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A Rhythmic Vocabulary - Book/CD
A Musician's Guide To Understanding And Improvising With Rhythm
by Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby

Our 208-page book and CD is the first systematic, comprehensive approach to learning about rhythm. It‘s for any drummer or other musician playing any style of music. It organizes and analyzes hundreds of African and Afro-Cuban patterns to give you a deeper understanding of rhythmic structure. It also teaches rhythmic concepts and variation techniques you can use to create patterns of your own. Learn to groove and solo with greater rhythmic freedom and express yourself with a richer rhythmic vocabulary.

The book comes with a Timelines CD for you to play along with while you practice. I‘ve also just recorded all the patterns in the book on 2 CDs which you can order separately below.

“The book is masterfully written. Reading it is like having a good friend sitting next to you, guiding you through each lesson. It explains musical concepts in a way anyone can easily understand, regardless of musical background. The notation is unmistakably clear and the references to diverse musical styles from around the world are insightful. The sections on cross-rhythms and polyrhythms should be required reading for any musician!”
Professor Michael Williams, Department of Music, Winthrop University.
 



“Best Percussion Method Book”
1999 DRUM Magazine Readers' Poll

“A goldmine”
DRUM Magazine

Read the review by Michael Wall from The Djembe List





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Rhythmic Vocabulary Patterns CDs
(2 CDS)

I've just finished recording all the patterns from our book "A Rhythmic Vocabulary." They fill 2 CDs--with lessons 1-19 on the first CD and lessons 20-38 on the second. I played all the patterns on a Roland V-Drum, using the conga slap for the "X" sound and the conga tone for the "O" sound.
 


"Thank you thank you so much for making the accompanying audio cd's which go with Rhythmic Vocabulary! I knew if I could hear it, I could play it. Really awesome."
John Scalici, founder of Get Rhythm!®


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