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Alan Schechner-The Art of Transcribing Drumset-Book 1 Alan Schechner-The Art of Transcribing Drumset-Book 1
if you want to learn how to transcribe drum parts, then this book will be a great help. This will shorten the journey from your ear to your pencil. CD included. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $16.99. Mel Bay. 86 pages.

Price: $16.99


Hal Leonard Worship Play-Along: Holy Is The Lord
Drumset edition.Book and CD. Play along with 12 themed worship songs with CD tracks. Tracks include Agnus Dei, Be Unto Your Name, God Of Wonders, Holy Is The Lord, It Is You, Open The Eyes of My Heart, We Fall Down, You Are Holy(Prince OF Peace). Drum charts included. The CD has full band tracks and also tracks without drums so you can play along. Hal Leonard.

Price: $12.95

Hal Leonard Worship Play-Along: Holy Is The Lord


Hal Leonard Big Band Play-along Volume 1-Swing Favorites Hal Leonard Big Band Play-along Volume 1-Swing Favorites
Includes 10 big band arrangements from the Swing Era, play along CD, and easy to read big band charts. These charts are the kind of thing one would encounter in any big band situation, so if you are in a high school or college jazz band, then this is for you. Tunes include April in Paris, i've Got You Under My Skin, In The Mood, Route 66, and more. Hal Leonard. 23 pages. LIST PRICE: $14.95. OUR PRICE: $11.99.

Price: $11.99


Hal Leonard Big Band Play Along Vol.4:Jazz Classics
This book and CD set includes 10 big band arrangements of jazz tunes, a play along CD, and easy to read authentic big band parts(For drums). Tunes include Bags' Groove, Blue 'N Boogie, Blue Trane, Doxy, Four, Moten Swing, Oleo, Song For My Father, Stolen Moments, and Straight No Chaser. LIST PRICE: $14.95. OUR PRICE: $11.99. Hal Leonard. 23 pages.

Price: $11.99

Hal Leonard Big Band Play Along Vol.4:Jazz Classics


Hal Leonard Drum Play Along: FUNK-Vol. 5 Hal Leonard Drum Play Along: FUNK-Vol. 5
This book and CD set is perfect for learning funk because the backing tracks are on the CD and the drum beats are in the book. There are 8 songs with sound alike tracks to : The Meters-Cissy Strut, James Brown-Cold Sweat, Pt. 1, Parliament-Flashlight, The Isley brothers-It's your Thing, Average White Band-Pick Up The Pieces, Earth, Wind, & Fire-Shining Star, Tower of Power-Soul Vaccination, and Stevie Wonder-Superstition. 45 pages. Hal Leonard.

Price: $12.95


Hal Leonard Play Along: '80s Rock
Includes a CD and music for 8 songs: Living Coulor-Cult of Personality, KISS-Heaven's On Fire, Def Leopard-Rock Of Ages, Cinderella-Shake Me, Motley Crew-Smokin' In The Boy's Room, Poison-Talk Dirty To Me, Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It, and Bon Jovi-You Give Love A Bad Name. LIST PRICE: $12.95. OUR PRICE: $9.99. Hal Leonard. 47 pages.

Price: $9.99

Hal Leonard Play Along: '80s Rock


Kevin Coggins & David Barrett-Blues Drums Play-Along Trax Kevin Coggins & David Barrett-Blues Drums Play-Along Trax
This book/CD package is a great tool to learn how to play blues drums. It is used in the famed School of Blues in San Francisco. Every beat is explained and then you can use it to play along with the CD. LIST PRICE: $14.95. OUR PRICE: $12.99. Mel Bay. Book and CD. 22 pages.

Price: $12.99


Modern Rock(Play-along book and CD)
With this book/CD set you can play along with 8 songs with sound alike CD tracks. The songs are : Chop Suey-System of a Down, Quality-Slipknot, Here to Stay-KORN, Judith-A Perfect Circle, Nice to Know you-INCUBUS, Nookie-Limp Bizkit, One Step Closer-Linkin Park, Whatever-Godsmack. LIST PRICE: $12.95. OUR PRICE: $8.99. Hal Leonard Pub.

