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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Sweet Musicians Rythmic FriendBy Black BearMy fiddle instructor first introduced me to this book; lending me his copy for a couple weeks. Well; I needed to own my own copy. This book helps to develope hand; foot; and mind rythmic independence. For the musician with serious aspirations.30 of 32 people found the following review helpful. In the beginning there was Rhythm !By Ouml;rn LeifssonI think rhythm study is highly neglected in modern western music education; I studied piano for many years and of course you have to learn how to read rhythmic notation to be able to read music but there was no study of rhythm itself in all my studies. I felt a need to learn more about rhythm and I started to play the djembe and I certainly do not regret it; for apart from learning to play the djembe I have become a better pianist. This book is great to begin rhythm studies; I wish I had had this book many years ago; I highly recomend it for all musicians regardless of instrument because there is more to music than just melody and harmony; you have to have a good understanding of rhythm also.But I want more;there are available tons of thick books about harmony but hardly anything about rhythm so I hope the author writes another book.(I read somewhere that the late French composer Messiaen had compleated a big book about rhythm just before he died; I hope this is true and that it will be published soon).16 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Even if you arent a drummer dont discount this one!By R. DuarteAs a bass player Im always looking for ways to keep my grooves fresh. You always have to worry about falling ino the trap of laying out on the same rhythms all the time. This book will give you a kick in the pants though. As someone who has studied music at a college level; and knows how to read music I was concerned the charts would be a pain since Ive known how to read music for years. However picking up on them was not confusing at all..and in fact its very much tied into the way you count on regular notation and its really not a problem. Afro-Cuban/Latin and African rhtyhms are the focus here but you can use this on anything. I found myself taking a latin rhythm and adding one note here or there; and changing the notes and turning it into a funk riff or something. Im not nearly done working through this book..some of the exercises are a challenge; especially on a pitched instrument. However in the end they do serve to freshen up your grooves. Im going to recommend this to all the rhythm players in my band. Thanks.