On this 3-hour DVD, Stanton presents a historical overview of some of the most important drum grooves in history, showing the basic elements and conceptual development of each groove. He then shows you how to learn from the pastand develop your own complete vocabulary for creating new funk grooves and patterns on the drumset.

Topics include: using variation and style combination to create new grooves; using rhythmic structures and clave ideas foradvanced drum set vocabulary; hi-hat concepts;...