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Melodic Stick Control
A list of all the audio and video examples and supporting content webpages for my book Melodic Stick Control all in one place!
Book Support: Home Page
Videos
- Videos 1-3: The Overlay Concept; The Clear Melody Concept; Phrasing
- Videos 4-6: Sticking Concepts Overview Parts 1 & 2; Alternating Singles
- Videos 7-9: Diddles; Ta’diddles; Call and “Right”sponse
- Videos 10-12: Swiss’diddles; Sweeping Warm-up; Stick Shots
- Videos 13-14: Adaptive Overlays; Combined Exercises
Audio Examples
- Prep. Exercise 1: Straight 8th Notes (pages 20&21)
- Prep. Exercise 1: Swung 8th Notes (pages 20&21)
- Prep. Exercise 2: Triplets (pages 24&25)
- Prep. Exercise 3: 16th Notes (pages 28&29)
- Adaptive Overlays: Part 1 (pages 71-76)
- Adaptive Overlays: Part 2 (pages 77-81)
- Combined Exercises 1-4 (pages 84-87)
- Combined Exercises 5-7 (pages 89-90)
- Combined Exercises 8-10 (pages 91-93)

Lesson Materials
Here you will find an alphabetized index of the Chalkboards (lesson description pages) for many of the exercises I have written for my students throughout the years. To see an index of all the PDF’s from the Lesson Materials page, head to the PDF Index page.
Chalkboards (Lesson Description)
- Basic Reading Page
- Basic Rebound Control
- Big Band Play Along Charts
- Groove Vocabulary (About)
- Groove Camp
- Jazz Grooving/Comping
- Melodic Stick Control (For Soloing)
- Melody Rhythm Reading
- Rudiments: Basic Exercises
- Rudiments: How To Practice Them!
- Rudiments: Hybrid
- Rudiments: The 26 Standard
- Rudiments: PAS 40 International
- Rudiments: Rudimental Grooving
- Setting Up/Kicking Big Band Figures
- Sight Reading Rhythms
- Tied Notes and Dynamics
- Transcriptions: Grooves
- Transcriptions: Solos

Drum Fillosophy 101
There are many page overlays and links hidden within this page – here you can peruse an index of them.
- Drum Fillosophy 101: Home Page
DrumFillosophy "Gospels"
"Hidden Pages"
- Jazz Song Structure
- Phrases and Phrasing
- The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance (Paper by K. Anders Ericsson)
Alphabetical Listing
Advancded Melody Rhythm Reading Play Alongs (Audio)
Beginner Melody Rhythm Reading Play Alongs (Audio)
Big Band Reading Play Alongs (Audio)
Big Band Reading Reading Practice
Expert Melody Rhythm Reading Play Alongs (Audio)
Intermediate Melody Rhythm Reading Play Alongs (Audio)
Magnus Brandell (#Inspired Video)
Medium Tempo Jazz Grooving Play Alongs (Audio)
Melodic Stick Control (Book Support)
Melodic Stick Control: Prep. Exercise 1; Straight 8th Notes (audio for pages 20&21)
Melodic Stick Control: Prep. Exercise 1; Swung 8th Notes (audio for pages 20&21)
Melodic Stick Control: Prep. Exercise 2; Triplets (Audio for pages 24&25)
Melodic Stick Control: Prep. Exericse 3; 16th Notes (audio for pages 28&29)
Melodic Stick Control: Adaptive Overlays Part 1 (audio for pages 71-76)
Melodic Stick Control: Adaptive Overlays Part 2 (audio for pages 77-81)
Melodic Stick Control: Melodies 1-4: Straight & Swing 8th Note Melodies (audio for pages 84-87)
Melodic Stick Control: Combined Exercises 1-4 (audio for pages 84-87)
Melodic Stick Control: Combined Exercises 5-7 (audio for pages 89-90)
Melodic Stick Control: Combined Exercises 8-10 (audio for pages 91-93)
Melodic Stick Control: Videos 1-3
Melodic Stick Control: Videos 4-6
Melodic Stick Control: Videos 7-9
Melodic Stick Control: Videos 10-12
Melodic Stick Control: Videos 13-14
Rudimental Grooving: 5-Stroke Delay (audio)
Sitting On the Dock of the Bay (SoundSlice)
Slow Jazz Grooving Play Alongs (audio)
Solos and Fills Transcriptions
Up Tempo Jazz Grooving Play Alongs (audio)
Wonderful Tonight (SoundSlice)
More Coming Soon!