Modern Drum Studies

Modern Drum Studies
Author: Simon Sternburg
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1950-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739018255

Originally published in 1933, this book has become a classic to all snare drum teachers concerned with developing their students' reading skills. This revised edition omits out-of-date pages while keeping all of the core materials for reading development on snare drum and bass drum.

Contemporary Studies for the Snare Drum

Contemporary Studies for the Snare Drum
Author: Fred Albright
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 68
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457445910

This book contains supplementary studies at an advanced level which are expressively prepared to improve sight reading ability and technique. This book is geared towards the percussionist already familiar with the rudiments of drumming.

Rhythmic Patterns

Rhythmic Patterns
Author: Joe Cusatis
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1999-10-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457445958

The purpose of this book is to take rhythmic figures, originally learned on the snare drum, and apply them to the drumset. In doing this, the student is introduced to several cross sticking and drum-to-drum patterns using eighth, triplet and sixteenth notes. This approach to the drumset is an excellent way to develop the coordination and speed of getting around the drums with ease, while also helping with soloing.

Modern School for Snare Drum

Modern School for Snare Drum
Author: Morris Goldenberg
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2002-09-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457404740

The "Goldenberg Book" has been used by generations of orchestral snare drum players to develop their skills. As well as studies and etudes, this book includes excerpts of major orchestral repertoire for snare drum and all of the instruments of the percussion family. This edition, edited by Tony Cirone, includes phrasings and stickings along with re-engraved etudes. This book is the primary source for percussionists to learn proper technique and important orchestral repertoire.

Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer

Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer
Author: Ted Reed
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457412195

Voted second on Modern Drummer's list of 25 Greatest Drum Books in 1993, Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer is one of the most versatile and practical works ever written for drums. Created exclusively to address syncopation, it has earned its place as a standard tool for teaching beginning drummers syncopation and strengthening reading skills. This book includes many accented eighths, dotted eighths and sixteenths, eighth-note triplets and sixteenth notes for extended solos. In addition, teachers can develop many of their own examples from it.

Master Studies

Master Studies
Author: Joe Morello
Publisher:
Total Pages: 95
Release: 1983
Genre: Drum
ISBN:

This book gives exercises for the development of control and technique for playing drums.

Modern Drum Studies (Revised)

Modern Drum Studies (Revised)
Author: Simon Sternburg
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457408205

Originally published in 1933, this book has become a classic to all snare drum teachers concerned with developing their students' reading skills. This revised edition omits out-of-date pages while keeping all of the core materials for reading development on snare drum and bass drum.

Rudimental Patterns

Rudimental Patterns
Author: Joe Cusatis
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 76
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457445965

Developed to increase the speed and ease of getting around the drumset using rudiments as the foundation. The cross sticking and drum-to-drum patterns used in this book will increase the student's coordination skills, familiarity of the drumset, and soloing vocabulary. An exceptional way to incorporate rudiments into the drumset performer's practice routine.

Master Studies II (Music Instruction)

Master Studies II (Music Instruction)
Author: Joe Morello
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476865957

(Percussion). Like Master Studies , this is a workbook of material to use in developing the hands for drumming. Challenging exercises encourage students to learn slow, sensible and accurate practice techniques.

Stick Control

Stick Control
Author: George Lawrence Stone
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2013-11-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457433761

George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving "control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.