Here are some of the books I use in my teaching:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Progressive Steps to Syncopation<\/strong> by Ted Reed Syncopation in 3\/4<\/strong> by Todd Bishop Stick Control<\/strong> by George L. Stone Rudimental Primer<\/strong> by Mitchell Peters Here are some of the books I use in my teaching: Progressive Steps to Syncopation by Ted ReedCommonly known as just \u201cSyncopation\u201d, this unassuming book of rhythm is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[494],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1505"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1584,"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions\/1584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxdrummer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Commonly known as just \u201cSyncopation\u201d, this unassuming book of rhythm is for me the one essential book in all of drumming. We can and do practice virtually anything with it. I have worn out several copies in my decades as a drummer, and still use it in my own practicing today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The one major limitation of Syncopation is that the whole book is written in 4\/4 time. With this book I have written similar materials\u2014and adding a few things I think are missing from the original\u2014 in 3\/4 time, another very common time signature. Order Syncopation in 3\/4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I use this purely technical book less than many other teachers, but it’s still valuable. It is quite dry, and unfortunately not a lot of fun.
Elementary Snare Drum Studies<\/strong> by Mitchell Peters
The snare drum book I use with most beginning students, or with any students who are new to reading. A very deep introduction to the snare drum, reading, and rhythm in general
Intermediate Snare Drum Studies<\/strong> by Mitchell Peters
The best single volume I know of for professional level reading and playing competency on the snare drum. Non-rudimental. I still regularly use it in my own practicing.
Complete Funk Drumming Book<\/strong> by Jim Payne
Excellent overview of rock and funk drumming, good for students of all levels. My main rock\/funk book.
A Funky Primer<\/strong> by Charles Dowd
Early 70s rock\/funk book by my old college professor. It’s dated, but it continues to be useful today.
Basic Drumming<\/strong> by Joel Rothman
Big pink book that has a little bit of everything. Good to have on hand to work on the one thing your other books don’t cover\u2014 whatever that is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Covers all of the drum rudiments the way they should be taught: in modern notation, with preparatory exercises and musical studies, in all of the rudiment’s common forms.
Four-Way Coordination<\/strong> by Marvin Dahlgren & Elliot Fine
Another purely technical book for drum set, for advanced students. Practicing this book productively takes a lot of guidance. See what I’ve written about it on my CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER! <\/em><\/strong>site<\/a>, to get an idea of what you’re getting yourself into…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"