Hi folks, here’s the full drum transcription for Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree with Gavin Harrison on drums. The transcription refers to the original version of the song from the album of the same name released in 2007 and includes 6 pages plus a drum notation key. Here are the links for … More Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet (Drum Sheet Music)
Hi folks, here’s the full drum sheet music for Brave New Love by rock band Alien from the self-titled album released in 1988. DOWNLOAD THE TRANSCRIPTION Stay tuned, in the next articles I’ll deal with the part 2 of the Stick Control Workout and a Porcupine Tree full drum transcription 🙂 here’s the audio for … More Alien – Brave New Love (Drum Sheet Music)
If you want to work on 16th note accents Stick Control by G. L. Stone, as always, is a good way to develop this skill. As you know pages 5 to 7 of the book have no accents, the first part of this series of lessons refers to the single accent combinations. This is a … More Stick Control Workout – Single Accent Combinations
A new look for my blog and some optimization for the old articles keep me busy but I’m preparing new stuff, exercises and articles, keep following me for updates. Since my video editing abilities have grown in the last month, the drum transcription for Conversation by Max Roach is now on Youtube as a scrolling … More Max Roach “Conversation” Video Drum Transcription
One year ago I released my book Jeff Porcaro Grooves, now my work is available in a new edition, the second. The new features included are: New cover art; Corrected some errors in the writing; New A4 format; All the transcriptions have been revised. The book includes an introductory chapter, a biography of the drummer and … More Jeff Porcaro Grooves, Second Edition
Hi folks, here’s the full drum sheet music for Serrado by Milton Banana Trio from the album Sambas De Bossa (1993). Play along with this tune is a great way to develop your right hand, at this bpm it’s not easy to play the sixteenth notes on the cymbal and maintain a solid groove. Here … More Milton Banana Trio – Serrado (Drum Sheet Music)
I think this needs a special attention: a great podcast by Nick Ruffini on Drummer’s Resource, here’s his conversation with Josh Freese one of my drum heroes, check out! http://www.drummersresource.com/josh-freese-interview/
One month ago I released as composer and producer my album Various Music Collection Vol. 1, a collection of 16 instrumental royalty free tracks suitable for a wide range of applications such as video games, video productions, trailers, podcasts, teasers, and other media. All the tracks are original songs, except for my interpretation of two … More Various Music Collection Vol. 1
Kendrick Lamar is one of the most important representatives of hip-hop of this decade. His album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) was fully acclaimed by the critics and the next Damn (2017) won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. This album presents an introspective Lamar and important collaborations with artists as U2, Rihanna, James Blake, and Zacari. Combining … More Kendrick Lamar – Damn (Groove Transcription)
Hi folks, something different here. A non-profit organization called Makers4Good contacted me, asked me to review their new product called Backbeater, launched with a Kickstarter campaign on August 14. As described by Makers4Good: “Backbeater is the world’s most advanced metronome for drummers. With the Backbeater Sensor, it knows the tempo you’re playing. Backbeater allows drummers to monitor … More Backbeater (Product Review)
