Preface 3Contents 4Disambiguation 6What Is "Groove" Actually About? 6Drum Key 6How to Count Rhythms in This Book 7Chapter 1: Orchestration Concepts - The Split and the Switch 8Paradiddle 8The Split 9The Switch 10Chapter 2: Groove Design 12Groove 1 12Groove 2 18Groove 3 23Groove 4 28Chapter 3: Do It Yourself 33The Four Basic Rules 33No Rule Without Exception 37Chapter 4: Linear Grooves 40Linear Groove - Initial Pattern 40Do It Yourself - Two Simple Rules 42Linear Groove Study 1-2 45Linear Switch Grooves 47Chapter 5: Ghost Notes 49Ghost Notes 1 - Ostinato Approach 49Ghost Notes 2 - Intertwined Approach 52Ghost Notes 3 - Ghost Notes Before and After Snare Accents 57Chapter 6: Bass Drum Displacement 65Displacement of a Bass Drum Beat 65Omitting a Bass Drum Beat 68Chapter 7: Snare Displacement 71Snare Displacement Studies 1-10 71Chapter 8: Half Time - Double Time 82Half Time - Double Time - "Double Double Time" 82Examples 1A-5B 82Chapter 9: Bass Drum Technique and Control 88Heel Up 88Heel Down 90Chapter 10: Three-Note Groove Variations 943-Note 1 943-Note 2 963-Note 3 983-Note 1 in Half-Time Grooves 100Chapter 11: Go-Go Grooves 103Cowbell Pattern 1 103Cowbell Pattern 2 106Cowbell Pattern 3 108Cowbell Pattern 4 110Cowbell Pattern Studies 1-4 112Chapter 12: Timing, Groove, and Philosophy 114Philosophy 114Perfect Timing? 115Playing Live with a Click? 116Tempo and Adrenaline 116The "Right" Live Tempo 116Playing Laid-Back, On Top, on On the Beat? 117Tempo Anecdotes 118Timing and Groove Exercise 1 119Timing and Groove Exercise 2 122Timing and Groove Exercise 3 122Epilogue 123Appendix: Reading Text Exercises 125