For more than twenty years Garey Williams has steadily built a reputation as both a world-class drummer and gifted percussion educator. His latest educational method is called 'The Hi-Hat Foot: Contemporary Drumming Essentials, Volume 1'.
Garey has written 'The Hi-Hat Foot' to help you develop grooves and a solid foundation of four-way coordination in the rock, funk, and R&B styles.
According to Alfred Music Publishing, the wide variety of groove exercises help explain and develop coordination in 8th- and 16th-note grooves. Five of the most important left-foot hi-hat patterns are included, as well as timing exercises that involve playing on beats 1 and 3, 2 and 4, quarter notes, eighth notes, and "off" beats.
The book aims at the intermediate student, yet it's accessible to beginners as well.
Disc with mp3s and practice chart included The included mp3 disc contains demonstrations of many of the exercises, set-up to allow students to play-along. Discussions on the importance of listening to develop musical drumming vocabulary, pedal techniques, posture, how to position the drums and cymbals for the greatest ease in playing, and the importance of playing with music and other musicians are included for a well-rounded approach to playing drumset.
A practice chart and extensive guidelines on how to practice are also included.
About the author With a Master's degree in Percussion Performance and Jazz Studies from Central Washington University, drummer Garey Williams has become a fixture in the Northwest music scene. Garey has released a wealth of teaching materials, which has been published and reviewed in Rhythm Magazine, Modern Drummer, and Percussive Notes, among others.
In addition, he does various freelance recording and performing projects, and performs with his jazz fusion trio, Ecstasy in Numbers.
Garey is also a clinician for Vic Firth sticks and mallets, Sabian cymbals, DW Drums, Remo drumheads, and Latin Percussion products.
