New WM i w/a Solos by BILL DOUGLASS * edited by ROY HARTE -f Sy. 4 y 2 | | VD Uf Sy at Y yooy FOURS — ANOTHER = Selected Edition by WwW otlse “INC. 8412 GAULT STREET ANew Drum Solos by BILL DOUGLASS - edited ROY HARTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR Bill Douglass has been Director of the “Drum City School of Percussion’’ since 1960. Bill has many credits to his teaching abil- ity which show up by the many Bill Douglass students now handling the top drum chores in the country THE PUBLISHER First printing: March, 1965 Second printing: Jamuary, 1966 Third printing: September, 1966 © corvaicnr 1965 ey D.C. PuBLisniNe COMPANY, HOLLYWOOD, CALIF SOLE SELLING AGENT Swinc HOUSE, Inc 1e4i2 Gauit St., Reston, catir MADE IW U.S.AFOREWORD BY BILL DOUGLASS When I became director of the “Drum City School of Percussion” in Hollywood, I observed that the younger students tended to play certain phrases alike, To improve on this lack of originality and to help these students develop their own styles, it was necessary to put together a progressive series of solos and exercises. This book contains only those exercises and solos which have proven to be most effective, Al of the enclosed rudiments and variations are used by Philly Joe Jones and many other drummers. Roy Harte has been teaching this type of drum-set technique for many years. ‘Take your time with the following pages and learn the notation: Bass drum is only notated when it is part of the phrase—other- wise use the bass drum steady, as in keeping time, Metronone tempos designated are end results. Start playing the solos slowly and build. For the average student this is a six month study For full quarter note sounds, sometimes a press-lype stroke should be used rather than a tap. Press-type strokes can be used on cymbals as well as on drums. Even eighth notes can he played as written (SD 0 SD 7D) or relaxed with a dotted eighth and sixteenth feeling ( £773 L5 J5) or with a urpter feeling (dyddgdNdyNdye- I'm sure you will enjoy the book They will if you'll let them. ake all exercises swing. Wk beeglor )