Solo #6 from Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham

Here is solo #6 from the classic drumming book Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham. This is one of my favorite books of all time and I use it regularly with students. Solo #6 is made up of several of the transcriptions and exercises from the book. In this video I start with a performance of solo #6 and then I talk about the techniques used to play the piece. I also demonstrate how to work on some coordination issues using exercises from my book Advanced Coordination for Drum Set and Hand Percussion. You can get this book from me at rickdior@. The equipment I am using for this video consists of: Doc Sweeney Stave Drums in African Olive wood 20“x 16“ Bass Drum Toms: 8“x 8“, 10“x 8“, 14“x 14 floor tom 14“x 5.5“ Ludwig 1961 COB supraphonic snare drum Cymbals are: Sabian Jack DeJohnette 20“ Ride Wuhan 20“ Lion Cymbal Paiste Traditional 16“ and 17“ thin crashes Sabian HH 13“ Regular Hi-Hats Sabian 12“ AA Mini Hats Heads on toms are Remo Pinstripes on toms Bass drum is an Aquarian Power stroke 1 head.