Jeff Bowders Double Bass Drumming Workshop DVD Sheet music

On this DVD, Jeff Bowders (the phenomenal drumming presence behind recent Paul Gilbert releases) exposes us to his balaned approach to double bass work, which eschews the old RLRL sawhorse for a method that utilizes both feet equally. It's demanding at first, at least until your non-dominant foot wakes up, but once it does, the applications of this method are pretty amazing. Besides offering plenty of exercises to help equally strenghten both feet, Bowders also demonstrates this method in several musical interludes, all of which I, for one, would like to hear on a CD. There's plenty of helpful material on this DVD, and some if requires patience, but if you stick with it, your feet (and by extension, your double-bass playing) will thank you.

The video was ok for what it's worth. It was geared for the beginner metal crowd. There were no sections on foot technique or how to use double bass tastefuly with single bass playing. The filming was not that great either. Being a doulble bass drumming video you would think that there would be a whole lot more of his feet playing than overhead shots and above the waist. Save your money and get Dom Famularo's Pedal Control and use it in conjunction with a teacher.

On initial introduction this double bass drumming video promises to be very usefull, apparently providing a good range of drum patterns to train the drummer.Full benefit will no doubt come from following the guidance given and practicing regularly - time will tell!Some more specific training on seating position, balance on the drum throne and efficient positioning of the kit would have been an advantage, both for the beginner drummer and those with more experience but who perhaps have not necessarily developed the optimum seating/balance techniques and set up configurations.

Prefazione:Innanzitutto, se non conoscete Jeff Bowders, cercate prima i suoi video sul web o ascoltate quando suona con Paul GIlberto nel suo album da solista "The Pilgrimage Of Thingamuhjig", poi tornate qui...Recensione:Se state cercando un ottimo metodo per imparare ad usare la doppia cassa, probabilmente questo è il video didattico che può fare la differenza...Gli esercizi sono efficaci ed il metodo è estremamente semplice da seguire...Troppi metodi fanno perdere tempo con esercizi cervellotici pensati dopo mesi di lugubrazioni rinchiusi in qualche studio...Qui troviamo esercizi preparatori (che gli americani definiscono "warm up"),tutta una serie di esercizi per sviluppare i concetti appresi nel "warm up",metodi per endurance e stamina,fill con doppia cassa per ampliare il proprio vocabolario musicale,qualche esibizione e drum solo.Ho scelto questo tra mille metodi perché ritengo Jeff un insegnante concreto ed efficace.