Steve Smith From the Practice Room: “Rhythmania“ from the Wilcoxon Book

Steve has been practicing from some of the drum books he used with his first teacher, Billy Flanagan, in the Mid-Late ’60s. This solo is “Rhythmania“ written by Charles Wilcoxon from his book: Modern Rudimental Swing Solos for the Advanced Drummer. Steve performs “Rhythmania“ three times using three distinct grips. The first time, on the pad, he uses Palm-Down Matched-Grip. The second time through, on the kit, Steve uses a Matched-French-Grip. After 8 bars of “time“ Steve plays the solo a final time using