The Beat, The Body, & The Brain II

Most drummers think their way through 5, 6, and 7. This book teaches you to feel them.  

The Beat, The Body, & The Brain II takes an exploratory approach to developing fluency in 5, 6, and 7 — breaking each time signature down into rhythms and exercises your body can internalize, not just your brain can understand.

Most drummers who struggle with odd meters are thinking too hard. The problem isn't comprehension — it's that the time signatures haven't settled into the body yet. This book addresses that directly: 70 pages of carefully sequenced rhythms, 4-way coordination exercises, and musical examples designed to move 5, 6, and 7 from something you count to something you feel.

For intermediate drummers looking to open up their rhythmic vocabulary, this is the book that makes the unfamiliar feel inevitable. 

Browse sample pages and watch Skip demonstrate the core concept in the photos and media section.

Who This Is For

• Intermediate drummers who can navigate odd meters but can't yet play musically within them.
• Players whose 4-way coordination breaks down when the time signature changes.
• Anyone ready to stop counting their way through 5, 6, and 7 and start feeling them.

70 pages · Written in English · Self-published, 2005 · Available in print, PDF, or both · PDF delivered instantly by email · Physical books ship worldwide from Gloucester, MA

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