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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
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!
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
Fred and Elvin Jones
Fred and Louie Bellson
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
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
