SYNCOPATION COMPANION
BY BRYAN BOWMAN

FORMAT: SPIRAL-BOUND.
PAGE: 172.
SHER MUSIC CO.


DESCRIPTION:
-BRYAN BOWMAN`S BOOK IS A BEAUTIFULLY USEFUL TOOL. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO UTILIZING IT WITH MY STUDENTS AS WELL AS ON MY OWN PRACTICE PAD.”
— PETER ERSKINE

-SYNCOPATION COMPANION IS A UNIQUE INVESTIGATION OF TED REED`S SYNCOPATION. IT SEEKS TO RECAST AND REINTERPRET FAMILIAR 8TH NOTE RHYTHMIC FIGURES (USING HALF-TIME 4/4, 8TH NOTE TRIPLET, 6/4, AND 12/8 INTERPRETATIONS) TO EXPAND THE POSSIBILITIES HIDDEN WITHIN THIS LEGENDARY SIGHT-READING TEXTBOOK.

-THIS IS AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO RUDIMENTAL DRUMMING, WHICH INVOLVES LEARNING SPECIFIC STICKING FORMULAS AND RHYTHMIC TREATMENTS OF A FOUR-BAR PHRASE, AND THEN ACTIVATING THEM BY SIGHT-READING THROUGH NUMEROUS RHYTHMIC ETUDES IN SYNCOPATION.
WE EXPLORE MANY WAYS SYNCOPATION CAN BE APPLIED TO THE DRUM SET WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF JAZZ, AFRO CUBAN, AND BRAZILIAN STYLES.

-WE DO AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF JAZZ COMPING POSSIBILITIES INSPIRED BY FAMOUS DRUMMERS SUCH AS TONY WILLIAMS, JACK DEJOHNETTE, ROY HAYNES, AND MANY OTHERS.

-THIS BOOK IS A LAUNCHING PAD FOR FUN AND CREATIVE EXPLORATION FOR INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED STUDENTS WHO ARE READY TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES OF SYNCOPATED RHYTHMIC FIGURES.
SYNCOPATION COMPANION IS A MUST-HAVE BOOK FOR THOSE WHO SEEK TO IMPROVE THEIR RUDIMENTAL TECHNIQUE, SIGHT-READING, AND FOUR-WAY COORDINATION ON THE DRUMSET.