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"Discover How ANY Professional Drummer Can Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart Without Reading Bar after Bar of Music...And Still Play the Songs EXACTLY Like The Recording--Every Time!"
If You Are a Working Drummer, You Can Make Your Gigs and Sessions Go Smoothly…And I GUARANTEE You Will Never Miss an Accent or Fill Again!
From the desk of Elizabeth Ficalora
Tuesday, 10:28 a.m.
Dear Fellow Drummer,
My name is Liz Ficalora,--Berklee graduate, teacher and working professional drummer in Nashville, TN. And I have a question...
Has this ever happened to you?
Have you ever gotten a call at the last minute for a fill in gig that you needed to write drum charts for…
…and the gig starts in an hour?
Or you landed a job with the hottest road band in town—leaving for Chicago in 2 weeks!—and the guitar player hands you a stack of CD’s with about 97 (or 197!) songs that you have to know perfectly…
…so you can sound just like the last drummer (who, by the way, they just fired because he wasn’t “good enough.”)
If you’ve faced a situation like this (and if you’ve played professional drums for longer than 8 minutes, who hasn’t?), then...
you'll be very excited to hear about the incredible opportunity I'm about to share with you!
Announcing the release of a brand new, never before seen drum charting system…
“How to Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart”
"People gladly pay me $65.00 per hour to personally help them write a drum chart...
... and I'm the best person to help YOU!"
I am the originator of this method and am the only one teaching it.
It was developed out of a need to write a song chart fast and that it would be easy to read every time I had to use it.
Other drummers may use a similar technique but what makes this method stand out from the rest is…
… the fact that I wrote it down and created a simple step-by-step system.
This method is needed for the working musician and is not available anywhere else in a easy to use form.
And I'm proud of my accomplishments -- but I'm not telling you all of this to brag, but to show you that my system is...
Industry Tested in "Music City, USA"--Nashville, TN And is Being Used by Session and Touring Drummers Every Day...
and they tell me this method is a must have for all working drummers!
I have years of road band experience, where I had to chart 100's songs to keep working and making great money.
Over 1000 drummers come to my websites every single month, to take advantage of my proven method. In fact, I have over 100's of people recommending this method to people just like you.
I have 100's of students
I have session and working drummers, thanking me for teaching them this method because they chart so fast their sessions go real fast and smooth so they can make more money.
What Professionals Are Saying About “How to Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart”
“Why didn’t I think of this? What a simple and easy method”
And…
“I never thought of writing charts that way”
(and in case you’re wondering, yes, they did purchase my method right away.)
Endorsed by Louie Bellson
How to Write a Fast & Easy Drum Chart is useful and uncomplicated yet musically correct. I recommend it for all drummers, whether they think they are composers or not. Because, in reality, we are!
Your method of charting is very easy to use and easier to follow than number charts. Thanks!
Keepin' the Rhythm,
Steve
Professional Drummer and Session Player
Nashville, Tenn.
Liz's quick and easy method of writing drum charts has helped my drumming immensely. It's a sensible and efficient way to keep track of song arrangements. The process is a natural extension of her simple to follow teaching style,
"Liz Ficalora's book has been a great asset to my teaching repertoire. I personally use it with my student's and discuss during drum clinics, how this book works and benefits the drummer. This book has helped me greatly in preparing for work and just getting better at writing and reading music as well.
"How To Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart" is a must have in your collection, CHECK IT OUT!!!
This is an amazing bookfor beginners or life long drummers. It is so easy to comprehend, and it makes drumming fun and easy to learn.
-Allison Arata-
Student, Brentwood, Tenn.
Tried the system yesterday and it is great! Terrific to see a visual of the
whole song on one half a page. Also showed my teacher and he loved it - said it
was very "clean".
I look forward to working with your approach more and may have some questions.
Thank you for taking the time to document it!!
Susan
Professional drummer
Texas
The Story Behind the Story...
Back in 1994, I was working 40-hour week at a disgusting day job, living in a small apartment.
I was running a local band that was not working much and not getting along with the guitarist on top of that.
And then it occurred to me...
Why not move to Nashville and be a little closer to the music industry and get into a real road band?
One month later I got an audition for a country road band and they hired me two hours after the audition.
While I was still on a high they handed me 97 songs on 6 cassette tapes and said learn all the songs in order, copy exactly like the record and we are leaving for Chicago in two weeks so be ready!
Right then and there I knew...
IF YOU WANT TO BE A WORKING DRUMMER,YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO CHART!
So over the two weeks I developed a fast, clear and easy charting method that I could read at every gig and play without making a mistake.
Believe me; I’ve been in the EXACT same spot where you may be in right now…
…As you saw, I was the drummer that got the last minute gig and the one who landed the road show that was leaving in two weeks.
Sure, I was happy to have a job, but as you can imagine I FREAKED!
I didn't have time to write out all the measures of drum notation?
I darn sure didn’t have time to write out or find the Nashville Number System charts (and if you've ever worked with those charts, you know that they are not even written with a drummer in mind anyway.)
I had to think and act quickly to develop a method so I could write a chart real fast and be able to read clearly and accurately at every club gig.
