Stanton Moore: Take It To The Street!

...with Stanton Moore

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Stanton Moore: Take It To The Street! - A Traditional Approach to New Orleans Drumming

In A Traditional Approach to New Orleans Drumming, Stanton Moore, Crescent City native and one of the scene's hottest drummers, takes you through a rhythm rich tour of New Orleans drumming. In the first of his two DVDs, Stanton demonstrates the elements of traditional New Orleans drumming and provides many performance examples that include members of the Dirty Dozen Band, George Porter and Ivan Neville. Stanton also includes a special bonus section with legendary New Orleans drummer Johnny Vidacovich, providing a deeper look into the feel and colorful elements of this style. This DVD includes: an overview of the history of and influence of Second Line drumming; practical ideas that bring originality to grooves; split screens and overhead shots for a clear view; performances that show Stanton's special grooves in a musical context and Stanton's gear. This insightful DVD will improve any drummer's approach to the New Orleans style of drumming.

(about 60 minutes)

Stanton Moore: Take It To The Street! - A Modern Approach to New Orleans Drumming

In A Modern Approach to New Orleans Drumming, Stanton Moore, hailed by Gregg Bissonette as one of my favorite drummer on the planet, will establish the foundation of grooves for the 21st Century. In this second of his two DVDs, Stanton demonstrates how to blend contemporary ideas such as simple sticking, linear drumming and the combination of other styles with the traditional Second Line to create a new approach to New Orleans drumming. He shares his ideas on how to bring character to a groove by paying attention to details and adding inflection while staying true to the underlying rhythmic structure. Also included is Stanton's personal approach to incorporating Mambo, Guaguanco, Shuffle, Boogaloo Bossa-nova and Samba with Second Line drumming to add a modern and progressive flair to his playing. This one of a kind DVD also features: Stanton's insight into becoming a more musical drummer; how Second Line drumming and clave connect to all contemporary styles; deep mining of Mardi Gras-Indian-influenced patterns on the drum set; special how to sections on blending of styles to create a unique sound; practical ideas that bring originality to your grooves and split screens and overhead shots for a clear view. Of this DVD, Steve Smith says, Stanton throws down some wickedly funky modern grooves that put me in the shed

(about 60 minutes)

This video was added to our catalog on September 15, 2006 in Musical Instruction::Drum.

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