Price: $8.99

Modern Rock(Play-along book and CD)


Operation: Rockenfield; The Drumming of Queensryche Operation: Rockenfield; The Drumming of Queensryche
Thhis book, by authors Joe Bergamini and Craig LeMay, is for you if you want to explore the drumming of Scott Rockenfield. 21 tunes are transcribed and explored in depth. Photos of set ups, interviews, and a play along CD are included. Great book. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $18.99. 128 pages. Carl Fischer Pub. 2006.

Price: $18.99


Muy Caliente!-Afro-Cuban Play-Along CD and Book
Practice with the masters! If you want to play along with a fantastic latin band, then buy this book and CD set. Featuring Orestes Vilato on timbales and percussion, Rebecca Mauleon on piano, and Oscar Stagnaro on bass, among others. LIST PRICE: $22.00. OUR PRICE: $18.99. Sher Music Co. Spiral bound. 50 pages.

Price: $18.99

Muy Caliente!-Afro-Cuban Play-Along CD and Book


Ultimate Play Along Carmine Appice Drum Trax-Guitar Zeus Ultimate Play Along Carmine Appice Drum Trax-Guitar Zeus
Includes play along CD, 7 drum charts, in depth analysis, and more. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Warner Bros.

Price: $19.99


The Beatles Drum Collection-25 Great Songs
Whos better than Ringo? LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $16.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $16.99

The Beatles Drum Collection-25 Great Songs


Joe Bergamini-Drumming Out of the Shadows:The Music of Jason Bittner & Shadows Fall Joe Bergamini-Drumming Out of the Shadows:The Music of Jason Bittner & Shadows Fall
This is a great play along book/CD set that includes the entire "War Within" album minus the drums. Also included are transcriptions from 6 other songs. The book includes interviews, lessons on how different beats are played, double bass lessons, and more. LIST PRICE: 26.95. OUR PRICE: $21.99. Carl Fischer Pub. 2007.

Price: $21.99


Best of Blink-182
Drumset transcriptions for 13 of their songs.LIST PRICE: $17.95. OUR PRICE: $14.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $14.99

Best of Blink-182


Dennis Chambers-Serious Moves(Book & CD) Dennis Chambers-Serious Moves(Book & CD)
Drumset transcriptions and lessons from the video of the same title. Includes play along CD. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Warner Bros.

Price: $19.99


Billy Cobham-By Design(Book & CD)
Transcriptions from the video of the same title. Includes play along CD. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Warner Bros.

Price: $19.99

Billy Cobham-By Design(Book & CD)


Billy Cobham-Ultimate Play-along Drum Trax; Billy Cobham Conundrum Billy Cobham-Ultimate Play-along Drum Trax; Billy Cobham Conundrum
This play-along package of a book and 2 CDs features six classic selections from Spectrum, an album portraying Billy Cobham's timeless blend of deep funk and hard rock grooves that pack as much improvisation as they do power. using performance notes throughout, the student can play along, in essence filling in for any key member of the London Jazz Orchestra, with whomn this project was recorded. The titles of the tunes are Torpedo Flow, Stratus, Red Baron, On The Move, Conundrum, and Eleuthra. Warner Bros. Publications.

Price: $19.95


Liberty Devitto-Off The Record
This Book/CD package contains Liberty's parts and notes on 11 songs from Billy Joel's albums. The CD has been mixed without the drums so that you can recreate Liberty's grooves. In the book, each of his parts has been transcribed(including fills) in the form of a band chart. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $21.50. Warner Bros. Pub.

Price: $21.50

Liberty Devitto-Off The Record


The Doors-Hal Leonard Drum Play Along-Vol. 14. The Doors-Hal Leonard Drum Play Along-Vol. 14.
This book and CD set willl enable you to play 8 of the Doors hits. Included is a sound alike play along CD and the drum notation for each song. Songs include Break on throught to the Other Side, hellp, I love You, LA Woman, Light My Fire, Love Me Two Times, people Are Strange, Riders on the Storm, and Roadhouse Blues. LIST PRICE: $14.95. OUR PRICE: $11.99. Hal Leonard. 51 pages.

