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Steve Bowman is proud to announce the release of "Groove Control," a book of exercises for intermediate and advanced drummers designed to enhance the precision of note spacing, playing volume, and time.

Bowman has authored a book that could well become a standard in its field. "Goove Control is the book I wish I'd had when I was 17," said Bowman, on a recent visit to East Bay Drums in Berkeley, California. "I originally wrote the exercises to straighten out the kinks in my playing and I found it really worked. It made me a better drummer."

In a systematic and thorough fashion, Goove Control takes the student through 152 pages of exercises for the bass, snare, and hi-hat that aim to increase the precision between notes and improve the inner clock of drummers, breaking-down wrinkles and broadening facility. Groove Control is particularly well suited for drum instructors and their students. With ample text, written in an exceptionally clear voice, the book is logical and builds on successive exercises. Supplemented with a 99-track audio CD, representative exercises are made all the more clear. Steve has written a book that is sure to become a favorite of teachers.

"The pages are clean and uncrowded," remarked East Bay Drums' Artie Siegle. "It's really easy on the eyes."

Groove Control is also available in a growing number of drum shops and music stores.


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Workshops, Masterclasses & Clinics

Steve speaks about the precision of your note placement and volume levels as they relate to grooving, and explains and demonstrates how you can apply those facets to your drumming so your parts sit "in the pocket" every time you play, no matter what style, tempo, or volume level you are presented with.