Description

A Beat a Week, by Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, contains 52 unique beats from his recorded catalog. Intended as a supplemental method, it explains the inspiration, origins, and evolution of these diverse beats with detailed text alongside each one. Taking the same concepts that embody Kotche's playing, it promotes a total percussion approach to drumset by exhibiting a wide variety of source material ranging from rock, jazz, classical, marching, world, and electronic percussion idioms. Each beat is broken down into step-by-step examples for deeper understanding and in-depth study. This book is perfect for drummers at all levels or anyone curious about the creative process.

Songs / Content

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Ride Interpretations--Part 1
• Week 1: One Wing (bridge)
• Week 2: You Never Know
• Week 3: Spiders (Kidsmoke)
• Week 4: I'll Fight
• Chapter 2: Ride Interpretations--Part 2
• Week 5: Fruita
• Week 6: I'm a Wheel
• Week 7: Art of Almost (ending)
• Week 8: Born Alone (verse)
• Chapter 3: Beats with Implied Meters
• Week 9: Everything That Glitters
• Week 10: Art of Almost
• Week 11: The Late Greats
• Week 12: Hey Chicken
• Chapter 4: Beats Incorporating Percussion
• Week 13: Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head
• Week 14: Bull Black Nova
• Week 15: Cars and Parties
• Week 16: Laminated Cat
• Chapter 5: Beats with Unconventional Hi-Hat Use
• Week 17: Deadlights
• Week 18: Carnival Knowledge
• Week 19: I Might
• Week 20: Anomaly, Mvt. 4
• Chapter 6: Pattern Beats
• Week 21: The Ties That Bind Us
• Week 22: Deeper Down
• Week 23: One Wing (verse)
• Week 24: Great Escape
• Chapter 7: Beats In 3/4 Time
• Week 25: What I Don't Believe
• Week 26: All Comedians Suffer
• Week 27: Insignificance
• Week 28: Side with the Seeds
• Chapter 8: Beats In Odd Times
• Week 29: Poor Places
• Week 30: Cricket Conquers Cave
• Week 31: Accidental Chase
• Week 32: Apostolic
• Chapter 9: Beats with Melody
• Week 33: Wild Things
• Week 34: Radio Cure
• Week 35: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
• Week 36: Kamera
• Chapter 10: Tom-Centric Beats
• Week 37: Life Left Him There
• Week 38: Another Night on This Earth
• Week 39: Wishful Thinking
• Week 40: Elegant Transaction
• Chapter 11: Beats Inspired by Other Beats
• Week 41: Please Patronize Our Sponsors
• Week 42: Born Alone (chorus)
• Week 43: Rising Red Lung
• Week 44: Whole Love
• Chapter 12: Beats with Brushes
• Week 45: Trigger
• Week 46: Life Goes Off
• Week 47: A Change of Heart
• Week 48: Muzzle of Bees
• Chapter 13: Beats Associated with Programmed Beats
• Week 49: Starve Them to Death
• Week 50: Heavy Metal Drummer
• Week 51: Makeout
• Week 52: Projections of (what) Might . . .