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 royal
hartigan
DANCIN' ON THE TIME
advanced rhythmic layers for drumset
Tapspace
teams up with consummate musician and drumset artist royal
hartigan to produce our first ever, highly comprehensive coordination
development book for drumset players based on applying rudiments
and patterns around the kit. The difficulty level of dancin'
on the time goes from simple to very challenging as royal
explains how to exercise independence using basic stroke combinations
(ruffs, paradiddles, ratamacues, single- and double-stroke rolls,
etc.) in 2, 3, and 4-way style independence.
The
book consists of a staggering 254 pages loaded with hundreds of
examples, pictures, and text explanations. Concepts in the book
can be applied across the board to any style of music, and benefits
from studying this material would include vastly improved coordination,
an increase in hearing on multiple levels, and a more finely-tuned
ear for the melodic, timbral, and rhythmic possibilities on the
drumset.
Pick
up dancin' on the time and dive into what will surely
become an important standard component for coordination development
on the drumset!
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dancin’
on the time comes with a special supplemental
DVD containing over 3 hours of footage including explanatory
breakdown examples of material from the book, a concert
with royal and his group at Yoshi's Nitespot in Oakland,
CA (one of the premier jazz spots on the west coast), footage
of royal in Ghana, West Africa, and lots more! Click
a few of the samples below to get a taste of some of this
varied material. |
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An
unsolicited comment from one of our early readers:
"WOW!!
I’ve finally gotten through my first run through
Royal’s book and watched the whole DVD. If there
is a Dali Lama among drummers, Murray found him in Royal
Hartigan. What a peaceful presence at the kit! His materials
and system are very helpful to anyone wanting to improve
their 4 limb intuition on the drum set. Tapspace has done
an awesome job at packaging this method too. It is a steal
at $40!
Royal
seems to be a true nexus to other drum cultures and philosophies.
Thank you for making his work available to the rest of
us."
Steve
Fitch
percussionist/assistant principal timpanist/
drum
set performer
The Phoenix Symphony
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royal
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Royal Hartigan
was awarded an A.B. in Philosophy from St. Michael's
College in 1968, specializing in medieval metaphysics
and the existentialism of Albert Camus and Jean-Paul
Sartre. He received a B.A. in African American music
at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1981,
studying with Roland Wiggins, Frederick Tillis, Reggie
Workman, Archie Shepp, Max Roach, and Clifford Jarvis.
royal earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in world music
at Wesleyan University in 1983 and 1986, studying
intensively with Edward Blackwell, Freeman Donkor,
Abraham Adzenyah, and other master artists from Java,
India, China, and West Africa.
He
has taught ethnomusicology, African drumming, and
world music ensemble at The New School for Social
Research in New York and the Graduate Liberal Studies
program at Wesleyan University. royal helped develop
and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in world
music, large and small jazz ensembles, African American
music history, and West African drumming and dance
at San Jose State University before assuming his current
position in world music at the University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth. |
His
publications include Cross Cultural Performance
and Analysis of West African, African American,
Native American, Central Javanese, and South Indian
Drumming, a 1700-page analysis of world drumming
traditions (the Edwin Mellen Press); articles in
Percussive Notes, World of Music, Annual Review
of Jazz Studies, and The African American Review;
and a book, West African Rhythms for Drumset
(Manhattan Music/Warner Brothers).
He
has given lectures and clinics on world music and
jazz in Africa, China, Europe, and North America.
He travels to West Africa each summer to teach,
perform, and do research, collaborating with J.H.
Nketia at the Institute for African Studies, University
of Ghana, and the musicians at the Dagbe Cultural
Center, Kopeyia village, Volta Region, Ghana.
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