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Advanced Techniques For The Modern Drummer: Coordinating Independence As Applied To Jazz And Be-bop With Cd ...

9 reviews
Jim Chapin

Alfred Publishing Company, 2002

Excellent book for learning independence
This book is designed with the jazz drummer in mind, but the exercises will help all players develop independence. The cymbal / hi-hat pattern is pretty consistent through the entire book book - the dotted 16th pattern that is common in be-bop. This means that the right hand is doing the same thing in pretty much every exercise, assuming you are right handed. Despite this, the exercises can be ...

The Drummer's Bible: How to Play Every Drum Style from Afro-Cuban to Zydeco

27 reviews
Mick Berry, Jason Gianni

See Sharp Press, 2003

Excellent introduction to the history of rhythms and drumming
I've been drumming for about a year, taking lessons from Mick ,the author of this excellent book. I use this book every time I practice either as a reference, to learn new stuff, or to get new ideas. I love the background information on each section and feel the book helps to understand rhythm and drumming from a worldwide historical perspective. Each section teaches solid basics and some ...

Groove Essentials - The Play-Along : A Complete Groove Encyclopedia for the 21st Century Drummer (Groove ...

14 reviews
Tommy Igoe

Hudson Music, 2005

Excellent book for any level of player
This book is full of great beats for all levels. The CD has excellent tracks for developing feel with a band and leaves plenty of room for improv. I highly recommend this book for beginning players all the way to a pro that wants a chart reading challenge.

Stick Control for the Snare Drummer

25 reviews
George Lawrence Stone

George B. Stone & Son, Incorporated, 1998

Best drum book?
I was told that this was the best book for drums, by my drum teacher, a drumming student, and by a drummer friend. I read it, and I bought it, and I worked through it. I now think this is the best book I had ever seen on drums. Of course I can not say drumS, but Drum. It is specifically about the snare but it can really help you see beats, and stick control. If you do not know exactly how to read ...

When the Drummers Were Women: A Spiritual History of Rhythm

16 reviews
Layne Redmond

Three Rivers Press, 1997

A Treasure!
RE: simplistic feminist fluff??? Someone has a problem with successful women!!! Let's get some facts about Layne Redmond down here: Drum! Magazine readers (a rocker's mag, predominately read by young males) in 2002 voted Layne Redmond Percussionist of the Year, her album Trance Union, Percussion Album of the Year and her video, Rhythmic Wisdom, Percussion Video of the Year. In 2003 they ...

The Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Advanced Concepts for Musical Development

13 reviews
John Riley

Modern Drummer Publications, 2005

John Riley hits the mark.
Once again John has written a magnificent "how to" book that should be in EVERY serious drummers' library. The examples (and the stories of the great musicians behind them)are wonderful for use in actual performance situations not just in a practice room or private lesson session. It'll keep me and my students quite busy for some time. Wish I'd thought of this one. BUTCH MILES

Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer (Ted Reed)

11 reviews
Ted Reed

Alfred Publishing Company, 1997

All music students could benefit from this book.
I am currently using this book to teach my son basic drumming with a roland practice pad. It has been a fantastic help. This book would be helpful to any beginning student learning to read music, not just drummers, since it so clearly breaks down rhythmic notation. The exercise progressions make a lot of sense, and there are quarter note guides that align the drum notes relative to the ...

Drummer Boy

Philomel, 2008

In a wintry little town, a drummer boy appears on a child?s doorstep. And when it is still and quiet, the drummer boy plays, boom pum pum boom pum, and warms the child?s heart. But one day the drummer boy is accidentally knocked into the trash, sending him on a journey he never imagined?a journey on which he continues to play his drum, warming the hearts of others, from a rat to an owl to a snowman. And in a touching conclusion, his own heart ...

So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star: How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful Of Record Executives and Other True Tales ...

50 reviews
Jacob Slichter

Broadway, 2005

Even if you know what's going on, you're gonna get ripped off
I once figured that talented young musicians got fleeced by music-business management due to ignorance and oblivion. However, it's obvious that even when you are alert, and you have legal representation, and you perceive everything that's happening as your band gets pulled along through a record deal, the music company has stacked the deck and is going to rip you off. It even happened to the ...

The New Breed: Systems for the Development of Your Own Creativity (Book with CD)

9 reviews
Gary Chester

Modern Drummer Publications, 2006

"...of Your Own Creativity"
This book does indeed assist drummers to building their own creativity. Take heed, this book can be difficult and one will need patience, persistence, and passion in order to get through it. The use of "Book with CD" can be misinterpretted as a CD with sampled grooves; the CD is an interview with Gary Chester, the author of the book. It is a raw cut, so the volumes aren't equalized. If you're ...

