Recommended for drummers of all ages and abilities, Tommy Igoe’s Groove Essentials® features a total of 100 fun, challenging and practical grooves in a variety of time signatures, tempos and styles. Groove Essentials 1.0 and 2.0 components include DVDs and Play-Along books plus CDs.
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Groove 57: RockGroove Essentials 2.0 Example
Whenever you swing or “shuffle” something, it naturally encourages active ghost and grace notes because of the circular construction of triplets. Allow your drumming to explore this wonderful groove characteristic.
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Groove 79: JazzGroove Essentials 2.0 Example
In the original Groove Essentials we topped out at 230 bpm for our “fast” jazz tunes. Here, we’re at—are you sitting down?—350 bpm. Yes, that’s right: 350 bpm. And if you try to play it like Groove 22 from the original GE, you’ll need CPR.
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Groove 97: Odd MetersGroove Essentials 2.0 Example
This advanced “7” is going to take you on full-throttle wild ride. There is so much going on with this piece of music that you’re going to go nuts figuring it all out. In a good way!
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