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Jim Donovan's Rhythmic Ear Training CD : Jam-Along Audio Learning Tool

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Jim Donovan's Rhythmic Ear Training CD

Jam-Along Audio Learning Tool

17 Tracks of Call-and-Response Exercises. Instructions Included.

In just a few minutes a day you can easily improve

your drumming using this simple yet powerful tool.

Jim Donovan's Rhythmic Ear Training CD is an interactive play-along audio learning tool that is designed to give you hours of drumming enjoyment while developing a solid sense of rhythm by helping you to improve your listening and musical reaction skills.

These skills are some of the most important building blocks in learning to drum with others and also to creating your own exciting rhythms.

The CD contains seventeen tracks of call and response exercises ranging from beginner rhythms to more challenging ones. Included are easy to understand directions on over eighteen different ways you can utilize this tool.

This unique audio learning tool is the perfect companion for any hand-drummer, drum set player, music teacher or classroom setting.

Use it on your i-pod, computer or any stereo system.

Track Listing:

1. Easy Rhythms 1

2. Easy Rhythms 2

3. Easy Rhythms 3 Drum and Claps

4. Easy Rhythms 4 Drum Clap Voice

5. Easy Rhythms 2 Different Drum Tones

6. Duple Rhythms At 120 BPM 4 Beat 1

7. Duple Rhythms At 120 BPM 4 Beat 2

8. Triplet Rhythms At 120 BPM 4 Beat 1

9. Triplet Rhythms At 120 BPM 4 Beat 2

10. Duple Rhythms At 145 BPM 4 Beat 1

11. Duple Rhythms At 145 BPM 4 Beat 2

12. Triplet Rhythms At 145 BPM 4 Beat 1

13. Triplet Rhythms At 145 BPM 4 Beat 2

14. Triplet Rhythms 130 BPM 8 Beat 1

15. Challenging Duple At 130 BPM 8 Beat 1

16. Challenging Duple At 155 BPM 8 Beat 2

17. Challenging Triplets At 155 BPM 8 Beat

About Jim Donovan

From 1990-2005 Jim Donovan was a founding member and driving force of the multi-platinum band Rusted Root. Jim made countless trips around North America and abroad with the popular jam-band, sharing the stage with rock & roll legends such as Santana, Page and Plant, Sting, Dave Matthews Band, The Allman Brothers, Sheryl Crowe, The Grateful Dead, and many others.

Recently named "2008 Drum Circle Facilitator of the Year" by the readers of Drum! Magazine.

Donovan studied and played African rhythms with various master drummers such as Congolese master drummer Elie Kihonia, Mamady Keita and Mbemba Bangoura. He also studied African Music with noted scholar Kwabena Nketia from Ghana.

He has researched traditional African music for over 20 years via field recordings, and has continuously integrated his findings into all his music both as a solo recording artist and with Rusted Root.

In addition to his educational products, he has released nine solo recordings ranging in style from relaxation and meditation music to world-infused electronica.

Fulfilling his desire to share the power of rhythm first hand, Donovan built a series of educational drumming workshop programs that he teaches across the US and Europe at universities, festivals, schools, corporations, and specialty venues. He is a full time instructor of music at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA, the current director of the Saint Francis University World Drumming Ensemble. and the director of The annual Rhythm Renewal Drumming Retreat.

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