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Afro Cuban Rhythms For Drumset Book And CDCompanion CD The companion audio CD is invaluable to anyone interested in adapting these rhythms to the drum setAn introduction to Afro-Cuban rhythms by Frank Malabe and Bob Weiner, including the history, traditional instruments and basic styles of Afro-Cuban musicThe book explores the complexities of these various styles in a simple, understandable wayAn introduction to Afro-Cuban rhythms by Frank Malabe and Bob Weiner, including the history, traditional instruments and basic styles of Afro-Cuban musicThe book explores the complexities of these various styles in a simple, understandable way
This is a fantastic book, but I don't think it's necessarily a good starting place for Afro-Cuban rhythms. Work through the Malabe book and at least get started in the Uribe book first.
My teacher, back in the day, got me into this book right before my parents cut of my lessons due to financial issues. I wish I had a few more lessons with him on the book. Maybe I should just dust it off and do it myself now.
Two great Afro-cuban books are Afro-Cuban Rhythms for Drumset by Frank Malabe and Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset by Maria Martinez.
Malabe's book is a great place to start as it has lots of explanation and history of what you're doing.
Martinez's book has a lot of ways to expand on the stuff you'll learn in Malabe's book. It has much less commentary but many more exercises and ways to pratice the material.
Any reason why your teacher is telling you that you have no chance??
For my audition I just played a few drum set grooves (swing, bossa nova, samba, 3/4 swing, and a ballad), sight read a snare drum solo, and sight read a marimba piece. I had already spent a semester in the percussion ensemble (because I originally wanted to be an English major, but after meeting the faculty of both departments I settled on music) so my teacher already knew me and had a good idea of my skill level.
My first semester was mainly rudiments and solos from Cirone's portraits in rhythm. Pretty much snare drum only focusing on building my technique. My next semester I got started on Frank Malabe's Afro-Cuban book and John Riley's Art of Bop Drumming. Beyond that I worked through Riley's Beyond Bop Drumming, Ed Uribe's book on Afro-Cuban drumming, and his book on Brazilian drumming. After that I spent a lot of time working on solo transcriptions, playing pieces that my instructor and I picked out for drums and vibes, jamming with my instructor on vibes or on drum set, and working on pieces that I was writing. By the end at lot of what I was doing was driven by my interests and what I wanted to work on to improve.
As far as the music department as a whole I took your standard history, theory, aural skills, and piano classes, along with tons and tons of ensembles.
Do you read sheet music? If so, check out this book - http://www.amazon.com/Afro-Cuban-Rhythms-Drumset-Book-CD/dp/0897245741
I worked through it several times and it gave me a great feel for that kind of stuff.
I see what you mean.
If you find a particular style you are enjoying and want to dive deep in, looking for books on that particular style could be helpful. You'll also find a lot of "[X] world music applied to drum set" books (see below) that you might be able to mine for ideas.
Also, think about taking some percussion lessons! If you post the general area you live in, we could probably point you towards some good teachers to approach for further study.
World Styles on Drumset
Afro-Cuban
Brazilian
West-Africa
Check out this book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0897245741/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?qid=1372842123&sr=1-7&pi=SL75
I haven't got my copy with me, but the source of the half-time shuffle for Fool in the Rain is in it.