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Table Of Contents
A directory of all the topics covered in the Drumming System Book 3

Drum Fills Beginner

Drum Fills Intermediate

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Drum Fills Advanced

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Jazz Drum Fills

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Hand To Feet Combinations Beginner

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Hand To Feet Combinations Intermediate

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Hand To Feet Combinations Advanced

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Dynamic Drumming Ghost Notes

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Dynamic Drumming Accented Notes

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Dynamic Drumming Cross Sticking

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Dynamic Drumming Open/Close Hi-Hat

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Speed Building Exercises

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Snare Drum

Ride Cymbal

Bass Drum

2nd Tom (Mid Tom)

Crash Cymbal

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Hi-Hat with Foot

Closed Hi-Hat

2nd Bass Drum

Ride Cymbal Bell

Accented Notes

3rd Tom (Low Tom)

Cross-Stick

Open Hi-Hat

Hi-Hat

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Ghost Notes

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Drum Fill

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Hand To Feet Combinations - Beginner

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Hand To Feet Combinations - Intermediate

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Dynamic Drumming - Ghost Notes

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Dynamic Drumming - Accented Notes

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Dynamic Drumming - Cross-Sticking

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Dynamic Drumming - Open/Close Hi-Hat

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Speed Building Exercises

DVD 13 - How To Build Speed

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The Drumming System

Shot on location at Rock Beach Recording in White Rock, B.C. Canada
Featuring: Mike Michalkow
Executive Producers & Directors: Jared Falk, Rick Kettner
Executive Post Editor: Jamie Falk
Director of Cinematography: Dwayne Thornhill
Chief Audio Engineer: Steve Klassen
Assistant Audio Engineer: Victor Guidera
Production Assistant: Jordan Dick
Graphic & Product Design: Dave Atkinson
Photography: Jason Brown
Studio Manager: Pat Glover
Audio Mastering: Dwayne Harder
Mike would like to thank:
My wife Tracy for her amazing support and love.
All of my supportive family and friends.
My sponsors:
Neil Larivee & Scott Atkins at Vic Firth Drumsticks,
Larry Davidson & staff at Evans Drum Heads,
James Abell at Blowit Fans, Sabian Cymbals, Hansenfutz, and Yamaha Drums
To all of the musicians who performed on this project:
Jim Meyer, Heidi McCurdy, David Marion, Doug Towle,
Brent Ellis, Nate Bosch and Damian Erskine.
I want to thank Fidel Cabacungan
for the loan of your amazing vintage snare collection!
Dwayne Thornhill for the great stories and laughs during filming.
Jared Falk for believing that I could actually complete
this massive project! Thanks!
The crew at Railroad Media, Inc: Jared Falk, Rick Kettner,
Dave Atkinson, Jamie Falk, Dave Metzger, Jordan Dick, Nick Metzger.
The staff at Rock Beach Recording: Pat Glover and Victor Guidera.
My Teachers:
Norm St. Hilaire, Mitch Dorge, Brian Thurgood,
John Fisher, Peter Magadini, Dom Famularo,
Virgil Donati, John JR Robinson, Jim Chapin
Our black lab Dakota who is now the official Drum Lab.
All of YOU who purchased this product,
or own any of my previous DVDs You Rock
The Drumming System is dedicated to my first child
Jackson Michalkow who was born on February 5th, 2009

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