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DRUM INSTRUCTION BOOKS

"Developing artistry is a long but fruitful road".  



Mike Trabulsie has written over 14 drum instruction books and has published 8 to date!  These books cover a wider variety of drum study material and are an excellent learning tool for the student as well as a fantastic source of teaching material for the teacher.

ROCK DRUMMING TECHNIQUES

Mike Trabulsie

Rock Drumming Techniques is an excellent book for beginners and intermediate drum students.  It is especially a wonderful teaching tool for teachers to use with their students.  


The book has hundreds of basic rock beats and some musical / melodic rock drum fills.  The primary notation is quarter notes and eighth notes so it will also greatly aid the student in learning how to read music.  


Finally, there are multiple additional practice routines for the intermediate to early advanced student.

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ARTICLES 1ST EDITION

Mike Trabulsie

Developing drum set artistry is more than hammering out paradiddles, it's about understanding concepts and philosophies. Mike Trabulsie's Articles is chock full of valuable information for the developing drummer.

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A MATHEMATICAL APPROACH TO BASS DRUM CONTROL

Mike Trabulsie

Mike delivers another excellent book on technique, and in this case the development of the bass drum technique.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ODD TIME SIGNATURES

Mike Trabulsie

Playing in odd time signatures is one of the most challenging aspects of modern drumming.  Mike Trabulsie demystifies it all and delivers an excellent book to get the drummer started on the journey into odd time signatures.

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A MATHEMATICAL APPROACH TO DOUBLE BASS DRUM MASTERY

Mike Trabulsie

Double bass drumming has become a staple in rock drumming.  Mike delivers an excellent book full of exercises and patterns to help the drummer master this necessary tool in the modern rock drummers arsenal.

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MASTERING THE DOUBLE BASS DRUM SHUFFLE

Mike Trabulsie

In this book, Mike Trabulsie explains and lays out exercises to help drummers develop the most explosive beat in rock music; the double bass drum shuffle

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EXPLOSIVE DOUBLE BASS DRUMS

Mike Trabulsie

If you haven't heard it, you've got to hear it; the effortless sailing of musical ideas over a double bass drum ostinato.  In Explosive Double Bass Drum Techniques, Mike Trabulsie provides material to help the drummer master this evasive but powerful drumming technique.

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