Books
"Jonah David, has developed a very in depth and creative musical system. A must read.”
- Lenny White (Miles Davis, Return To Forever)
SCIENCE OF TIME is a series of exercises that will help you:
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Improve your timekeeping, mobility, coordination and independence.
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Develop your listening skills and learn to respond musically.
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Improve your character, professionalism and vision.
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Enhance your creative process and utilize the skills you possess more effectively.
INTERPRETATIONS FOR SYNCOPATION is a series of exercises that will help you:
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Improve your mobility around the drum set.
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Develop confluence and a vocabulary of your own.
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Improve your timekeeping and coordination.
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Bridge the gap between deep seated traditional exercises and contemporary interpretations.
“… extremely well written learning tool written by one of the most versatile drummers working today. Serious educators and students of the drum set would do well to check this book out. Jonah is a former student of mine and now I am checking out his concepts. You should too…"
- Ralph Peterson (Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis)
“… Particularly like the Science of Time. I dig the conceptual positive approach. Great stories too! You did a really good job on those books…”
- Ian Froman (Metalwood, Michael Brecker)
“… Jonah, your work is simply wonderful. Love the work and now enjoying the practice… Great material!”
- Rob Carson (Santa Clara Vanguard
“I'm so proud of you!!!! Was traveling performing with Randy Brecker in Montenegro, Europe so I've only skimmed but from what I've seen they are killing. Read your advice for young musicians, all on point!”
- Bobby Sanabria (Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie)