Jost Nickel's Groove Book: Book & CD (Paperback)

Preface 3 Contents 4 Disambiguation 6 What Is "Groove" Actually About? 6 Drum Key 6 How to Count Rhythms in This Book 7 Chapter 1: Orchestration Concepts - The Split and the Switch 8 Paradiddle 8 The Split 9 The Switch 10 Chapter 2: Groove Design 12 Groove 1 12 Groove 2 18 Groove 3 23 Groove 4 28 Chapter 3: Do It Yourself 33 The Four Basic Rules 33 No Rule Without Exception 37 Chapter 4: Linear Grooves 40 Linear Groove - Initial Pattern 40 Do It Yourself - Two Simple Rules 42 Linear Groove Study 1-2 45 Linear Switch Grooves 47 Chapter 5: Ghost Notes 49 Ghost Notes 1 - Ostinato Approach 49 Ghost Notes 2 - Intertwined Approach 52 Ghost Notes 3 - Ghost Notes Before and After Snare Accents 57 Chapter 6: Bass Drum Displacement 65 Displacement of a Bass Drum Beat 65 Omitting a Bass Drum Beat 68 Chapter 7: Snare Displacement 71 Snare Displacement Studies 1-10 71 Chapter 8: Half Time - Double Time 82 Half Time - Double Time - "Double Double Time" 82 Examples 1A-5B 82 Chapter 9: Bass Drum Technique and Control 88 Heel Up 88 Heel Down 90 Chapter 10: Three-Note Groove Variations 94 3-Note 1 94 3-Note 2 96 3-Note 3 98 3-Note 1 in Half-Time Grooves 100 Chapter 11: Go-Go Grooves 103 Cowbell Pattern 1 103 Cowbell Pattern 2 106 Cowbell Pattern 3 108 Cowbell Pattern 4 110 Cowbell Pattern Studies 1-4 112 Chapter 12: Timing, Groove, and Philosophy 114 Philosophy 114 Perfect Timing? 115 Playing Live with a Click? 116 Tempo and Adrenaline 116 The "Right" Live Tempo 116 Playing Laid-Back, On Top, on On the Beat? 117 Tempo Anecdotes 118 Timing and Groove Exercise 1 119 Timing and Groove Exercise 2 122 Timing and Groove Exercise 3 122 Epilogue 123 Appendix: Reading Text Exercises 125