Song List:
About the Author
Introduction
Practice Tips
CHAPTER ONE: NOTATION REVIEW
CHAPTER TWO: BUILDING BLOCKS
Pulse, Subdivisions, and Note Groupings
Rhythmic Cells
Orchestration
CHAPTER THREE: 3/4 AND 6/8 REVIEW
Rock and Funk Grooves in 3/4
Jazz in 3/4
Basic 6/8 Grooves
CHAPTER FOUR: TIME PLAYING IN FIVE
Playing in 5/4
Rock and Funk Grooves in 5/4
Hi-Hat and Cymbal Variations
Jazz in 5/4
Playing in 5/8
Rock and Funk in 5/8
Playing in 5/16
Cymbal Variations
CHAPTER FIVE: TIME PLAYING IN SEVEN
Playing in 7/4
Rock and Funk in 7/4
Jazz in 7/4
Playing in 7/8
Rock and Funk in 7/8
Playing in 7/16
CHAPTER SIX: TIME PLAYING IN NINE, ELEVEN, AND OTHER ODD TIME SIGNATURES
Rock and Funk in 9/4
Jazz in 9/4
Playing in 9/8
Playing in 11/4
Jazz in 11/4
CHAPTER SEVEN: APPLYING ODD TIME SIGNATURES TO BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS
Samba
Samba in 3/4
Samba in 5/4
Samba in 5/8
Samba in 7/4
Samba in 7/8
Samba in 9/8
Samba in 11/8
Bossa Nova
Bossa Nova in 5/4
Bossa Nova in 9/4
CHAPTER EIGHT: APPLYING ODD TIME SIGNATURES TO AFRO-CUBAN RHYTHMS
Mambo
Mambo in 7/4
Songo in 7/4
Songo in 5/4
Songo in 9/4
CHAPTER NINE: PLAYING FILLS IN ODD TIME SIGNATURES
Fills in a Straight Time Quarter-Note Pulse
Fills in a Swing Quarter-Note Pulse
Fills in a Dotted Quarter-Note Pulse
Conclusion
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