"Our single most important role as drummers is to keep great time. Therefore, it is imperative that what we play as a groove or fill falls correctly against the time being stated. Having good time is the ability to play a groove feel or pulse (whichever you prefer to call it) that feels good to everyone involved with it while it remains consistent throughout the tune. I hate to view good time as playing perfectly to a metronome. Although I recommend playing to a metronome to my students to start their development of good time, musicality and feel becomes an afterthought if we never stray from this as we progress. I do think it is important to practice to a metronome as long as you realize that its not the only step involved with developing good time. It is a great tool for making us aware of how much space is involved between beats at various tempi and to reference your playing to but it does not lend itself to the creation of “life” within the time that is stated for any given piece of music. "

DRUMMERS!!! Don't have a drum machine, sequencer or metronome??!! HOW ARE YOU GONNA DEVELOP THAT POCKET??!!

All is not lost!! This package is the first of many more systems to come that gives you the opportunity to practice as you would with the above mentioned gear but without the expense. I dont know about you, but I would much rather spend that money on a new snare or cymbal !!

Play your exercises, whether they be grooves or fills, to the metronome disc to improve your "internal clock" thereby enhancing your time playing.

Then play the same exercises to the Loop Disc to focus on your pocket by playing to music. THE WAY THEY WERE MEANT TO BE PLAYED!!

Disc 1 is the Loop Disc containing 36 tracks of loops (approximately 2 min. each). There are 9 different loops in various musical styles recorded at 4 different bpm settings each so that you can learn to develop a pocket at each speed. The loops are recorded without a drum track. YOU SUPPLY THE DRUMS!!! However, the disc DOES feature: Bass, Guitar, Keys, and even Horns!! HOW COOL IS THAT??!!

Disc 2 is the Metronome Disc with 37 2 minute tracks of all the metronome markings found on a standard metronome. 44bpm-208bpm. With the help of the repeat function on your CD player, you can restart each track for as long as you need to!! The best part is THESE clicks are as loud as your cd player can make them!! No more struggling to hear the click when you are on the kit!!

22 kick drum/snare drum Fat Back Patterns with 24 different ride cymbal/hi hat patterns to combine them with. Comes with Fran's tip sheet which gives you various methods of combining these patterns to create hundreds of grooves. These are outstanding for improving independence, and creating a Fat Pocket!! Especially when used with the Loop Disc and Metronome disc!!

A practice guide written by professional drummer/instructor of over 24 years, Fran Merante. This is a guide demonstrating how to get the most out of your practice sessions.

Featured article on various drumming websites written by Fran Merante. Fran talks about methods of counting while practicing to improve your feel and pocket.

1) Ballad 60 bpm

2) Ballad 66 bpm

3) Ballad 72 bpm

4) Ballad 78 bpm

5) Hip hop 80 bpm

6) Hip hop 88 bpm

7) Hip hop 94 bpm

8) Hip hop 100 bpm

9) Funk 90 bpm

10) Funk 100 bpm

11) Funk 110 bpm

12) Funk 120 bpm

13) Shuffle 110 bpm

14) Shuffle 117 bpm

15) Shuffle 124 bpm

16) Shuffle 130 bpm

17) Swing 130 bpm

18) Swing 140 bpm

19) Swing 150 bpm

20) Swing 160 bpm

21) Swing 170 bpm

22) Swing 180 bpm

23) Swing 190 bpm

243) Swing 200 bpm

25) Bossa 65 bpm

26) Bossa 70 bpm

27) Bossa 77 bpm

28) Bossa 87 bpm

29) Samba 96 bpm

30) Samba 103 bpm

31) Samba 111 bpm

32) Samba 120 bpm

33) Latin 190 bpm

34) Latin 200 bpm

35) Latin 210 bpm

36) Latin 220 bpm

1) 44 bpm

2) 46 bpm

3) 48 bpm

4) 50 bpm

5) 52 bpm

6) 54 bpm

7) 56 bpm

8) 58 bpm

9) 60 bpm

10) 63 bpm

11) 66 bpm

12) 69 bpm

13) 72 bpm

14) 76 bpm

15) 80 bpm

16) 84 bpm

17) 88 bpm

18) 92 bpm

19) 96 bpm

20) 100 bpm

21) 104 bpm

22) 108 bpm

23) 112 bpm

24) 116 bpm

25) 120 bpm

26) 126 bpm

27) 132 bpm

28) 139 bpm

29) 144 bpm

30) 152 bpm

31) 160 bpm

32) 166 bpm

33) 176 bpm

34) 184 bpm

35) 192 bpm

36) 200 bpm

37) 208 bpm