Moves & Grooves, by Elliot Fine

I consider Elliot Fine on of my mentors. I was fortunate enough to meet him and hang out with him several times. Along with Marv Dahlgren he wrote “4-Way Coordination,” which was my coordination bible for a long time. I’m actually on my third copy. More on that in another post.

Moves & Grooves is a more recent book which is more style-oriented. Some great ideas with all kinds of variations and they ARE funky! As a drummer who spent most of his career as a percussionist in the Minneapolis Symphony you might think he didn’t know much about popular music, including funk, but believe me he did!

Check the video to see how this sounds. And check out the variations above. Ideas, ideas, ideas!

My Favorite Books - Mastering the Tables of Time

This book, by my good friend David Stanoch, has an incredible wealth of information. A student of the great Elliot Fine, (of “4-Way Coordination” fame) David has really taken it to another level on a lot of interesting and fun topics. This is just scratching the surface. Go out and pick it up.