4-Way Coordination: A Method Book for the Development of Complete Independence on the Drum Set

Marvin Dahlgreen
Elliot Fine

General Info

Year: 1963
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Warner Brothers
Cost: Book Cost - $0.00   |   Supplemental Books - $0.00

Overview

Dahlgren, Marvin. 4-Way Coordination. New York: Henry Adler Incorporated, 1963.

This book slowly breaks down how to make each hand and each foot independent on the drum set. Frist he starts out with melodic coordination meaning only one hand or one foot is being played at a time. It starts out with eighth notes, moves on to triplets, and then combines the two. The rest of the book is set up like this as he moves on to harmonic and 4-way coordination. Harmonic only plays two notes at a time which could be: both hands, both feet, or one hand and one foot. 4-way is meant to be played on a drum set and the notes indicate if you should hit a cymbal, hi-hat, or drum.

Chapters

Table of Contents
Introduction
Melodic Coordination (Definition)
Melodic Coordination (Exercises in 8th Notes)
Eighth Note Solos in Melodic Coordination
Melodic Coordination (Exercises in Triplets)
Triplet Solos in Melodic Coordination
Combining 8th Notes and Triplets in Solos
Harmonic Coordination (Definition)
Two-Part Harmonic Coordination (Exercises in 8th Notes)
Eighth Note Solos in Two-Part Harmonic Coordination
Two-Part Harmonic Coordination (Exercises in Triplets)
Triplet Solos in Two-Part Harmonic Coordination
Combining 8th Notes and Triplets in Solos
Four-Way Coordination
Four-Way Coordination on the Drum Set (using the right hand on the ride cymbal)
Studies to Develop the Left Foot
Adding the Left Hand
Complete Independence in 2/4, ¾, 4/4, 5/4, and 6/4 Time
Studies for Playing Three-beat Ideas in 4/4 Time
Solos Written in Complete Independence
Advanced Polyrhythmics

Reviews

Student Reviews

I think this book is very useful in learning to play drum set, especially if the main goal is to play both hands and both feet individually. It breaks it down step by step and the exercises are very useful to play with a metronome. If someone were to follow the directions in this book I have no doubt that they would successfully make each hand and foot independent by the end. It may be an old book, but it’s still very useful.
Rating: I
Review by Ashley Feist



4-Way Coordination is a great warm up book for learning or perfecting coordination control with the drum set. The book starts out explaining how to coordinate with both hands and feet on the drum set. Its great because it doesn’t tell you what drums or cymbals to hit. Instead it gives you patterns to play using both hands and feet only. However, after going through the basics the book starts adding ride cymbal and hi-hat coordination. Starts getting the reader or student used to reading drum set music. I believe that this book is pretty great and useful to study from! I would suggest this for any percussionist that has some kind of basic background of drum set.
Review by Sage Thurston

Works for Percussion by this Author

Marvin Dahlgreen
Dahlgreen, Marvin; and Elliot Fine. 4-Way Coordination: A Method Book for the Development of Complete Independence on the Drum Set. Miami Fl: Warner Brothers, 1963.

Elliot Fine
Dahlgreen, Marvin; and Elliot Fine. 4-Way Coordination: A Method Book for the Development of Complete Independence on the Drum Set. Miami Fl: Warner Brothers, 1963.