Do you know if it's available in the U.S. yet? I'd like to pick it up, but I haven't seen it listed anywhere.
Ed
@ Ed... I asked Claus Hessler, and he said it should also be available in the US any day now.
After having studied the PDF more in-depth and having watched bits and pieces of the DVD, I must admit I really dig the whole package.
As it says on the cover: "Moeller Technique through the Chapin Glasses." None other than Jim Chapin himself said years ago that Hessler really knows his Moeller.
There are lots of great exercises to develop your Moeller, and to then take it further.
One of the things I personally find extremely important: Hessler doesn't just go into all the aspects of Moeller, the whip, etc., and presents it as a technique workout, but shows how one can apply it in one's daily playing, whether it's Jazz, Pop, Rock, Latin, whatever.
The one thing Hessler really opened my eyes to (since I started studying with him) is how Moeller can also be used as a pretty tough and mind-bending independence/interdependence workout. The "Freak Moeller" exercises (as he calls them) included in the PDF look easy, but are fairly demanding (when you first start working on them).
Another section I love are the so-called "Moeller Triplet Circles", which show the connection between Moeller Triplet Single Strokes, and various rudiments. (Circle 4, e.g.: Triplet Single Strokes -> 5-Stroke Roll -> Slurred 5-Stroke Roll, Collapsed 5-Stroke Roll Single Flammed Mill Variation -> Collapsed 5-Stroke Roll Single Flammed Mill Variation 2 -> Collapsed 5-Stroke Roll Pa-Fla-Fla.) Very clever, me thinks. And very useful! (He also talks about "Collapsed Rudiments", a concept developed by Chapin. You can find a relevant clip from a couple of years ago on Hessler's YouTube Channel.)
The final chapter "Reverse Syncopation" will also take a bit of practice...
QUICK QUESTION
Is Daily Drumset Workout only a 30 minute per day commitment? I could probably do that.
-sheldon
You can use it that way, yes.
Hessler stresses the importance of working on the same exercises daily (for a while), so you really get to delve into them, and make progress; instead of changing exercises every day or two.
BTW: Great stuff in the "Daily Drumset Workout". It's 200+ pages!!! It might very well keep you busy for a while! ;-)
Patrice