This book can be utilized for all instruments. 16th note possibilities takes you on a rhythmical journey. There are 16 phases which incorporate 6 hands exercises, 14 groove and independence exercises, along with 5 solos and some philosophy on drums and life. Once you have run through Phase 1, you may than move on to Phase 2. Explore the exercises as you will then go through Phase 3 with the different melodies, rhythms and accents. After achieving this, and going through all 16 Phases, you will then have the coordination, musicianship and speed to play anything you think, feel and desire!
Author Biography:
Joe DeRose has been playing and educating for over 25 years. Joe is a Berklee College of Music graduate, Magna Cum Laude. He has studied the drums with such greats as Louie Bellson, Joe Porcaro, Freddie Grubber, Lewis Nash, Kenwood Dennard, Mike Mangini, Karl Carter and many others. He has traveled all over the world with many great artists such as: Boston Blue's Diva, Toni Lynn Washington, Bay Area Hip- Hop artist, Kofy Brown and jazz vocalist, Yoshiko Oda accompanied by the Hristo Vitchev Trio, amongst many more. Throughout the years Joe DeRose has appeared in some of the most prestigious jazz stages all around the world, including: Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey, CA), Yoshi's Jazz Club (Oakland, CA), Kuumbwa Jazz Center (Santa Cruz, CA), San Jose Jazz Summer Fest (San Jose, CA), Leopold Museum (Vienna, Austria), Okazaki Jazz Festival (Okazaki, Japan), Far Out Jazz Club (Yokohama, Japan), Herbst Theater (San Francisco, CA), Montgomery Theater (San Jose, CA), Moods Jazz Club (Zurich, Switzerland), Flavors of Jazz Concert Series (San Jose, CA), Flint Center (Cupertino, CA) and many more.
