The Mysterious Force VOL I: Mitch Mitchell This is the world's first published technical study of drumming artist Mitch Mitchell. In his brief years playing with Jimi Hendrix, he became one of the most important contributors to the progressive development of popular rock music. At the same time, he projected a significant influence forward into the vast spectrum of jazz/rock musical development. Part I of this book presents 120 pages of detailed drumming notation in fourteen movements. This hand-written notation is the result of intensive slow-motion analysis accomplished over a period of many years. This section will give the intermediate to advanced drummer some real-time experience in the most unusual technical form that describes Mitchell's impressionistic style. Part 2 presents selected passages from Part 1 that are projected into the author's unique Sound Column Display System (SCDS). This purely graphic-driven teaching system will make it possible for anyone to begin to recreate the mystery of Mitchell's drumming, even before being able to read music for the drums. The SCDS is not intended to replace the conventional system of notation but provides a very accessible method of learning, where the sound of the rhythm is established even before the formal notation is considered. This book is for any level of drummer, from beginning enthusiast to seasoned professional. It will also prove to be extremely useful for the modern day composer who is looking for new ways to express rhythm. Many of Mitchell's most articulate and extraordinary techniques have been carefully extracted and developed into readable form. This is a book for drummers, composers, multi-instrumentalists, and educators.