Price: $11.99


Duke Ellington Big Band Play Along Vol. 3
Includes all the charts for 10 Ellington tunes, from Satin Doll to Take The A Train. CD/Book set. LIST PRICE: $14.95. OUR PRICE: $11.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $11.99

Duke Ellington Big Band Play Along Vol. 3


Nelson Faria & Cliff Korman-Inside the Brazilian Rhythm Section Nelson Faria & Cliff Korman-Inside the Brazilian Rhythm Section
This is one of the best books on how to play Brazilian music. Every book Sher Music Co. publishes is of high quality and this is no exception. This book shows you how all the parts of the rhythm section fit together and can be used for drums, piano, bass and guitar, but I am sure if you play vibes it would work for you as well. Some of the rhythms and styles covered include Bossa Nova, Marcha-rancho, Samba, Afoxe', Choro, Baiao, and Partido-Alto. Also included are 2 play-along CDs, with Cafe' on percussion, and he of course, is amazing. This book/CD set gives you the whole picture, not just the percussion parts, and that is a real plus. LIST PRICE: $28.00. OUR PRICE: $25.99. Sher Music Co. 2nd. Edition. 120 pages. Spiral bound.

Price: $25.99


Steve Gadd-Up Close(Book & CD)
Transcriptions from the video of the same title. Includes play along CD LIST PRICE: $24.99. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Warner Bros.

Price: $19.99

Steve Gadd-Up Close(Book & CD)


David Garibaldi-The Code of Funk(Book+3CDs) David Garibaldi-The Code of Funk(Book+3CDs)
This is a great book and 3 CD package. If you ever hoped that David would get fired from Tower of Power and that you would get the call to replace him, the play along CD included in this package is just for you. Now you can play along with Tower of Power and not get David fired either. There are 8 tracks minus David's drums, which is a lot of fun. The book has transcriptions of 8 tunes from T.O.P.'s recent CD "Oakland Zone", comentary, photos, a biography, and explainations of how he creates his beats. Very cool book. LIST PRICE: $29.95. OUR PRICE: $23.99. Hudson Music/Hal Leonard. 2006.79 pages.

Price: $23.99


Green Day Play Along, Vol.1
Alfred's Ultimate Play Along series gives you everything you need to jam with your favorite songs. This book includes transcriptions, music notation, lyrics, and chords to eight Green Day songs. There are two versions of every song on the CD: a full-performance track with an amazing sound-alike recording, and a professional accompaniment track so you can play along. When you use the CD in your MAC or Windows computer, the TNT (Tone N' Tempo) Changer lets you easily change the key and tempo.Tracks include: American Idiot, Basket Case, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Brain Stew, Longview, Minority, Wake Me Up When September Ends, and When I Come Around. LIST PRICE: $14.95. OUR PRICE: $10.99. Alfred Pub. 2007. 40 pages + CD.

Price: $10.99

Green Day Play Along, Vol.1


Jimi Hendrix Experience-Smash Hits Jimi Hendrix Experience-Smash Hits
Play along with 12 songs with sound-alike tracks. Includes transcriptions of all the drum parts. Tracks include Purple Haze, Fire, The Wind Cries Mary, Can you see me?, Hey joe, All Along the Watchtower, Stone Free, Crosstown traffic, Manic Depression, Remember, Red House, and Foxey lady. LIST PRICE: $16.95. OUR PRICE: $13.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $13.99


The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Are You Experienced?
This book contains drum transcriptions for every tune on this Hendrix album. A really cool book. 104 pages. Hal Leonard.

Price: $14.95

The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Are You Experienced?


Incubus Drum Collection Incubus Drum Collection
This book includes the music and drum parts to 13 Incubus tunes. Hal Leonard. LIST PRICE: $17.95. OUR PRICE: $13.99.

Price: $13.99


Sperie Karas-Jazz Drumming in Big Band and Combo
This is an excellance book and CD set. The CD includes play along tracks. This is a great tool for anyone who wants to get started in playing with a big band. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $14.99. Hal Leonard. 96 pages.

Price: $14.99

Sperie Karas-Jazz Drumming in Big Band and Combo


In Session With KORN In Session With KORN
Play along with six classic KORN tracks. Features note for note transcriptions in drum notation, lyrics, a breakdown and analysis of each track, with hints and tips, notes on the artist, and a CD with full demostration tracks of all the songs, and full backing tracks of all the songs so you can join in. Songs include: Freak on a Leash, Shoots and Ladders, Justin, Got the Life, A.D.I.A.S., and Pretty. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $21.50.

