Jost Nickel Groovebook.pdf Jun 2026

A unique section of the book deals with physical movement around the kit. Nickel encourages "crossover" grooves where the right hand moves from hi-hat to ride to floor tom while the left hand maintains a clave or ostinato on the snare rim. The PDF provides mapping to avoid tangled sticks.

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If you are looking for the PDF, it is a copyrighted pedagogical work typically available for purchase through music publishers like or digital drum lesson platforms. A unique section of the book deals with

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The book starts with the "Stone Killer" – a simple rock beat. Boring, right? Wrong. Jost forces you to play this for 5 minutes straight with a metronome.