Groove Systems
Groove Systems utilizes patterns directly transcribed from 10 unique styles of music as a vehicle for both coordination development and an increase in stylistic vocabulary. The Groove System encompasses thousands of functional and musical coordination exercises. Each chapter contains a brief history of the style of music, as well as a list of the key drummers, artists, and grooves that exemplify that style. The Groove System follows and contains vocabulary for each isolated “instrument” of the drum set.
What People Are Saying About the Method:
“Tim Carman is one of today's leading drummers and educators. Groove Systems is a publication that challenges a drummer's capacity to develop control, independence, touch... while at the same time various music styles and genres. The concepts within this book are an evolution of all the great literature that has been written and explored in the past. Groove systems will be one of my go-to resources to work out of and teach out of moving forward”
- Neal Smith (Drummer and professor at Berklee College of Music, The New School, and Longy School of Music)
“Tim Carman has put together a comprehensive book detailing systems that all Drummers should find to be not only engaging for the coordination, but very musical as well! Highly recommend!”
- Bruce Becker (Drummer and educator seen on Drumeo. Students include David Garibaldi, Daniel Glass, and Tris Imboden)
“An excellent book covering so many different styles and aspects of how to be a functioning professional player. The A,B,C, & D systems approach is an excellent layout of the development steps…AND following up with the support lists of musical listening examples... Spot on!”
- Skip Hadden (Drummer, author, and professor at Berklee College of Music)
“Groove Systems, Functional Four-Way Coordination Exercises, is an exceptional combination of essential grooves, groove history (artists and musical references), and helpful and important practice tips, all extremely well organized in an easy to understand, fun, systematic approach. With Groove Systems, you will also find extremely valuable independence exercises to help foster your own creativity and vocabulary. I highly recommend ‘Groove Systems’ by Tim Carman!”
- Steve Langone (Drummer, author, and instructor at Berklee College of Music, University of Rhode Island, and Wellesley College)