Essential Grooves (with CD & DVD)

Pages	96
ISBN	9781883217655 (1883217652)

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The book presents 41 different grooves covering all the important styles that have influenced contemporary music, each performed by live players. The book/DVD download contains scores, text, and stereo mixes of the musical examples, as well as multi-track audio files of each example that all instrumentalists can use in a variety of ways. Users of this book will acquire the vocabulary and gain a deep understanding of each style through the historical background provided. The book's unique, license-free audio examples can be used to create custom play-alongs and original music. Through Essential Grooves, the user will understand how all the instruments in the rhythm section are notated. Used together, the book and the audio will help you to not only learn these styles, but also create original music based on these grooves.