The Language of Drumming provides a fascinating look into Benny Greb´s
unique approach to making music on the drums?a complete and practical
approach that is based on a concept familiar to everyone: learning a
language. This system begins with basic rhythmic ?letters? and ?words,?
and progresses to include a wide variety of topics, including grooving,
interdependence, improvisation, rudimental vocabulary, time awareness,
and a Western form of the Indian phrasing system, all explained in a
comprehensive, easily understandable system that is suitable for
beginning to advanced level drummers.
From the overture and opening credits to the movie-within-a-movie menu,
viewers of The Language Of Drumming will immediately sense that even
though they?re watching a drumming DVD they may well be seeing the
beginning of a new era in music education.
Beyond its amazingly clever concepts, beautiful sets and Academy-award
worthy production values, this groundbreaking two-disc set also presents
extraordinary European drummer Benny Greb and his advanced approach to
making music that raises the art of drumming to an entirely new level.
As Greb explains in his initial on-camera comments, learning to play the
drums is like learning to speak a language. Greb makes the point that
knowing a few basic drum beats and fills is like knowing only a few
standard phrases in a language; they won?t allow you to communicate
clearly or have a full, interactive conversation in practical
situations.
Greb?s carefully thought-through solution? and a quantum leap in drum
education? is to learn the ?language of drumming? by starting with its
smallest components: the individual ?letters? of the rhythmic alphabet.
Greb then introduces his revolutionary 24-character system and shows how
to use the basic binary and ternary rhythms to develop timing,
technique, dynamic control and speed? even the traditional drum
rudiments.
Covering hands and feet, with and without a practice pad, he quickly
progresses from simple alphabetical exercises to more intricate examples
of ?words? (rhythmic phrases) and ?syntax? (sentences and vocabulary)
on the full drumset.
The second disc goes on to include a vast amount of additional
information, from practical discussions about the importance of
listening, building fills and solos using standard improvisational
forms, and developing better time and expanding rhythmic ?comfort zones?
through creative use of a metronome to somewhat more esoteric examples
of finding new and alternative sounds on the drumset.
Throughout the entire presentation, Greb flawlessly performs exercises
and patterns that illustrate his theories while referring to the
comprehensive archive of printable PDF charts and exercises that are
included on the discs.
The double-DVD also features several drum solos as well as Greb?s
performances with master percussionist Pete Lockett and the Benny Greb
Brass Band.
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