"With a bit of help, absolutely anyone can write a drum chart...
... without reading bar after bar of music and play the song EXACTLY like the record"
This charting system is a simple 12 step guide to writing a drum chart for cover and original material.
It was designed to help develop the techniques needed to write a simple and clear drum chart so it can be played accurately every time.
It is THE method to use if you are in a situation where you have to play in an hour and a drum chart it not available.
After reading this method you will be able to write a simple drum chart, for cover and original material.
Drummers and composers alike will benefit from my “real world” experience and learn the difference between simple book knowledge and actual road tested wisdom.
"Why my method is the best and easyest way to start writing a drum chart...
... and why I have decided to share them with YOU!"
This system covers:
Organizing Your Materials (page 5)
Simple Drum Notation: Writing Out Patterns
Ear Training: Listening And Identifying The Patterns
How To Create The Chart
How To Determine The Feel Of The Song
How To Read And Play The Chart
The Bass Drum Patterns That Are Used The Most (page 12)
The Snare DrumPatterns That Are Used The Most (page 13)
An Easy To Read Practice Sheet
Blank Chart For Copying (page 19)
Chart Examples
This method does not involve reading bar after bar of music, but allows you to listen to the music and capture the feel while still following the form, playing the fills and hitting the accents of the song perfectly!
"Discover how to write a simple, easy drum chart faster then you ever thought using very little drum notation.
... and how you can start learing the method in the next three minutes!"
Once you download your copy of my exclusive drum charting system which I've called "How To Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart " you'll discover EXACTLY what you need to do to get started making drum charts right away!
Here are some of the materials the method includes:
Charting Examples
Blank chart for coping, use for all your charts.
An easy to read practice sheet for all the basic music feels, Rock, Country, shuffle, 6/8, Waltz.
I will show you in detail EXACTLY how to write charts and the precise step-by-step method you need to follow to make charting work for YOU!
With this book you will learn simple and easy to understand techniques on how to create a drum chart fast and accuratly by capitalizing on:
How to Chart Out the Song Form
Determine the time signature and tempo of the song
Basic Time Patterns
How to write out song introductions and pick-ups
Bass Drum Patterns that as used the Most
How to write out fills
How to write out accents
Practice sheet for all feels
Blank Drum Chart for Copying
Drum Chart Examples
If you've got $47.00 and the time it takes to read a few pages of no-filler information, you'll have the tools you need to tackle any drumming job with confidence.
Download a PDF version for only $47.00, and get start charting in the next 5 minutes!
But wait there is more!!
When you download today I will send you two unique Bonus Drum Lessons For FREE!!!
And I'll even include a subscription to:
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For less than the cost of one cymbal stand, you will get the knowledge and tools to write perfect drum charts that will get you the big money gigs.
I normally teach this course for $65.00 an hour. Now I am making it available to you for a fraction of that price and include 2 bonuses and monthly drum lessons for a year.
"You literally have NOTHING to lose when you try my system"
My IRON CLAD, NO B.S. Guarantee: Take one full year to examine and use this system. That's right. You have 365 days to put these valuable lessons to work in your own career. Once you've used these strategies in your own drumming, I'm confident you'll NEVER want to send it back!
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Thanks for your interest and keep drumming!!
Elizabeth Ficalora
Session Drummer, Producer,Engineer, Composer
P.S.I want to be crystal clear about this... remember that this is not some cheesy thrown-together document cut-and-pasted from “teachers” who don't even know what they're talking about — this course is assembled by a working drummer and producer and every part of it has been studio and road tested and PROVEN to work!
P.P.S. This method will allow you to work ANY gig (and any band-mate) and make it go smooth as glass.
P.P.P.S. Remember that you have one full year to put these techniques into practice, so you have nothing to lose (except more stress!)
P.P.P.P.S.BONUS ITEM: If you’re still not convinced, so you can see what type of valuable, one-of-a-kind information you will get, I have made available to you the first lesson ABSOLUTELY FREE!
Step 1
What You Will Need to start writing your chart
Materials and tools
Note Book
Pencil #2 or a mechanical pencil.
Metronome or drum machine
Headphones
Playback machine to listen to songs
g
etting organized is very important. Spiral notebooks have always been my choice to keep the charts together. Use one spiral notebook per band. It is easy to keep track of all the spirals and take them with you to every rehearsal and gig. It is best to write out the charts in the order of the set list for the gig. Turning the pages in order is time saving. If a spiral is not available, a blank chart on page 18 is included in this manual for copying.
Always use a pencil and bring one to rehearsal to make any changes to a section of the chart. Use a metronome or drum machine to measure tempo. For drummers, it will be expected that you know the tempo so you can count the band in. Use headphones to listening to the recordings. Listening to detail will make your chart more accurate.
When using a spiral notebook for your charts, you will have to draw and label a new chart on every page. Draw vertical lines across four lines to make sections to write in. At the beginning of the chart, label each section, Song Form, Bars and Drum Instruction.Copy the example below and draw as many sections that you will need as you listen to your recording. Now you are ready for step 2.
