Alex Napolitano

build your

Technique
and

Coordination
about the author
Alex Napolitano is originally from Taranto (south Italy) and has lived in Rome and Milan. He began
playing earnestly at the age of 20 in tours throughout Italy and has since then played many
performances and received numerous recording credits during his professional career.
He is a drummer of true and deep musicality.
During his career Alex has received various international recognitions and scholarships, most
notably from Berklee and Milan, along with honors in many drums contests.
He has also toured extensively in Italy, Belgium, Malta, Spain, Romania, Switzerland,
Holland,Russia, Germany and France.
Additional performance and recording credits include:
Eddy Palermo, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Franco Cerri, Giovanni Tommaso, Fabio Zeppetella, Rachel Gould,
Maurizio Giammarco, Javier Girotto, Roberto Ottaviano, Tony Scott, Andrea Braido, Lincol
Goines, Mark Soskin, Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Paolo Fresu, Paul Gilbert, Simona Molinari, Mala
Waldron, Gary Willis, Jerry Bergonzi, Anne Ducros, Biil O’Connell, Robben Ford, Tom Kennedy, Eric
Marienthal, Dominique Di Piazza, Mark Sherman and many others.
As an educator, Ale teaches in southern Italy and is one of the most prestigious teachers in
his country.
He has performed in many clinics in Italy at various music schools and has collaborated,
promoted, and organized various clinics throughout Europe with famous drummers such as Dom
Famularo, Dennis Chambers, Marco Minneman, Skip Hadden, Dave Weckl, Horacio Hernandez, Virgil
Donati, Mark Guiliana, Kim Plainfield and Phil Maturano.

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Acknowledgement
to all my passion for this fantastic instrument, to
my teachers and friends, to all of you.

Special Thanks
to my parents, who gave me a possibilty to play and
study this instrument; to my friends Kim Plainfield
and Dom Famularo whose enthusiasm, objectivity
and thoroughness have helped make this book clear
and accessible and finally, Dennis Chambers,
Mark Sherman, Virgil Donati and Mark
Guiliana for their support and friendship.

Endorsement & Gear

thanks to UFIP, M.e.c. Sticks, Gretsch drums, Remo,
Audix, SKB cases, Starkey ear monitor.

this book is dedicated to the memory of

Salvatore Costantino
Introduction
Coordination and technique are really important in every drummer’s life.
A good technique gives you a chance to express everything you are
thinking in the right way.
This book gives you a little help to improve your ability in this way...
A good coordination is a link between your hands and your feet..
If this link does not work your technique, your groove, your drumming
could be loose or not in time...
A frequent and constant approach to the study gives you a strong
coordination and a strong technique.
With this book i would like to give you a new approach: I mean that you
have to create and develop yourself with your ideas.
Study and practice every day.
Play with other musicians and find different obstacles in your drumming
so your brain is always active...
Listen to every kind of music.
Play music when you can.
Study the work of great drummers and musicians of the past.
Copying the classic ideas and solos will stimulate your musical language.
Remember that you have to live the music, the drums or any other
instrument like a philosophy of life.
Music is the only job or passion that needs a total and deep dedication.

Very special thanks

To Mr. Kim Plainfield for his friendship and his incredible support to the drumming world.
To Mr. Dom Famularo for His suggestions and his example of life and of drums.
Their experiences are a good weapon for all drummers.

Thank you brothers, I love you:)

 MUSIC KEY
ride
hi hat crash
snare drum toms rim

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floor tom ghost

foot hi hat note
bass drum
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build your coordination

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european tour with Eric Marienthal,

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Power Organ Trio .

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My bratha and mentore.. MATURANO
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*if you want to see many of these examples on video,
you can see on my Youtube page:

“build your coordination alessandro napolitano”

i can also answer any questions you might have regarding

the exercises in this book. write on my direct email:
sandrum70@tiscali.it