Product Description

Combining a variety of jazz ride cymbal patterns with coordination and reading exercises, Creative Timekeeping develops true independence: the ability to play any rhythm on the ride cymbal while playing any rhythm on the snare and bass drums. It provides a variety of jazz ride cymbal patterns as well as coordination and reading exercises that can be played along with them. Five chapters: Ride Cymbal Patterns; Coordination Patterns and Reading; Combination Patterns and Reading; Applications; and Cymbal Reading.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #855629 in Books
• Published on: 1992-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Customer Reviews

Ridin' your ride in style and more!
What a great book! If you are used to (and tired of) the standard ching ching-a-ling ching-a-ling of the jazz ride, this book will open your eyes to new patterns and styles. Layed out in a similar fashion to Chesters' "New Breed", Mattingly sets out a number of different ride patters, and follows with chapters of "coordinating patterns" to improve your playing & reading over the earlier ride patterns.

If you are serious about jazz drumming, there is a lot in here for any beginning to intermediate player -- no doubt.