The Daily Drummer

The Daily Drummer—with free audio downloads and streaming—is an easy-to-use drum book with 28 daily practice plans to help drummers of all skill levels improve their groove and timekeeping skills in a musical way—from jazz, latin, and rock to hip-hop, country, and more!

Inside this book are over 1,000 coordination builders, grooves, and phrase etudes for the drum student to practice. Concepts such as cut time, 16th-note grooves, jazz brushes, swing grooves, and triplet phrasing are covered throughout the book to help develop musicianship and musicality.

The goal of this book is to provide you, the practicing drummer, with fun, interesting, and effective material to practice at home alone or with a professional instructor. After all, to become a better drummer, you must dedicate time each day to growth on your instrument, and The Daily Drummer is the perfect place to start!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• Groove Skills
• Phrase Building
• Timekeeping
• Coordination
• Patterns
• Applications
• And Much More!

The Daily Drummer: Daily Practice Plans for Drum Set includes a full month of daily guided lessons for a lifetime of drum studies!

CONCEPTS COVERED:

• 8th-Note Groove Skills
• 16th-Note Groove Skills
• Cut Time
• 3/4 Time
• Compound Meter
• Slow Swing Groove Skills
• Medium Swing Groove Skills
• Fast Swing Groove Skills
• Jazz Brushes
• Bossa Nova
• Latin Grooves
• Triplet Phrasing
• Hip-Hop and Boom Bap
• Rock Grooves and Fills
• And Much More!

FREE: Easy access to instant audio downloads from Troy Nelson Music’s website is included—free of charge!

BONUS: Includes customer support! Questions during practice? Just email us, and we'll happily help you!

ABOUT DAVID WHITMAN:David Whitman is an internationally renowned recording artist and one of Southern California’s preeminent percussionists. Praised for his versatility and musicianship, Whitman possesses a high level of skill across a broad range of percussion styles and ensemble situations.

Dr. Whitman holds a B.A. in Music from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a M.M. in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy from Kansas State University, and a D.M.A. in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has been a member of the music faculty at San Diego State University since 2011. Since then, he has also served as Adjunct Percussion Faculty at San Diego Christian College and spent six years teaching percussion and music production at Guajome Park Academy, including three years in an instructional leadership role as the Arts and Technology department head. He has presented and performed at regional, state, and national conventions and has been a guest clinician, instructor, and/or arranger for dozens of high school and college drumlines and ensembles.

ABOUT TROY NELSON MUSIC: Since 2016, Troy Nelson Music has offered customers the most comprehensive and easy-to-follow lesson books and songbooks for a variety of instruments—everything from guitar and mandolin to piano, saxophone, and clarinet. With 30+ years in the music publishing industry, veteran guitarist Troy Nelson has sold hundreds of thousands of books as both an author and publisher due to the quality and effectiveness of his books and the service his company provides.