Price: $21.50


Drum Techniques of Led Zeppelin
Drum transcriptions of 10 songs. Warner Bros.

Price: $9.95

Drum Techniques of Led Zeppelin


Arthur Lipner-From Lead Sheets to Hip Solos; Developing Improvisation for  All Instruments(C Instruments) Arthur Lipner-From Lead Sheets to Hip Solos; Developing Improvisation for All Instruments(C Instruments)
This book/play along CD set is an excellent way to learn how to play jazz with a group and to learn how to solo from a lead sheet. Included are lead sheets to 10 tunes by Charlie Parker, Arthur Lipner, Mongo Santamaria, and others, a great play along CD, charts for each tune, transcriptions of 9 Lipner solos for playing along, discussion, chord details and solos for each tune, mix of styles: soca, funk, bossa, and more. 72 pages. Carl Fischer Publishers.

Price: $19.95


Best of Dave Mathews Band for Drums
This book contains transcriptions of the drum and vocal parts to ten songs which include: Ants Marching, The Best of What's Around, Crash Into Me, Don't Drunk the Water, Rapunzel, Satellite, So Much to Say, Stay(Wasting Time), Too Much, and What Would You Say. Hal Leonard Publisher. LIST PRICE: $18.95. OUR PRICE: $15.95.

Price: $15.95

Best of Dave Mathews Band for Drums


Rick Mattingly-All About Drums;A Fun and Simple Guide to Playing Drums Rick Mattingly-All About Drums;A Fun and Simple Guide to Playing Drums
This book packs a lot of information into it and also includes 90 tracks on a CD that includes over 30 songs to play along with. Also included are sections on how to create your own beats, fills, and solos, performing tips, step by step music reading instruction, odd times, playing by ear, latin beats, jazz, rock, funk, rudiments, and an introduction to the drumset. There is a lot of real life practical stuff in here and all in all, this is an excellent book. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $16.99. Hal Leonard. 2006. 198 pages. CD included.

Price: $16.99


Metallica Drum Edition
Transcriptions of drum parts of 12 songs. Play like Lars.......if you have the pectorials and marching band sticks. LIST PRICE: $18.95. OUR PRICE: $14.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $14.99

Metallica Drum Edition


Metalica: An Inside Look at the Drum Styles of Metalica Metalica: An Inside Look at the Drum Styles of Metalica
Includes music from Kill Em' All to Reload. Also includes a play along CD, performance notes, drum set ups, and historical retrospective. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $16.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $16.99


Dino Fauci-Metallica's Lars Ulrich
This book/CD set is an analysis of the playing style of Lars Ulrich. Topics covered include double bass, technique, feel changes, odd times, ensemble figures, drum fills, and more. There are also transcribed examples from 10 Metallica hits. The CD includes all the musical examples. LIST PRICE: $17.95. OUR PRICE: $14.99. Cherry Lane/Hal Leonard Publishers. 24 pages.

Price: $14.99

Dino Fauci-Metallica's Lars Ulrich


Ultimate Play Along; Marco Minneman-Drum Trax Ultimate Play Along; Marco Minneman-Drum Trax
(By Rick Gratton and Marco Minneman). Includes play along CD, transcriptions of all drum parts, exercises, bonus track, in depth analysis, and more. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Warner Bros.

Price: $19.99


Gaetano Nicolosi-Play Along with IronHorse (Book 1)
This book is a collection of 6 songs you can play along with IronHorse: American Thunder, Hearts of Steel, The Best Move, Desert Rain, Half Past Goodbye, and Under the Gun. It contains the ogiginal drum transcriptions, plus three more versions of charts to facilitate the learning process very gradually, starting from easy-to-read drum chart, to the original drum chart. The CD that comes with the bookincludes both audio tracks with drums and without drums. Dom Famularo writes that:" The songs are fun and the charts are easy to follow". 2005. 64 pages + CD.

Price: $19.95

Gaetano Nicolosi-Play Along with IronHorse (Book 1)


Nirvana Drum Collection Nirvana Drum Collection
Drum transcriptions of 17 songs from 4 different albums. LIST PRICE: $17.95. OUR PRICE: $13.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $13.99


Mike Portnoy-Anthology-Volume One
Featured here are note for note transcriptions of nine drum performances hand picked by Mike for this book, including music by Dream Theater. Tunes included are Metropolis Part 1, 6:00, Hell's Kitchen, When the Water Breaks, All of the Above, etc... Also included are performance notes by Mike, photos, and diagrams of drum kits used by Mike on each recording. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Hudson Music/Hal Leonard. 2005. 116 pages.

