DannyBritt.com DVD Review:

Ostinato & Polyrhythms by Panos Vassilopoulos

I was very tired one night and was ready to get off the computer, then I clicked on a video clip of Panos. Wow! I was alert again and was almost shocked at what I saw! Now Panos has a DVD based on his terrific coordination! Panos does a lot of very advanced playing on the DVD, and this can raise your standard of coordination.


Historical Perspective

Panos opens the DVD with an awesome solo then speaks about drummers that had some famous ostinatos. He then performs tributes to them as he plays their foot ostinato and improvs over that with his hands:


Basic Foot Ostinato Exercises

Panos emphasizes using simple patterns first, then demonstrates notes to do with your hands on top of the foot ostinato:


The Dualist Pedal

Panos explains & demonstrates the Dualist, an incredible pedal invention from Scottland. He states that it is so sensitive yet very powerful, and it has switches on the right and left that activates double mode - so for one stroke you get two hits!


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