Practice Makes Perfect: Clave and Bell Pattern Exercises

From the Foreword by Arthur Hull of Village Music CIrcles: For anyone who’s been following Dennis' amazing Hands-On Rhythm Practice books, his latest entry— “Practice Makes Perfect: Clave and Bell Pattern Exercises” or as I refer to it “Practice Makes Perfect Kick Butt Masterpiece” —is the cherry on top of the ice cream. If you're not already an intermediate to advanced drummer, you will be by the time you finish this edition. Not just because Dennis walks you through the litany of Clave Consciousness…Not just because he includes the fundamental building blocks of the universal language of rhythm—upbeats, downbeats, shuffles, etc… BUT— Dennis will have you combine playing a clave in one hand while simultaneously playing one of those rhythmic building blocks in the other. At the same time! I call this Double Sticking. And let me tell you: it wasn’t easy for me — but my drummer’s heart loved it, and yours will too