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MARK GUILIANA EXPLORING YOUR CREATIVITY ON THE DRUMSET eA HIINE CREDITS By Mark Guiliana Edited by Joe Bergamini Layout and design by Rick Gratton Music transcriptions and engraving by Willie Rose Executive Producer: Rob Wallis Executive Producer: Viktor Szathmary Photography: Deneka Peniston Design concept and handwritten notation graphics by Mark Guiliana Crowd Funding Manager: Steve Orkin DVD Cred Directed and edited by Alfonse Giordano Associate Producer: Joe Bergamini Filmed and recorded at The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY May 22-23, 2016 Recording engineer: John Davis Cameras/Lighting: Robert Gregson Musicians: Mark Guiliana: Drums. Tim Lefebvre: Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass Jason Lindner: Piano, Keyboards Music: “Locked in a Basement,” “HEERNT,” “D.R.O.R (6/4),” “D.R.O.P (12/8)," “Dream Team” and “Other Changes” Written by Mark Guiliana (HEERNT Music, BMI) “Just Hit Record,” “Busted,” “Home Roasting,” “This Always Happens” and “Hudson Crossing” Written by Mark Guiliana (HEERNT Music, BMI), Tim Lefebvre (Fabre Music, 8M) and Jason Lindner (SUNJAH MUSIC, SESAC) For more information about Mark Guiliana, including recordings, clinics, and tour schedule, please visit www.markguiliana.com Pledge Campaign Contributors: Rony Afif Adriane Palikat-Marcus Salvatore Coinu EI Pulpo Jack Cruttenden Teo Salva Rossella Anthony D'Alessio Patrice Schneider Tony Escapa_ Ellington Scott Ryan Folger Konstantin Septinus Masayoshi Iwahashi Kent Spillmann Dr. Sai Li Jamie Understein Joey Vee Mains Kosuke Okamura CONTENTS About The Video Drum Ke} Foreword Introduction Exploring Your Creativity The Loop 14 First 2 Notes. 16 Rate Variations 17 Leaving Space 18 Changing Rates in Different Places 26 Changing Rates in Different Places Worksheet #1 28 Changing Rates in Different Places Worksheet #2 29 Ear Training More Rates Orchestration .. Orchestration Paths 00 8 improvised Orchestrations 36 The Bass Drum 38 Adding the Bass Drum 39 Improvised Orchestrations with Bass Drum AT Ornaments. et Seven Sounds 16th Variations with AIl7 Sounds Improvise (16ths) 54 Triplets with All 7 Sounds. 55 Improvise (Triplets). 56 A Different Sound for Each Note. 57 Locked in a Basement 59 Heernt. 60 Phrasing Phrasing Fills: 16ths 64 Phrasing Fills: Triplets 66 Phrasing After the Fill 68 Paradiddle Phrasing 69 Orchestrated Paradiddle Improvisation 74 Paradiddle Improvisation with Seven Sounds 75 Flam Accents 77 D.R.O. Orchestration 80 Phrasing, al D.R.O.P. Improvisation 82 Composition 83 DROP (6/4) 84 Composition D.R.O.P. (12/8), 86 Conclusion Thank You

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