Paradiddles Redefined for Drum Set
Mel Bay 2009 *New Release: Modern Drummer April 2010
The ultimate idea generator! Nucleo Vega shows step-by-step how to transform Paradiddles into NeoParadiddles. Through NeoParadiddles, you can take any simple idea and within seconds create countless variations, exploring it to the fullest. This book will help expand your vocabulary, create better fills and solos, improve ambidexterity, practice more efficiently, and play more musically. This book is easy to memorize, and you can start applying these concepts to any playing situation. Paradiddles Redefined for Drum Set will change the way you hear drums!!!
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Understanding Groove for Drum Set Book+CD+DVD
Mel Bay 2006
Understanding Groove is a thorough and innovative analysis of groove created by master drummer and highly acclaimed teacher, Nucleo Vega. This book will show you how to achieve a deeper feel and more consistent groove by bridging the gap between your physical and auditory awareness. Topics covered: whipping, Moeller technique, syllables, verbal loops, shapes of groove, nuances, speed perception, technical aspects, beat placement, poly-tempos, consistency, two-level concept, balance and many more! DVD duration 61min.
USD: $22.45 Click Here to Purchase
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"What's the difference between jazz quarter notes, rock quarter notes, samba quarter notes, country quarter notes, hip-hop quarter notes, and gospel quarter notes?
An inability to know and/or play the difference makes it close to impossible to control one's groove. After years of hit-or-miss gigs and rehearsals, I finally got fed up and decided that I need a better way to approach groove."
-Nucleo Vega Understanding Groove for Drum Set
NeoParadiddles: The Ultimate Idea Generator
ABAA,BABB A=Idea 1 B=Idea 2
"Over the past few years, I have dived deeply into transcribing and have discovered that great players not only keep solid grooves, but they are quick to think; they have the ability to take simple ideas and add countless variations and nuances to maintain the interest of the listener. This kind of genius may feel unattainable to us, especially when we find ourselves going back to habitual playing or over-compensating for lack of new ideas by playing too many memorized licks. The ability to see simplicity in complexity is the key to improving musicality. This book is an easy to memorize idea generator. You can take a simple idea and within seconds create countless variations, exploring it to the fullest!!!"
-Nucleo Vega Paradiddles Redefined for Drum Set