Price: $19.99

Mike Portnoy-Anthology-Volume One


John Ramsay-Art Blakey's Jazz Messages John Ramsay-Art Blakey's Jazz Messages
Through in-depth analysis, detailed transcriptions and album references, Ramasy gives us an insider's view of Art Blakely's unique drumming style.This book includes examples of Art's philosophies and wisdom as told by some of the great alumni of the Jazz Messengers. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $21.50. Warner Bros.Pub.

Price: $21.50


Best of the Red Hot Chille Peppers for Drums
Transcriptions of 20 drum parts from six different albums. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $16.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $16.99

Best of the Red Hot Chille Peppers for Drums


Red Hot Chili Peppers-Stadium Arcadium Red Hot Chili Peppers-Stadium Arcadium
All the drum parts to 28 tunes from the Jupiter and Mars CDs are here. Learn how Chad really does it. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $15.99. Hal Leonard Publishers. 2006.

Price: $15.99


Chad Smith-Red Hot Rhythm Method (Book & CD)
Drum transcriptions from the video of the same title. Includes play along CD. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Warner Bros.

Price: $19.99

Chad Smith-Red Hot Rhythm Method (Book & CD)


Drum Techniques of Rush Drum Techniques of Rush
Transcriptions of 15 RUSH tunes. LIST PRICE: $12.95. OUR PRICE: $10.99. Warner Bros. Publications.

Price: $10.99


More Drum Techniques of Rush
Rush drum transcriptions. LIST PRICE: $14.95. OUR PRICE: $11.95. Warner Bros.

Price: $11.95

More Drum Techniques of Rush


Best of Steely Dan Best of Steely Dan
Drum transcriptions for 10 pieces, including Aja. LIST PRICE: $18.95. OUR PRICE: $16.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $16.99


System of a Down-Toxicity
Transcriptions of 14 drum parts of the songs from their CD.LIST PRICE: $17.95. OUR PRICE: $11.99. Hal Leonard.

Price: $11.99

System of a Down-Toxicity


George Tanchev-Jam Session in Bulgarian Beats for Drumset George Tanchev-Jam Session in Bulgarian Beats for Drumset
This book and play along CD set will help you to play and improvise in odd time signatures as if you were a native Bulgarian.The four examples are written in odd time signatures: 7/8, 5/8, 11/8, and 9/8. The drumset parts are meant to be only a guideline for the drummer. The main challenge will be to create your own 32 bar improvisation. Although written with the drummer in mind, the author encourages practicing and performing with other percussion instruments. Tanchev Publishing.

Price: $20.00


Dave Weckl-Contemporary Drummer + One
This book/CD set contains a 78 minute play along CD and nine studio charts. Also included are tips and explainations about how to play the charts. Warner Bros.

Price: $36.95

Dave Weckl-Contemporary Drummer + One


Dave Weckl-Exercises for Natural Playing(Book & CD) Dave Weckl-Exercises for Natural Playing(Book & CD)
This book and CD set includes a play along CD with instruction, exercises for technique, Moeller technique explained, finger control, bass drum technique, fills, and much more. LIST PRICE: $14.99. OUR PRICE: $11.99.Carl Fischer.

Price: $11.99


Dave Weckl-In Session with the Dave Weckl Band
Includes Dave's solo CD Rhythm of the Soul, mixed without the drums so you can play along, charts, explainations for Dave's concepts, and much more. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Carl Fischer.

Price: $19.99

Dave Weckl-In Session with the Dave Weckl Band


Songs That Made Led Zeppelin Famous:Play Along Minus Drums Songs That Made Led Zeppelin Famous:Play Along Minus Drums
This is a CD with a sound alike band minus the drums. NO charts are included. Tunes include How Many More Times, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog, Rock "N" Roll, When The Levee Breaks, The Ocean, Kashmir, and the Wonton Song. LIST PRICE: $14.95. OUR PRICE: $11.99. Alfred.

Price: $11.99

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