OK gang, the 2017 Book of the Blog is now available for purchase! It includes all of the downloadable practice materials posted on the site in 2017, plus the grooves o’ the day, plus selected […]
Category: best books
Countermanding the tsunami
Thanks to everyone who has purchased the new e-book, 13 Essential Stickings, and I hope you’re pleased with it. As you can see, there’s nothing in there you haven’t heard of— it’s really a case […]
NEW E-BOOK: 13 Essential Stickings
Here’s part of what I’ve been up to other than writing new blog posts— I’m releasing a new e-book today: 13 Essential Stickings for the Modern Drummer. If you ever get overwhelmed by the amount […]
Anti-book review
What’s it even called? Guitar Center Lessons Drums Book 1? UPDATE: I had a student’s parent try to purchase this book, and it turns out it’s not for sale without purchasing lessons from them. Too […]
Best books: Timbale Solo Transcriptions by Victor Rendon
Just a link share today for anyone interested in Salsa, Cuban music, and related musics. From Unlocking Clave‘s Facebook feed, here’s a nice free book, Timbale Solo Transcriptions by Victor Rendon. Do give Unlocking Clave and Rendon […]
Things other people say that I think are stupid
T.H.I.S. S.U.C.K.S. I’m sorry I said stupid. I just wanted you to read this. If you hang out on the internet a little bit, you start noticing patterns in people’s views about drumming, and that […]
New e-book title: 5 Roy Haynes Solos
Another new transcription e-book available: 5 Roy Haynes Solos Includes transcribed solos from: In Walked Bud Snap Crackle All The Things You Are Reflection Bad News Blues Only In Walked Bud was previously available on […]
New e-book: 5 Tony Williams Transcriptions
Another new e-book— not new to my long time readers, because most of the contents have been shared here before. Like the title says, it’s 5 Tony Williams transcriptions, re-proofed and reformatted for tablets and […]
New e-book: 5 Elvin Jones Transcriptions
Here’s what I’ve been doing all weekend instead of writing blog posts: writing a new e-book of some transcriptions previously available on the blog, all re-proofed and edited: Summertime (drum solo), Lonnie’s Lament, Big Nick […]
2016 Book of the Blog NOW AVAILABLE for purchase!
OK, gang, the 2016 Book of the Blog is now available for purchase! It’s 119 pages of pure drum-practicing goodness: all of the downloadable exercises posted on the site last year, plus all of the […]
Inner Drumming
One of the more interesting drum books ever written is Inner Drumming, by George Marsh. Marsh is a big Tai Chi practitioner, and his linear drumming method, using a novel, artistic system of notation, is […]
Very occasional quote of the day: Bozzio studies
I always loved this photo from the original interview. First copy of MD I ever read. Also had Jim Keltner and Ed Blackwell. In his 1981 Modern Drummer interview with Robin Tolleson, Terry Bozzio discusses […]