Mike Portnoy, the drummer for the progressive heavy metal band Dream Theater, presents a fantastic instructional DVD for intermediate to advanced players. Topics include: drum set assembly, double-bass techniques, odd time signatures, grooves and phrasing, and more.
- Portnoy, with John Myung on bass and Derek Sherinian on keyboard, plays various examples from Dream Theater songs:
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- Pull Me Under
- Voices
- Metropolis
- A Change of Seasons
- Surround
- Take the Time
- Erotomania.
Includes a booklet with exercises and transcriptions.
60 minutes.
