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Beat a Week: A Total Percussion Approach to Playing the Drumset

SKU: 00-42256

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A Beat a Week, by Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, contains 52 unique beats from his recorded catalog. Intended as a supplemental method, it explains the inspiration, origins, and evolution of these diverse beats with detailed text alongside each one. Taking the same concepts that embody Kotche's playing, it promotes a total percussion approach to drumset by exhibiting a wide variety of source material ranging from rock, jazz, classical, marching, world, and electronic percussion idioms. Each beat is broken down into step-by-step examples for deeper understanding and in-depth study. This book is perfect for drummers at all levels or anyone curious about the creative process.

SKU
00-42256
Composer
Kotche, Glenn
Voicing
Drum Set
Manufacturer
ALFRED
Barcode
038081464442

  • Introduction

  • Chapter 1: Ride Interpretations--Part 1

  • Week 1: One Wing (bridge)

  • Week 2: You Never Know

  • Week 3: Spiders (Kidsmoke)

  • Week 4: I'll Fight

  • Chapter 2: Ride Interpretations--Part 2

  • Week 5: Fruita

  • Week 6: I'm a Wheel

  • Week 7: Art of Almost (ending)

  • Week 8: Born Alone (verse)

  • Chapter 3: Beats with Implied Meters

  • Week 9: Everything That Glitters

  • Week 10: Art of Almost

  • Week 11: The Late Greats

  • Week 12: Hey Chicken

  • Chapter 4: Beats Incorporating Percussion

  • Week 13: Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head

  • Week 14: Bull Black Nova

  • Week 15: Cars and Parties

  • Week 16: Laminated Cat

  • Chapter 5: Beats with Unconventional Hi-Hat Use

  • Week 17: Deadlights

  • Week 18: Carnival Knowledge

  • Week 19: I Might

  • Week 20: Anomaly, Mvt. 4

  • Chapter 6: Pattern Beats

  • Week 21: The Ties That Bind Us

  • Week 22: Deeper Down

  • Week 23: One Wing (verse)

  • Week 24: Great Escape

  • Chapter 7: Beats In 3/4 Time

  • Week 25: What I Don't Believe

  • Week 26: All Comedians Suffer

  • Week 27: Insignificance

  • Week 28: Side with the Seeds

  • Chapter 8: Beats In Odd Times

  • Week 29: Poor Places

  • Week 30: Cricket Conquers Cave

  • Week 31: Accidental Chase

  • Week 32: Apostolic

  • Chapter 9: Beats with Melody

  • Week 33: Wild Things

  • Week 34: Radio Cure

  • Week 35: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

  • Week 36: Kamera

  • Chapter 10: Tom-Centric Beats

  • Week 37: Life Left Him There

  • Week 38: Another Night on This Earth

  • Week 39: Wishful Thinking

  • Week 40: Elegant Transaction

  • Chapter 11: Beats Inspired by Other Beats

  • Week 41: Please Patronize Our Sponsors

  • Week 42: Born Alone (chorus)

  • Week 43: Rising Red Lung

  • Week 44: Whole Love

  • Chapter 12: Beats with Brushes

  • Week 45: Trigger

  • Week 46: Life Goes Off

  • Week 47: A Change of Heart

  • Week 48: Muzzle of Bees

  • Chapter 13: Beats Associated with Programmed Beats

  • Week 49: Starve Them to Death

  • Week 50: Heavy Metal Drummer

  • Week 51: Makeout

  • Week 52: Projections of (what) Might . . .