Women Drummers

Author: Angela Smith
Editor: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810888351
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In 1942, drummer Viola Smith sent shock waves through the jazz world by claiming in Down Beat magazine that “hep girls” could sit in on any jam session and hold their own. In Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country, Angela Smith takes Viola at her word, offering a comprehensive look at the world of professional drumming and the women who had the courage and chops to break the barriers of this all-too-male field. Combining archival research with personal interviews of more than fifty female drummers representing more than eight decades in music history, Smith paints a vivid picture of their struggles to overcome discrimination—not only as professional musicians but in other parts of their lives. Women Drummers outlines the evolution of female drumming from pre-biblical times when women held important leadership roles to their silencing by the church during the Middle Ages to spearheading the fight for women’s rights in the modern era. The stories and personal accounts of female drummers who bucked tradition and societal norms are told against the backdrop of the times in which they performed and the genres they represented, from rock and jazz to blues and country. Although women have proven time and time again that they can more than hold their own against their male counterparts, female drummers not only remain a minority, but their contributions have been obscured by the traditional chauvinistic attitudes in the music business and gender stereotypes that surround the drum itself as a “male” instrument. Women Drummers takes a major step forward in undoing this misconception by acknowledging the talent, contribution, and growing power of women drummers in today’s music environment.

Modern Drummer

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Blood On The Tracks

Author: Chris Rowley
Editor: Proteus Publishing Company
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Recounts the life and career of the popular singer-songwriter, discusses his albums and concerts, and looks at the effect he has had on rock music

Paul Mccartney

Author: Chris Welch
Editor: Proteus Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780862761257
File Size: 53,44 MB
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The Drum Book

Author: Geoff Nicholls
Editor: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1476854378
File Size: 64,61 MB
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The Guinness Encyclopedia Of Popular Music

Author: Colin Larkin
Editor: New England Publishing Associates
ISBN: 9781882267040
File Size: 22,51 MB
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Forthcoming Books

Author: Rose Arny
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A Resource Guide To Themes In Contemporary American Song Lyrics 1950 1985

Author: B. Lee Cooper
Editor: Greenwood
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File Size: 77,91 MB
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B. Lee Cooper offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporary American society as it has been captured and transmitted in the lyrics of more than 3,000 popular recordings. By tracing the permutations of American popular music from the end of the Big Band/Swing Era through the Age of Rock, the author presents a thematically structured analysis of popular music lyrics from 1950 through 1985. Cooper divides his lucid commentaries and lists of songs into fifteen sections, each dealing with a particular social, political, or personal theme. In the brief essays that precede the lengthy discographic sections, the author explores the ways in which popular music has dealt with such issues as religion, death, education, youth culture, transportation, mass media, protest, military activity, women's liberation, and drug use and abuse. An illustrative discography of 45 r.p.m. records follows each section of commentary. An extensive bibliography of books, articles, and special reports appears at the end of the volume, along with a selected discography of album-length recordings which supplements the extensive 45 r.p.m. listings.

Popular Music Since 1955

Author: Paul Taylor
Editor: London : Mansell
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British Books In Print

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The Encyclopedia Of Popular Music Selected Albums Bibliographies

Author: Colin Larkin
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File Size: 44,98 MB
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Containing 27,000 entries and over 6,000 new entries, the online edition of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music includes 50% more material than the Third Edition. Featuring a broad musical scope covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music, the Encyclopedia also offers thousands of additional entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system.

The Literature Of Rock Ii 1979 1983

Author: Frank W. Hoffmann
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Modern Drum Method Grade 1

Author: STEVE FIDYK
Editor: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610653785
File Size: 49,91 MB
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The Modern Drum Method takes the student measure by measure from the start with the most fundamental drumming concepts presented and demonstrated in a clear manner.The exercises in Grade One focus significantly on reading note and rest values, coordination of the hands and feet, simple quarter note beats with variations, and ideas on positioning and setting up your drum set ergonomically.If you are a new drum student who has just purchased your first kit, or an experienced player looking for ways to improve your fundamentals and sound production, this book and companion CD will help clarify the mechanical and conceptual drumming skills for you. Throughout, the author explains each drumming topic as if he were teaching a private lesson.• Fundamental techniques for the hands and feet

Book Review Index

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Every 3d issue is a quarterly cumulation.

Kick It

Author: Matt Brennan
Editor: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190683864
File Size: 60,83 MB
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The drum kit has provided the pulse of popular music from before the dawn of jazz up to the present day pop charts. Kick It, a provocative social history of the instrument, looks closely at key innovators in the development of the drum kit: inventors and manufacturers like the Ludwig and Zildjian dynasties, jazz icons like Gene Krupa and Max Roach, rock stars from Ringo Starr to Keith Moon, and popular artists who haven't always got their dues as drummers, such as Karen Carpenter and J Dilla. Tackling the history of race relations, global migration, and the changing tension between high and low culture, author Matt Brennan makes the case for the drum kit's role as one of the most transformative musical inventions of the modern era. Kick It shows how the drum kit and drummers helped change modern music--and society as a whole--from the bottom up.

Ptm

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How To Write For Percussion

Author: Samuel Z. Solomon
Editor: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199920362
File Size: 53,82 MB
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While composers and percussionists are working more closely than ever with one another, there are few resources that address this collaborative relationship in depth. However, Samuel Z. Solomon, himself a percussionist and teacher, offers a comprehensive examination of the issues that percussionists and composers encounter in How to Write for Percussion. The first edition, self-published in 2004, provided musicians and music programs the world over with practical and indispensible information about issues of notation, concert production, and much more. This new edition goes even further as Solomon offers more insights derived from his personal experience as a percussionist and teacher and from his collaborations with other musicians. The second edition of How to Write for Percussion expands the survey of behind-the-scenes processes-from instrument choice and notation to logistics, execution, and concert production-to uncover all the tools a composer needs to comfortably create innovative and skilled percussion composition. Solomon also includes more excerpts and performances as well as interviews with famous percussionists and composers that capture the intricacies of percussion composition. Moreover, the second edition features an expanded text with more instruments and more analysis, plus an extensive Online Video Companion containing over nine hours of videos with demonstrations, performances, interviews, and analysis to flesh out and clarify the material in the book. This updated edition of How to Write for Percussion will appeal to a wide swath of musicians including composers, arrangers, and percussionists. Those who have already utilized the first edition will welcome the upgrade, and those who have yet to benefit from Solomon's perspective will likewise find his insights illuminating.

Percussive Notes

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Start With A Dream

Author: Joey Cassata
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ISBN: 9780578410302
File Size: 63,97 MB
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A feel good story about making your dreams come true. Follow Joey Cassata and his journey as a drummer from Rock & Roll stages around the world, to his own hit T.V. show Z Rock. to the prestigious stages of Broadway in The Great Comet of 1812.

Rock Hardware

Author: Paul Trynka
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14 of the world's leading music writers on rock instrumentation from the 50s to the 90s.