(Book). Progressive Drumming Essentials is a collection of material originally written for Modern Drummer magazine plus extensive additional content. This book breaks down fun and challenging mate
By following the series of progressive exercises laid out here, drummers who already possess a substantial level of solo skills - but who want to add a greater degree of rhythmic and visual interest
Originally released in 1967, this Joe Morello classic is once again available - now with CD! The precursor to his two most widely used instructional books - Master Studies and Master Studies II - thi
Now packaged with a CD, this bestselling book is designed to help players gain an extremely high level of coordinated independence for rock drumming performance, thereby freeing all four limbs from d
Over the past decade, "Off the Record" has been one of Modern Drummer magazine's most popular columns. Each month it focuses on a well-known drummer through detailed transcriptions and analysis of re
Gary Chester was one of the busiest studio drummers of the '60s and '70s and played on hundreds of hit records. His systems have been used and endorsed by drummers such as Kenny Aronoff, Danny Gottli
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.
The Great Jazz Drummers is an excellent reference for any drummer or jazz enthusiast. It features biographies and photos of 62 influential drummers, as well as a CD featuring 16 artists to demonstrat
This sequel to The New Breed is a more advanced book that teaches a method for learning total independence and creativity. It was started by Gary Chester and completed by his student Chris Adams afte
This is the book on hand development and drumstick control. Master Studies focuses on these important aspects: accent studies, buzz-roll exercises, single and double-stroke patterns, control studies,
(Book). Coordinated independence refers to the ability to execute separate rhythms in each hand and foot in a coordinated manner, yet totally independent of one another. This book will teach you this
(Book). The goal of this book is to help develop, expand and solidify your rhythmic vocabulary, accuracy and comfort level and to build chops on top of that. The "rhythm builders" are meant to build y
For the first time in paperback, this book tells the complete tale of the modern drumset masters. A century of drumming is covered: from the founding fathers of jazz, to today's athletic, mind-alteri
