"Songs on the Side helps me and my students
stay abreast of contemporary music as well
as learning about older styles. The charts are
clear and the backings are fun to use."
David Hicks (AUS) - Percussion faculty
@ Scotch College and author of Stick Figures
Sample pages (.pdf format)
Three Word Title - Jazz Comping Solo
Backing tracks (mp3 format)
are available to download here.
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securely online for $29.95 (+p/h)
"Dan's material is designed for the young drummer with a focused "performance practice" in mind
and offers a challenging blend of groove styles, ensemble playing and chart reading skills.
Check it out!"
David Stanoch (USA) - Drummer/educator
and author of Mastering the Tables of Time
Songs on the side
A collection of contemporary compositions - most of which have been selected for study in the 2011 ANZCA drumset syllabus - from intermediate to advanced level.
"Dan has created a very unique learning journey for the drummer who is up for a bit of a challenge. Incredible job Dan!"
Sean Mitchell (USA) - The Black Page Magazine
Certain artists came to mind during the compositional process and sometimes became a reference point when mixing the backing tracks. Next to the song titles below are links to those that have inspired this book.
Glow stick - The Presets | Pendulum
Threee word title - Paramore | Panic at the disco
Formerly known as - Portishead | Prince
Brothers in metal - Iron Maiden | Pantera | Metallica
You gotta get hot... - Warner Bros. | Ben Folds Five
Groove metal workout - Karnivool | Meshuggah
Jazz comping solo - John Riley
Beyond the starlight - 311 |Cold Chisel
Box Hill - Dave Weckl | Frank and John Corniola
Spiral out - Tool
Freedom calling - Charley Wilcoxon | Graham Morgan
Hey man, slow down - Chad Wackerman | Radiohead
The slightly black page - Frank Zappa
"Your book appears to be an excellent product and
should be checked out by as many as possible."
Barry Young (NZ) - reknown educator and
clinician from New Zealand - barryyoung.co.nz
