Drum Aerobics: A 52-Week, One- Exercise-Per-Day Workout Program for Developing, Improving, and Maintaining Drum Technique
With this book players of o=all levels can increase their speed, coordination, dexterity, accuracy, and lick vocabulary.
Joe McCarthy's
Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along Series [DVD]
Playing tunes from the award winning Afro-Bop Alliance, McCarthy focuses on three predominant groove categories: mambo, cha cha cha, and 6/8 Afro-Cuban.
Drummer's Guide to Odd Time Signatures: Master the Art of Odd Signatures
This book will teach you how to hear odd time signatures, feel them, and use them in a variety of genres.
Peter Erskine: Everything Is Timekeeping I & II [DVD]
Drummer Peter Erskine chose to title his video Everything Is Timekeeping, rather than "timekeeping is everything," to emphasize the notion that everything we do in the course of making music should be part of a rhythmic continuum that provides the pulse and center to any performance or song. Also included on the DVD are PDF files of supplementary booklets and excerpts from a clinic Erskine gave at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in 2004.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Percussion
This book will take you on a guided tour of the entire percussion family, from marching drums and cymbals to the ethnic sounds of the world.
Drumstick Control
A Realistic Approach to Snare Drum Technique Applied to the Drum Set
A step-by-step process that focuses on stick proficiency and includes stroke types and patterns necessary for today's contemporary drummer.
Drum Rudiment Dictionary
The Drum Rudiment Dictionary is a complete reference of the Percussive Arts Society's 40 international drum rudiments, plus practice patterns and rudimental snare drum solos. This latest reprint also comes with a CD of the rudiments performed by three-time World Snare Drum Champion Rob Carson. The book ends with a handy international drum rudiment reference list.
Drum Rudiment Dictionary: A Complete Reference Guide Containing the Percussive Arts Society's 40 International Drum Rudiments, by Jay Wanamaker, Alfred Publishing Company, Van Nuys, CA.
Rock Band video games have inspired many players to pick up a real instrument. The Rock Band and Rock Band 2 Play-Along series from Hal Leonard Corporation make it easy to learn the songs that made the video game a hit.
These guides are available in a variety of instruments: guitar, bass, drums, alto and tenor sax, trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, trombone, and more. Players listen to an included CD to hear how their part should sound, and then play along using the backing tracks. In most cases lyrics are also included for reference.
Rock Band Play-Along Series, Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, 2007-2009.
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A drummer can make or break a band, and a muddled or poorly recorded kit can kill a stellar song. You may think you need a lot of high-end equipment to get great drum recordings, but authors Bobby Owsinski and Dennis Moody explain how to get the right sound, even with inexpensive gear. They share their decades of professional experience through numerous tips and tricks to create a one-stop, step-by-step manual with an included instructional DVD.
The Drum Recording Hand book, by Bobby Owsinski and Dennis Moody, Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, 2008.
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Mastering the Tables of Time: Volume 1 Introducing the Standard Timetable
In this method book professional drummer David Stanoch combines the foundations of rhythm and trapset drumming by using a common system to assimilate the disciplines of timekeeping, coordination, rudiments, polyrhythms, and musical phrasing. Mastering the Tables of Time is designed for all players, from beginner to advanced, interested in developing a musical foundation with crystal clear focus. The book was honored as #1 Method Book in the 2009 Modern Drummer Readers Poll.
Mastering the Tables of Time: Volume 1 Introducing the Standard Timetable, by David Stanoch, Rhythmelodic Music, Minnetonka, MN, 2008.
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The Afro-Cuban Folkloric Musical Tradition: A Practical Guide for Percussionists
Robert Fernandez first began playing bongos at age five, performing and recording music from his Cuban heritage. After a successful career as a contemporary percussionist he abandoned that work to devote himself completely to Latin percussion, specifically the Afro-Cuban folkloric tradition. This book is a result of 20-year’s study with some of the most highly regarded Cuban musicians. It is an in-depth look at many styles of Afro-Cuban folkloric music, many of which are notated here for the first time. Fernandez also provides historical background to the traditions.
The Afro-Cuban Folkloric Musical Tradition: A Practical Guide for Percussionists, by Robert Fernandez, Leisure Planet Music, Sylmar, CA, 2007.
