The Dave Weckl: The Next Step

The content fantastic. Great information. I used this video for many reference points in my musical studies when I originally had on VHS. But, the quality of the DVD is a bit poor. Maybe because of the original content media being tape, but the DVD quality should've been better. But, as long as the information was still intact, that's all that matters. The extra .PDF of music and studies is nice, but they were scanned and looked a little sloppy.The extra footage of Dave playing from the Burning for Buddy video was cool, but that too lacked in quality.Overall, the picture is not great, but the content is.

This is a great instructional video. Dave is not an excellent teacher, but he is a very good one. His got amazing technique which he tries to pass on to you. Not for beginners tho; this is an intermediate level (at least) video.

This is a great DVD. Dave Weckl explains in great detail on technique and creating fills. I only wish he would explain his foot technique. Overall, this is a pretty good DVD. I recommend that you add it to your library.

Great instructional book! A great classic. The books "Contemporary Drummer + One" and "Back to Basics", from the same author, are essential. Excellent for musicians who want to learn fusion rhythms.

Excellent training video. Dave Weckl is truly one of the best.

To all you drummers out there that need a new direction in their playing, this for me goes beyond your expectations. I've never even thought about playing in odd time let alone in 5/8, 7/8 and 9. He breaks it down and shows you the easier way to feel and count it. Also he has his solos and playing with trax. He also talks about "backwards" playing and playing dead on the down and going around the groove. You have to watch this in order to really appreciate this great video. If you are new to Dave or already know what he's all about tackle this one.

Dave Weckl is a fantastic drummer without question. This video however tends to really lack uniformity and direction and is aimed more at displaying Dave's phenomenal drum technique than illustrating his musical and instructional abilities. There is way too much performance on this video and all these performances tend have a very soloistic element about them. If you know anything about drum set playing, one should realise that drum soloing is probably the least important aspect of performance. I don't feel Dave stresses this at all, in fact he seems to over-play in every performance on the tape quite easily misleading young drummers into thinking that the more fills and licks you play the better you are.The music which he plays along to is also painfully tacky. The bass sequence, "Rainy Day" and "Island Magic" are extremely painful to listen too, especially "Island Magic".Like most DCI productions, this was just another quick money making effort using one of the worlds great drummers.

A super one from Dave. This is one the best instructional video and is a must buy after his initial 'Back to Basics' video. It's the answer to all those 'How does he do that! ' queries and an essential tutorial for any drummer serious on progressing. Kudos to Dave for bringing out such wonderful learning material.

I can only speak on behalf of the person for whom this item was purchased and they have advised me that they found this item was a great tool and fun.

Back to Basicsの上級版といえる教則DVD。相変わらずの美しい音、正に奏でるという表現がぴったりのデイブ・ウェックルの演奏が楽しめ、ドラミングの幅が広がる教えがいっぱいです。個人的には両手右脚を使った３連符の多彩なエクササイズにハマりました。パラディトルもそうですが一つのフレーズをきちんと正しく反復練習するだけでどれだけ、演奏の幅が広がるのかを改めて教わった気分です。フレーズそのものは知っている当たり前のものだけに正に目からウロコでした。ドラムというものは個人のセンスにもよりますが、割と簡単に叩けてしまうものです。そして簡単に叩けた状態でコピーを演奏すると、これもそれなりに叩けてしまいます。しかし本当に楽器として演奏するには基礎として身に着けないといけない事がたくさんあり、そしてそれをきちんと身に着けるとこういう事が出来るんだよという完成形のひとつがこの中にありました。正しい演奏法を身に着けたら疲れませんし、手の皮もめくれませんし、もちろん腱鞘炎なんかにもなりません。目指すべきドラミングの理想形、完成形のひとつがここにあり、姿勢や手足の動かし方含め何もかもが勉強になります。まさに一生ものの内容でした。

Dave・Wecklの過去の映像です。フォーム改良前なので若干打面に押し込むように太鼓を鳴らしています。Dave・Weckl教則映像としては彼の新しいDVD(A Natural Evolutionのシリーズ)の方が格段に素晴らしいので☆は一つ減らしました。今作ではWeckl自身がソロフレーズの作り方の一例を明かしてくれます。しかもスローテンポで叩いてくれている部分もあり、誰でもコピー(採譜)可能です!気になった人は是非。