Johnny Rabb: The Official Freehand Technique

Johnny Rabb 
The Official Freehand Technique

The Official Freehand Technique is a unique method book showcasing the art of playing and executing rhythms and patterns with a single hand. Many drummers have used this or similar techniques throughout the years; however, Johnny´s original and innovative method is by far the most comprehensive, practical, and easy to use.

This technique is a legitimate system mastered by Johnny through the years of extensive research and teaching, and is designed to enhance your drumming and further develop your independence skills. This technique will not only allow you the freedom to expand your snare drum and drum set proficiency, but also it can be directly applied to all percussion instruments, opening doors to numerous rhythmic possibilities.

The book is organized into three sections:

• Section One: The theory, mechanics, and techniques of Freehand are mastered through numerous rhythmic combinations, permutations and exercises.

• Section Two: Freehand snare drum solos and hybrid rudiments, drum set grooves in a variety of musical styles, fill-ins and polyrhythms.

• Section Three: Play-along grooves and loops for developing Freehand along with additional exercises that enable players to incorporate Freehand into their daily playing.

Also included are detailed lessons beyond the basics, Freehand snare drum solos and hybrid rudiments, drum set grooves and applications, and Freehand drum fills and poly-rhythms. As a bonus, Johnny includes several play-along groove loops to practice with while you´re building your new technique.