Solo Secrets

Based on the drum set artistry of Roy Burns, this fantastic book will improve the drummer's left hand technique, bass drum control, hand-to-hand coordination, overall speed, and rhythmic creativity in any playing style or idiom. Solo and fill-in playing skills are enhanced through use of the entire drum set. Edited by percussionist and well-known educational composer Murray Houllif, this 35-page book includes a DVD featuring Roy Burns' amazing final clinic in 1989. What The Pros Are Saying About Solo Secrets With all of the drum books available today, one could ask, what possibly could there be written that hasn't already been written about? Roy has really added somethingspecial to the whole world of percussion library that, to my knowledge, hasn't existed until now. Roy's book is the first book that I have found that almost scientifically addresses the development of the left (weaker) hand. By challenging the left to play 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 or more consecutive strokes to every one right stroke, the left hand is challenged in a way that I have never seen or felt before. These exercises are very musical, especially when you add the left hand/bass drum exercises. After a few days or weeks of using the book I can feel a definite difference in the power and dexterity of my left hand! So in short, thank you Roy and Murray for this amazing contribution to the drumming community. I'm gonna soak my arm in ice now! - John Ramsay, Percussion Chair at Berklee School of Music, Boston, MA I've been reading and practicing out of Roy's new book and it's a KILLER. Played slow to medium, the exercises are great warm ups and fantastic chop builders. Played fast, they're dazzling. Roy has answered many questions I've had over the years like "How'd he do that?" and breaks it down into good solid musical information that is so useful. It's not just razzle-dazzle. It actually make sense. And don't even get me started on the DVD. Wow. Thanks Roy and thank you Murray. Wonderful! - Butch Miles, Former Count Basie Drummer, Lecturer/Instructor Drum Set