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""This book is both a masterclass and a masterpiece."" - Steve Vai (3x Grammy-winning guitarist). ""I have a regular music education, but JP is offering completely different, deeper, more creative content that you wouldn't find in a normal music school."" - Tio Nunez ""JP's enlightening new book takes a deep dive into the challenging physical and mental aspects of drumming. These unique, clear explanations and practice strategies will help any drummer play better."" - John Riley (author of 'The Art of Bop Drumming') * This is a book of words (a normal book), not a book of drum exercises. Can creativity be learned? Can you teach someone improvisation? Or is it an innate gift for ""creative people?"" In this one-of-a-kind book, renowned drummer and teacher, JP Bouvet, takes you on a tour through psychology, educational theory, and, of course, specific approaches to learning the drums, to reveal how improvisation is much easier to learn than most people think. You'll learn how to leverage the natural tendencies of your mind to systematically learn what most drummers think can't be learned...effortless improvisational freedom. This book is for every drummer who wishes they were more creative on their instrument. JP Bouvet is a drummer and teacher, and runs the educational website, JPBouvetMethod.com, where he specializes in creating courses that teach improvisation with step-by-step methods. He studied music at Berklee College of Music and psychology at Columbia University. In 2011, he won the two largest drum contests in the world in the same year, and went on to tour the world with artists like Steve Vai, Periphery, and others. He has since taught drums in 34 countries, and thousands of students continue to find creative freedom from his online courses. 163 pages - Dimensions: 5"" x 8""

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""This book is both a masterclass and a masterpiece."" - Steve Vai (3x Grammy-winning guitarist). ""JP's enlightening new book takes a deep dive into the challenging physical and mental aspects of drumming. These unique, clear explanations and practice strategies will help any drummer play better."" - John Riley (author of 'The Art of Bop Drumming') ""After I quit touring with the band and sat back down at my kit, I realized that I had no idea how to play the drums outside of a band context. My improvisational skill was zero and I wanted to fix that. The concepts and strategies that JP teaches in this book (and on his website) have helped me begin to unlock this incredible skill and have allowed me to fall back in love with playing the drums."" - Steve Jocz (original drummer for Sum 41) ""JP is one of the most gifted drum educators out there today."" - Drumeo ""Understanding the concepts of this book will open the door to improvising..."" - Don Lombardi (co-founder of DW Drums and founder of Drum Channel) ""This book will not only make drummers better on their instruments, but it also has the potential to help shape them into even better, more self-aware, and more creative individuals, both on and off the kit."" - Matt Halpern (Periphery) ""By aligning psychological principles with practical exercises, Bouvet provides a path for drummers to develop fluency and autonomy in their playing, ultimately achieving a balance between technical precision and artistic freedom."" - Juan Carlito Mendoza (educator, sub for Lion King on Broadway) ""In this book, JP Bouvet deftly enmeshes psychological, theoretical, and practical considerations to help drummers become better improvisers, generously offering a means to grasp what many believe to be an elusive subject."" - Dave DiCenso (professor at Berklee College of Music) ""You deserve all the credit in the world for making drumming a creative vehicle that is accessible to all. Entering flow mode has become my form of meditation."" - Brian Chiusano (student of JPBouvetMethod.com) ""You have totally changed my life as a drummer. I am loving the JP Bouvet Method. I have never been a better drummer."" - Dave Shadlen (student of JPBouvetMethod.com) ""I've got a regular music education, but JP is offering completely different, deeper, more creative content that you wouldn't find in a normal music school."" - Tio Nunez (student of JPBouvetMethod.com) ""I have learned more with your method than when I went to university, no joke!"" - Luis Silva (student of JPBouvetMethod.com) ""I've never read any drum book like this and it's so d*mn important."" - Luke Massouh (student of JPBouvetMethod.com)

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JP Bouvet is a drummer and teacher, and runs the educational website, JPBouvetMethod.com, where he specializes in creating courses that teach improvisation with step-by-step methods. He studied music at Berklee College of Music and psychology at Columbia University. In 2011, he won the two largest drum contests in the world in the same year, and went on to tour the world with artists like Steve Vai, Periphery, and others. He has since taught drums in 34 countries, and thousands of students continue to find creative freedom from his online courses.

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