I just received in the mail a copy of an older edition (circa 1969) of Wilcoxon’s Modern Rudimental Swing Solos, and confirmed my suspicion that there are some typos in the new Sakal edition. First, […]
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A bargain on a great book – UPDATED
UPDATE: The book is now coming up at the usual $99.95 price. Hopefully a few people were able to take advantage while the opportunity was there. It’s still a worthy addition to your library at […]
Best books: The Essence of Brazilian Percussion and Drum Set by Ed Uribe
The Essence of Brazilian Percussion and Drum Set is the little sister of Uribe’s massive volume on Afro-Cuban percussion. I’ve been using it almost daily for several months now, and not only is it a […]
Best books: some non-musical selections
Here are several books that have been valuable to me creatively over the years. The Adding Machine by William S. Burroughs Great essays about art, language, and the craft of writing. Along with Exterminator!, […]
Interview: drum author Joel Rothman
[UPDATED 5/16 – Something I had to add to the piece came up in my correspondence with Mr. Rothman. See the new section labeled “PROFIT”] Joel Rothman is one of the more mysterious figures in […]
Rothman book recommendations
While the interview is fresh, I want to give my recommendations for Joel Rothman book purchases. God knows I haven’t seen his entire catalog, but these are very strong books: Basic Drumming – An everything […]
Best books: Studio Funk Drumming by Roy Burns and Joey Farris
Lately I’ve become very anti-hip and anti-novelty with my practice materials, and the 40-page Studio Funk Drumming by Burns and Farris has that in spades. Written in 1981, and revised in 1994, this book focuses […]
The DNA of swing drumming
I picked up this interesting book- Charley Wilcoxon’s Drum Method– as one of my local sheet music stores was going out of business. I’d been working with Wilcoxon’s more advanced Rudimental Swing Solos, but this […]
Best Books: Basic Drumming by Joel Rothman
In case you haven’t figured it out already, I’m a big fan of Joel Rothman’s books. His many, many books- I think he has written about a hundred of varying lengths since the early 60’s. […]
Best books: Rudimental Patterns by Joe Cusatis
Rudimental Patterns Full Drum Set Studies for the Modern Drummer by Joe Cusatis This book contains most of what I always felt was wrong with the traditional approach to learning the drums, and I LIKE […]
Best books – Chop Busters by Ron Fink
OK, the title is a little goofy- a lot goofy- but this is an excellent, fun book of snare drum exercises written by North Texas State University instructor Ron Fink to “uncover weakness in basic […]