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The album "Favor" by Fred Dinkins

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Grammy-Nominated Fred Dinkins

 "Knowing when and how to adjust your time intentionally can sometimes be the difference between merely playing notes and actually performing music."   

– Fred Dinkins

About Fred Dinkins

RECENTLY VOTED TEACHER OF THE YEAR {3RD STRAIGHT AWARD} AT

 THE MUSICIANS INSTITUTE HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA 

Award winning and Best seller

It's About Time is the answer to learning how to keep perfect time. The most important element in playing the drums is your time and feel. The exercises and practice CD in this package will help identify good and bad time-keeping habits and will assist you in deciphering between playing notes and performing music. You will learn concepts such as playing behind the beat, in the middle of the beat, on top of the beat, playing "the space," placement of drum fills, and many exercises to help you develop your "inner-clock." Also featured are many play-along examples and demonstrations from Dennis Chambers, Ricky Lawson, Harvey Mason, and more, plus an all-star band performing all of the accompaniment tracks. Simply a "must-have" for all serious drummers and musicians! 

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Award winning and Best seller

It's About Time is the answer to learning how to keep perfect time. The most important element in playing the drums is your time and feel. The exercises and practice CD in this package will help identify good and bad time-keeping habits and will assist you in deciphering between playing notes and performing music. You will learn concepts such as playing behind the beat, in the middle of the beat, on top of the beat, playing "the space," placement of drum fills, and many exercises to help you develop your "inner-clock." Also featured are many play-along examples and demonstrations from Dennis Chambers, Ricky Lawson, Harvey Mason, and more, plus an all-star band performing all of the accompaniment tracks. Simply a "must-have" for all serious drummers and musicians! 

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Endorsements

PG Music
D'Addario Percussion
Canopus Snares and Wires
Peterson Body Beat
Spectrasonics
MCDSP
XKEY
Big Fish Audio
Urban Board Drum Shoes
Big Bang Distribution
Vater percussion
Drum Workshop Inc
Remo drums and percussion
Alclair in-ear monitors
Earthwork Headphones
Zoom Cameras
Extreme Isolation Headphones
Sabian Cymbals
Elvin Jones and Fred Dinkins

Fred and Elvin Jones

Fred and Louie Bellson

The Emotions

Fred and The Emotions

Fred and Gerry Brown

Clayton Cameron, Dennis Chambers, Smitty, Lenny and Nick Smith

Mike Clark

Cindy Blackmon and Mr. Ralph Johnson

Danny D and Anthony Coleman

Marvin Smitty Smith and Lenny White 

Fred and Dennis Chambers 

Fred and Lenny White

The Wood Master John Goode of DW Drums

Vater Gang

Fred and Dave Weckl

In the studio with Deniece Williams

Fred and Terry Lynn Carrington

Harvey Mason and Fred Dinkins

Mentors Mr.Harvey Mason and The Late Great Mr. Ricky Lawson

Fred, Teddy C, The Great Ndugu Chancler and The Great Billy Cobham

Fred, Kirky B and Jules

Fred and the Great Late Andre Crouch

The Deniece Williams Band

Fred and Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago

Fred and Tramaine Hawkins

Fred, Justin and Danny D in Tokyo, Japan

Fred and Deniece Williams

Fred and The Great Joel Smith

Fred, Lenny White, and Mr. Omar Hakim

Me and Pap Joe

My Mom

Me and Smitty hanging with the master Roy Haynes and the Heath Brothers

My album release party at Catalina Jazz Club

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