The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming

5 reviews

Modern Drummer Publications, 2000

Finally
I've worked through just about every other double bass drum book out there and, although the exercises were interesting from a coordination/conditioning standpoint, they did not prepare me to actually play double bass drum patterns in a musical context. I was about to write my own book with exercises I'd developed but then found this book. I thank the authors for saving me the trouble! If ...

Funky Primer for the Rock Drummer

4 reviews
Charles Dowd

Alfred Publishing Company, 1987

for beginner rockers
one of the best books to learn drumset from! starts from basic sticking exercies and gets more complex as you progress; exercises incorporate snare, bass drum, open and closed hi-hat, and ride cymbal if you wish. if pursued properly, the method offers an increase in speed and endurance of a drummer's hands and feet, knowledge of rock-oriented rhythms, basic independence of the hands and feet, ...

Advanced Funk Studies: Creative Patterns for the Advanced Drummer

3 reviews
Rick Latham

Carl Fischer, LLC, 1980

Great Book
I have been working in this book for around a year. I started it to help me learn to read drum notation in a format that would not be boring. The book, and practice, have moved me to levels I could not imagine at the beginning of the journey. The other day I finally "heard" what I saw. Great book- get it.

The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary As Taught by Alan Dawson

7 reviews
John Ramsay

Alfred Publishing Company, 1998

Only for the brave
This is a book for drummers already experienced,that know about the author.You will find a world of knowledge that you can use NOW,if you dedicate yourself to the hardwork required.But don't be afraid.The book will open your mind to new possibilities,and all of them are very musical.So ,if making music on the drumset is your business, go ahead.I loved it,only two weeks using it in my daily ...

On The Beaten Path: The Drummers Guide To Musical Styles & T Legends Who Defined Them (Book & CD)

9 reviews
Rich Lackowski

Alfred Publishing, 2007

Great book for ALL drummers, not just beginners
I am a beginning, self-taught drummer who just does it for fun in my spare time. This is the only drumming book I've ever bought, though I've bought many guitar tab books in the past. This book focuses on some of the most famous drummers of various genres, and beautifully deconstructs their styles, and even has drum kit layouts. Those blew me away! I don't know if such a thing is a standard ...

Master Studies

10 reviews
Joe Morello

Modern Drummer Publications, 1986

An Invaluable Tool for Years to Come
When one looks for educational material regarding the art of drumming, a lot of options is available nowadays. Videos, cd's and books covering all kinds of stuff you can possibly imagine are available for purchase in 4 or 5 mouse clicks. But, when it comes to drum books, there is a particular kind of book that I don't like, concept-wise, it's what I call the "drum lick oriented book". "Master ...

Classic Rock Drummers (The Way They Play)

3 reviews
Ken Micallef

Backbeat Books, 2007

Drumming is Their Madness
This installment of the "Way They Play" series is a welcome addition to anyone's music library. The series uses the styles of original professional musicians to illustrate the techniques that made their drumming great. Accompanying the text is a CD of audio examples, a crucial tool in understanding their lessons. For this edition, the authors have chosen not only titans like John Bonham, Charlie ...

Drummer Hoff

25 reviews
Barbara Emberley

Aladdin, 1972

Classic Book for little ones
Drummer Hoff (Stories to Go!) This book was enjoyed by my daughter when she was 5 and now my grandson is enjoying this version of the book, the pictures are smaller than the first copy we had but still terrific and the rhymes are great. Older kids can finish the end of the rhyme after a few times of reading, little ones like my grandson who is 2-1/2 just like the sound of the story and ...

Master Studies II: More Exercises for the Development of Control and Technique

4 reviews
Joe Morello

Modern Drummer Publications, 2006

Essential addition to your practice routines.
Get this book (and his first one), a practice pad, and a metronome. Then spend a month working through them. You'll be amazed at how quickly you can build up endurance and coordination, which caries over to the drum set. All of a sudden, you'll wonder how you're able to play those fast 16ths on the high hat for an hour! These books will give you a lifetime of fun and practice, don't wait!

The Little Drummer Girl: A Novel

7 reviews
John le Carre

Scribner, 2004

Is It Good vs. Evil, or Evil vs. Evil
Mr. Le Carre wrote this book about the Middle East in 1983, and it is as timely a novel now as it was then. Charlie, a modestly talented British actress goes to work for Israeli intelligence to try and locate a secretive Palestinian agent. Indoctrinated with a false background of having a romantic affair with the agent's brother, she plays the role with such determination that she begins to ...

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