Eighth-Note Rock and Beyond
Drummers need to walk before they can run, and this book guides them through those first steps. Eighth-Note Rock and Beyond includes counting exercises, basic through intermediate rock beats, and a few pages on ghost notes and funk drumming.
The book also includes a CD with play-along MP3s of each lesson and a short appendix for further reading. Written by a teacher with 20 years of experience at public schools, educators should find all the tools they need to lead students toward more advanced rock drumming.
Eighth-Note Rock and Beyond. by Glenn Ceglia with Dom Famularo, Wizdom Media, Whippany, NJ, 2007.
Tipbooks for Drums
Tipbooks from Hugo Pinksterboer are indispensable guides available for a wide range of instruments from keyboard to cello to acoustic guitar. The two of the latest editions, Tipbooks for saxophone and drums, are designed for players to get the most out of their instruments. Tipbook Saxophone includes information on selecting a sax, mouthpieces, necks, reeds, maintenance and tuning, as well as helpful fingering charts. Topics covered in Tipbook Drums include selecting drums, cymbals, and sticks; maintenance; tuning; drum history; and a drummer’s glossary. Additional information is available for each instrument via online Tipcodes.
Tipbook Drums, The Complete Guide, by Hugo Pinksterboer, The Tipbook Company, The Netherlands, 2007.
The Drummer: 100 Years of Rhythmic Power and Invention
This historic book tells the story of modern drum set masters from early jazz drummers to today’s mind-altering rhythm wizards. There are contributions from the most knowledgeable drumming experts of today, alongside 20 drumming icons including Buddy Rich, Keith Moon, Max Roach, and others. This colorful book is full of drumming photos and also offers listening recommendations. Foreword is by Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The Drummer: 100 Years of Rhythmic Power and Invention, by the publishers of Modern Drummer magazine and Adam Budofsky, Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, 2006.
Classic Rock Drummers explores the technique, history, and influence of major drummers of classic rock. Eleven drummers—Ginger Baker, John Bonham, Stewart Copeland, Richie Hayward, Levon Helm, Mitch Mitchell, Keith Moon, Ian Paice, Jeff Porcaro, Ringo Starr, and Charlie Watts—are profiled, including their music, biographies, instruments, and approaches to drumming. An included CD lets drummerscplay along to the book’s examples.Classic Rock Drurummers,by Ken Micallef and Donnie Marshall, Backbeat Books, New York, NY, 2007.
Great Rock Drummers of the Sixties 
This history of ’60s rock drummers is an updated edition of Bob Cianci’s acclaimed book, originally published in 1989. An essential guide for those interested in ’60s music, all the prominent drummers of the era are profiled including Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, Keith Moon, Bobby Elliott, Hal Blaine, Carmen Appice, and many more. A section called “Honorable Mentions,” lists “the good, the bad, and the missing in action.”
Great Rock Drummers of the Sixties Revised, by Bob Cianci, Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, 2006.
Tipbook: Music for Kids and Teens: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
Music for Kids and Teens: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
n Have you been wanting to introduce the world of music to your children or grandchildren but you are unsure how to go about it? This new Tipbook is a handy and thorough guide that will answer all your questions. Music for Kids and Teens is relevant to children of every age and musical genre and includes numerous tips and thoughts applicable to other aspects of their upbringing as well.
Thebook is based on information gathered from the experiences of musicians, teachers, directors, parents, and other specialists and includes topics such as: why should we introduce children to music, choosing and instrument, practicing tips and tools, stage fright and audition anxiety, and much more.
Music for Kids and Teens: a Guide for Parents and Caregivers, by Hugo Pinksterboer, The Tipbook Company, Heemstede, The Netherlands, 2006.
All About Drums
All About Drums will help you finally start playing the beats and fills to your favorite songs, whether you want to learn to read music, play by ear, or create your own beats. You will also learn about drum set makes and models, care and maintenance, and other percussion instruments. The book includes more than 30 rock, jazz, blues, Latin, and funk songs.
All About Drums by Rick Mattingly, Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, 2006.
Kenwood Dennard: The Studio/Touring Drummer [DVD]
In this DVD workshop drummers get tips and techniques directly from one of the most in-demand drummers in the business, Kenwood Dennard. He covers subjects such as how to get the most out of each practice session, how to internalize melody, and how to play melodic solos. Lessons on the 61-minute DVD also include: adapting your groove to the artist’s style; setting up a good foundation for different drum geographies; solfège techniques; and the use of contrast, registration, and orchestration.
