If someone recommended it to you, I think it might’ve been me . That was months ago, though. That book rocks. I’ve had it for about a year now. I got a grip on the technique (heehee) shortly after getting it, but I recently got back into technique and just about mastered it. However, I still have to develop my double and triple stroke roll. That won’t take too long though–I have a great exercise I do to train it to sound much more clean and even. Jim McCarthy himself approves of it ^_^

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DG

Thanks for the compliments! Much appreciated.

It’s great to see that students of the art really get into the products they review and buy, and highlight both the pluses and minuses. It just makes us better observers, and hence better players! Not one person has all the answers – thank goodness for diversity!

Thanks for passing on your tips as well; very helpful. It’s good to have as many references as possible, so we can adapt them to our styles of play and goals that we have.

Please keep coming back! More interesting stuff (I hope!) coming soon.

I stumbled onto your site while casually “surfing”… well done.

I happened to have just purchase “The Drumming System” as well (so will comment on it then too); well done review, accurate with some good criticism (positive I thought too).

My only input would have been (and you do point out nothing is ever complete for all requirements) … nonetheless, I would have suggested Mike include in the intro of each a “how to count it” measure; regardless of intro, beginner or advanced even.

I learned the other day, in attempting to help out a fellow beginner, we all take things for “granted” and can miss some items, though basic, can make the difference in being really helpful, even to an advanced player (I loaned a book that did NOT breakout whole, half, qtr. etc. notes, in a chart-legend in the Front Matter of the book if you can believe it).

Anyway, counting hints, I always pay attention to–and should never be discounted. I happen to have a great internal clock, so actually have to force myself to “pay attention” more . Good tips, for example –in Joe Morellos video(s) he comments, at Triplet, after a certain tempo, isn’t a triplet any more, it can’t be… so I “stopped trying to count it -let ”; and went to 1 &… Furthermore, I picked up on C. Appice’s input — 1 hippopotamus, 2 hippopotamus … for counting 16th notes. Mike Michalkow I think does mention (he does lecture on this so not left out–but in a “section” of the program) anyway, if I remember correctly counting 1 triple & triplet or 1 a eh & ah, a eh & … which works at slower tempos only of course… then just keep track of the “feel” and the quarter note beat.

Since, it’s all rhythm and we all learn differently, that was the only thing other thing I think could easily have been included.

I’ve gotten more comfortable with Jared Falk and Railroad Media recently–it’s tough to buy online and across boarder too… but no problems yet, with two products purchased. I haven’t “test” their return policy, but would not expect a problem because of how it’s been.

Good luck with this excellent site and your very labor intensive content!!!

–ustaknow

Thanks very much for the recommendation! Duly noted. I will be making updates in the very near future on this page and others on this site, so stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting, and keep coming back! Of course, if you want to pass the word regarding this site, I won’t object!

Thanks!

Omar, The Paradiddler