DRUMSET ARTISTRY

We are a publishing company specializing in drumset educational materials for seriously focused drummers, featuring the teachings of Garey Williams. We offer two live clinic videos and a book series targeting important coordination exercises. Please contact us with any comments or suggestions for more material.

Get A Grip, The Strokes and Motions of Drumming

Learn about:

Rudiments; Grips - Front Hand, Middle Handand Back Hand Fulcrums, Stroke Development Techniques - Fingers, Wrists and Arms, Moeller Strokes, Finger Control Strokes, One Handed Rolls, Dynamic Control, Rudimental and Orchestral Techniques and more!

This is the MUST HAVE DVD on building your chops!

Developing a Solo Vocabulary

Learn about:

counting; subdividing; hand-foot solo patterns; four-bar phrases; accents/dynamics; drum and cymbal combination patterns; technique and more...

This is the MUST HAVE DVD on SOLOING!

A live clinic filmed at the 1991 Percussive Arts Society

Northwest Days of Percussion, Seattle, WA.

Instructional handout enclosed!

Drumset Books:

Contemporary Drumming Essentials: Volume 1

is written for the goal oriented drummer. What does this mean...? It means that it contains numerous co-ordination exercises designed to develop outstanding abilities in the rock and rock-funk styles of drumming. There is also a focus on developing the use of the left foot on the hi-hat as a time-source: 2&4, quarter notes, eighth notes and off-beats. In addition, there are several different ride ostinato patterns that will be developed: eighth notes, quarter notes, off-beats, eighth notes with accents "on" the beat and eighth notes with accents on the "and" of each beat(off-beats).

Contemporary Drumming Essentials: Volume 2 goes where few books dare to travel. This book WILL develop outstanding virtuoso, groove and improvisational skills on the drumset. It contains three sections: 16th note Grooves, Developing a Smooth Time-Feel and Interdependence Refined.

Section One - 16th Note Grooves contains exercises to help you develop both single-handed(RRRR) and double-handed(RLRL) 16th note funk style grooves with two and three surface ride patterns, 32nd note/double stroke rolls and open hi-hat accents over numerous bass drum variations.