Dennard has spent 25 years playing with jazz, pop, and funk greats including Herbie Hancock and Maceo Parker, and he is an associate professor of percussion at Berklee College of Music.
Kenwood Dennard: The Studio/Touring Drummer, with Kenwood Dennard, Berklee Press, Boston, MA, 2004.
Rudiment Grooves for Drum Set
Rudiments represent the basic vocabulary of rhythms that drummers arrange and rearrange when they play grooves, solos, and fills. Rudiment Grooves for Drum Set shows you how to apply the rudiments to the drum set in all styles of music and every facet of drumming including single and double strokes; stroked rolls; drags; flams; paradiddles, double paradiddles, paradiddle grooves, and fills; and combinations.
The 50 illustrated grooves are reinforced with the accompanying CD, allowing readers to hear how the rudiments sound when applied to the drum set.
Rudiment Grooves for Drum Set, by Rick Considine, Berklee Press, Boston, MA, 2003.
Drum Set Warm-Ups: Essential Exercises for Improving Technique
“After years of warming up exclusively on a practice pad before tearing into my drums, I was struck by the realization that playing a drum set involves a dramatically wider range of body motions, movements, and coordination than a drum pad,” says Rod Morgenstein, drummer with the Grammy-nominated progressive rock-fusion group the Dixie Dregs and multi-year winner of Modern Drummer readers poll’s Best Progressive Rock Drummer.
From that realization Drum Set Warm-Ups was written. While snare/pad warm-up books focus on hand, wrist, and finger development, this book will get your whole body moving to develop and improve: speed and power, control and coordination, independence and accuracy, as well as endurance and agility. The book is a perfect complement to warming up on a practice pad. It will help you develop the skills and techniques to play to your full potential, increasing your confidence and giving you a greater facility and command of the drum set.
Drum Set Warm-Ups: Essential Exercises for Improving Technique, by Rod Morgenstein, Berklee Press, Boston, MA, 2000.
The Art and Heart of Drum Circles [DVD]
Drum circles are one of the country’s fastest-growing health trends. That is because they are not only a great way to have fun, reduce stress, and meet people, but scientific research confirms that recreational drumming contributes to overall wellness, and workplace efficiency. In this unique DVD noted author, music therapist, and drum circle facilitator Christine Stevens takes you inside the drum circle phenomenon.
The Art and Heart of Drum Circles will show you basic techniques for hand drums and percussion, the eight most important cues for guiding drum circles, how to build a satisfying group experience, how drum circles touch lives, and the philosophy and research supporting recreational music making for health and wellness.
The Art and Heart of Drum Circles DVD, featuring Christine Stevens, Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, 2005.
Praise & Worship Drumming: A Guide to Playing in Church
Praise & Worship Drumming is a unique book and CD package specifically for drummers interested in playing in a church or worship group setting. Percussionist and teacher Cary Nasatir wrote the clear and concise guide with beginning to intermediate drummers in mind, but it is also an excellent reference for nondrumming worship leaders, music directors, or ministers of music.
Covering a wide variety of musical styles, the book includes lessons on rhythmic fundamentals, drum kit anatomy, techniques, and more. A companion CD allows drummers to play along with many of the examples in the book.
Praise & Worship Drumming: A Guide to Playing in Church, by Cary Nasatir, Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, 2005.
101 Drum Tips: Stuff All the Pros Know and Use
This valuable how-to guide presents insight that drummers of all styles and levels can benefit from. The text, photos, music, diagrams, and accompanying CD provide an easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics including: techniques, beats, fills, equipment, practicing, recording, performance, and much more.
Author Scott Schroedl begins with advice on warming up, practicing techniques such as watching yourself in a mirror, and caring for your drum set. Later he branches out by moving on to the bass drum spurs, hi-hat, adjusting the beater, dampeners, and more. Next tuning, timing, and technique are tackled. Schroedl ends by including sample grooves in various styles such as rock ‘n’ roll, swing, gospel, Motown, samba, and mambo.
Just one in a series of 101 Tips books, Hal Leonard also publishes 101 Keyboard Tips by Craig Weldon and 101 Bass Tips by Gary Willis.
101 Drum Tips: Stuff All the Pros Know and Use, by Scott Schroedl, Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, 2003.
