The ‘Infinite Coordination’ Training Program

Vol. 1 “Complete Coordination Training”

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(121 pgs.) This book turns you into a coordinated drumming machine! Made for all levels of drummers, this training program uses coordination ’rudiments’ for your four limbs to build your coordination quickly. This book was written to help drummers master the physical ‘sport’ side of their drumming, easily and systematically.

Coordination Notation

This book uses a notation that represents the action of your limbs rather than a type of note. It is a visual representation of your body, where each box tells you which limbs hit in that moment (above left). Any drumming can be represented with these 16 characters (above at right).
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Strategic Skill-building

This book uses a strategic path to mastering coordination, and is organized by chapters of 1-limb, 2-limb, 3-limb, and 4-limb exercises. Most of the patterns in the book display both coordination boxes and conventional notes, so you can read both or whichever you prefer. These examples below show coordination notation in both ‘layered’ form (with the dots in the boxes) and ‘linear’ form (with arrows in the boxes). The patterns cover every possible variation, so you can count on developing enough coordination to handle anything!

4-Limb Layered Rhythms

4-Limb Linear Patterns

The Permutation Window

This device is included with each book to MULTIPLY the number of exercises. It is essentially a transparent sheet with accurately spaced guide lines that helps you use all the permutated patterns in an exercise (see below).

A ‘permutation’ is a shift in the starting point of a repeating pattern. Permutations do not change the nature of the pattern itself, but will redefine its beginning point and therefore change its sound. Each permutation of a repeating pattern will consist of the same exact order of movements, but will feel very different. In many sections of the book, the patterns are each written twice in a measure to facilitate the use of the permutation window.

4 Limb Layered Rhythms- Permutations

Example of a permutation:

Pattern #1 begins on the FIRST COUNT, and the permutation window would be placed so the dashed lines frame the first half of the measure. Repeat the contents within the dashed lines as many times as desired.

Then move the window so it frames everything from the SECOND COUNT FORWARD (pattern #2 above), and repeat the contents as many times as desired. Continue moving the window one count at a time and repeating the contents within the dashed lines… the next pattern would start on the THIRD COUNT (pattern #3 above), and so on. Continue this until you have played all permutations in the measure.

Vol. 2 “Layering Rhythms”

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(107 pgs.) Combine as many layers of rhythm as you wish!   This system includes a magnetic ‘layering window’ with over 200 transparent cards.   This book lives up to its name, as the ultimate system for quickly creating and learning ANY COMBINATION of up to four rhythms at a time!   Results are displayed in standard notation and ‘coordination notation’, to help you quickly learn the movements for each new combination.   Use this technology to explore combinations quickly!

The Layering System

The layering system consists of 3 main parts:

Grooves and rhythms

Magnetic window

Transparent groove cards

Rhythms And Grooves In The Book

The grooves were chosen for maximum variety and benefit, to be used in layering purposes. There are grooves in the styles of rock, latin, funk and blues, some polyrhythmic patterns, linear patterns, and layered patterns. All possible ‘one-beat length’ and ‘two-beat length’ rhythms are included in the book, for both the 12/8 time and the 4/4 time sections. This allows you to easily build any combination imaginable.

Rhythm pages

Grooves

Below are a couple transparent card versions of ‘Groove 20′ (the same one shown above). There are several versions of each groove in the transparent cards, based on the way your limbs are assigned to rhythms in the pattern.

Transparent cards

Finished Product

The Magnetic Window

This system allows you to easily change rhythmic combinations. The front pane and back pane connect magnetically through a page, to hold a card with a groove in place over a page of rhythms. It is designed so each groove may easily be combined with HUNDREDS of different rhythms, simply by moving the magnetic window around on the pages.

Transparent Cards

The cards are printed on transparency film and are durable, and can quickly be switched in and out of the magnetic ‘layering window’. Each copy of the book includes a pack of over 200 transparent groove and rhythm cards.

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