Modern Drummer Issue 433

2015·14 MB·English

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PRACTICAL GERRY GIBBS
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CONTENTS
Volume 39 • Number 11
34 On the Cover
Dom Famularo
by Michael Dawson
“If a student isn’t getting a technique, it’s
never that student’s fault. It’s my fault.
What am I not doing right to deliver that
information in a way that students can
understand?” MD talks with the most-
traveled man in drumset education, and
finds that his can-do approach to drumming
greatness—for all—hasn’t let up one bit.
Cover and contents photos by Deneka Peniston
FeatUres
18 The 2016 Modern Drummer readers Poll.
Forget Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and all the rest—
this is where the real voting action is.
20 Catching Up With…Tony Bennett’s HarOLD 58 The Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s JeFF PLate and
JONes, Quiet Riot’s FraNKIe BaNaLI, and Calexico’s JOHN O.reILLY on the job of powering a classical-rock
JOHN CONVertINO spectacle. by Aaron Strickland
50 JasON rULLO of Symphony X comes through 66 Setting Sights: GerrY GIBBs invites MD to witness
adversity with his strength and style intact. his latest star-studded recording as it goes down in
by Ilya Stemkovsky the studio. by Jeff Potter

eDUCatION eQUIPmeNt DePartmeNts
72 Basics 26 Product Close-Up 8 an editor’s Overview
Practi-Patterns sonor Vintage Series Drumset Hey…Teach!
A Dozen of the Most Common Zildjian K Custom Dark by Adam Budofsky
Kick/Snare Figures 19" and 20" Crashes
by Rich Redmond Hendrix Archetype Series 11 readers’ Platform
Snare Drum
74 strictly technique Innovative Percussion 14 News
Quintuplets Artist Signature Sticks
Part 1: The Basics tru tuner Rapid Drumhead 22 It’s Questionable
by Bill Bachman Replacement System mind matters
How Do I Conduct an Audition?
76 In the Pocket 32 In the studio by Bernie Schallehn
Ghost Notes 101 Handheld Tambourines
6 Approaches to Give Your 92 showcase
Grooves Greater Dimension 70 Gearing Up Featuring Drum Market
by Jim Riley Gary Clark Jr.’s
Johnny radelat 96 Critique
78 teacher’s Forum
the reeducation of 88 New and Notable 98 Inside methods
Drumming education Dave DiCenso’s Rhythm and
Stop Teaching and Become a Mentor 90 Collector’s Corner Drumming Demystified
by Ben Sesar William F. Ludwig II’s musicians Institute E-Books
“DFS” Black Beauty Snare Bill Bachman’s DrumWorkout.com
80 rock ’n’ Jazz Clinic
raw speed Bass Drum Workout 102 Backbeats
Increase Your BPM With a Focused 2015 DCI World
12-Minute Routine Championship Results
by Mike Johnston 86 Concepts
104 Kit of the month
endorsements
84 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Sk8 Rock
Part 1: Let’s Get Real
triplet Fill Concepts
by Russ Miller
Part 1: Three Over Four
by John Xepoleas

AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW
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