jim riley survival guide

Check out my finger control groove, you need to work on seven stroke and five stroke rolls to make it happen. This demo is 98bpm, played to track 62 from the Jim Riley book called Survival guide for the modern drummer.Video demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXDpcNm4agM...

As a drum teacher I try to avoid telling students what to think, but help them develop the ability of 'how to think'.One exercise I use to get them to believe in themselves is to choose a track from the Jim Riley book called the survival guide for the modern drummer, develop a drum part and...

I encourage my students to write personal drum charts when using the Jim Riley book called The survival guide for the modern drummer, it builds their confidence and makes them more creative. Here is one of my road map charts for track 9 (Blues Rock) and video...

playing in 7/8 I find easier to feel 7/8 as 3.5/4, it opens up and breaths!, here is my demo using 7/8 track from the Jim Riley book.Note -on the third drum break I cross the bar line, because it feels so natural .http://fandalism.com/tonicannelli/enX9

Love track 66 from the Jim Riley book!, its 160 bpm and great to play.Ive gone for a Weather Report vibe. The book is a work of art!,highly recommend .http://fandalism.com/tonicannelli/enS8

Jim Rileys book called the survival guide for the modern drummer is a gem!, the play alongs are superb, all my students now use the book.Here is my version of a 5/8 track. http://fandalism.com/tonicannelli/ehk5

Thinking in twos and threes helps for odd time playing, here is a clip of me playing 7/8 (from Jim Riley book ) in a 4 and 3 feel.http://fandalism.com/tonicannelli/d1RP

Here is my interpretation of Songo, from the new Jim Riley book. http://fandalism.com/tonicannelli/d1mL

Check our the Jim Riley book called Survival Guide for the Modern Drummer: A Crash Course in All Musical Styles for Drumset, Book & 2 CDs , I recorded one of the play alongs the other day.. http://fandalism.com/tonicannelli/d07e