Quintet
Rock Sextet
Big Band

The Age of the Electronic Percussion System

Glossary of Electronic Terms

Appendix

Glossary of Musical Terms

Length:	64 pages
Size:	9 x 12 inches
Format:	Softcover
Available Date:	January 2004
Published By:	Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN:	0-634-07842-9