Author: Jesse MellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780998551821
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Total Musicianship method books are dedicated to developing the three points of Total Musicianship: Technique, Listening Skills, and Music IQ. Being a great percussionist and really enjoying the music you play isn't just about learning to read, or playing rudiments. It's about loving the SOUND and FEEL of every note - and to do that, we need to connect our practice to the music we love. How do we get there? Total Musicianship method books show teachers and percussion students how to use a playlist of their favorite songs in place of a metronome.Using our Total Musicianship series of method books, students warm up, practice reading, and build new skills with their favorite songs as the soundtrack...not a metronome. Hearing their warmups and reading examples fit in with the "whole sound" of a song - pulse, subdivisions, and phrasing elements - develops listening skills as they match an 8th note warmup to the sound of a 16th note HiHat pattern, or a 16th note warmup to the sound of an 8th note HiHat pattern. Total Musicianship drum method books isolate new skills one beat at a time in "Learning Loops", making even the most challenging new rhythms and patterns achievable! Our amazing "Mad Beatz Method" teaches students to teach themselves, by learning, listening, saying, and finally, playing. Best of all, teachers teach and students learn by saying and playing along with their favorite songs instead of a metronome, making lessons and practice time MAD FUN. Total Musicianship for Marching Percussion gives students in Grades 7 and up the skills and musicianship they need to succeed in today's Drumlines and marching bands!