Vic Firth Presents: Tommy Igoe – Groove Essentials

DescriptionGroove Essentials is based on the definitive collection of up to date Rock, Jazz, R&B Funk, and World/Ethnic Drumming styles contained in the Groove Essentials poster developed by world class drummer, teacher, and writer Tommy Igoe and Vic Firth Drum Sticks. On this DVD, Tommy demonstrates forty-seven of today’s most well liked drum patterns, including a performance of each with a rhythm track played by some of New York’s top players. This unique feature lets the student hear what each groove sounds and feels like with real music played by live musicians. These beats have develop into like rudiments for the 21st century drumset player, comments Igoe. Learning the Groove Essentials patterns will not only open a drummer’s mind to new styles and ideas, it’s going to make her or him a more well-rounded player. With the ability to play all kinds of authentic musical styles with authority is the mark of a successful professional. Included a number of the forty-seven drum patterns on Groove Essentials are 8th-note, 16th note, and half-time Rock; Jazz waltz, shuffle and swing; R&B, Hip-Hop and Funk, in addition to World music styles, including New Orleans second-line, Reggae, Bossa Nova, Samba, Mambo, Cha-Cha, Bolero, and Tango. As a special bonus, the DVD package includes a free Groove Essentials poster (courtesy of Vic Firth drum sticks), which contains fully-notated examples of every note of the forty-seven grooves on the DVD! [amz_corss_sell asin=”0634086286″]