Two new works by and about George Lawrence Stone have just been released: Technique of Percussion is a compilation of articles Stone wrote for International Musician Magazine in the 1940s-60s. It’s over 400 pages long, […]
Category: books
Jazz rhythm book
There’s a good book on rhythm that is kicking around on the internet for you to download and read: How to Read Jazz and Other Syncopated Type Rhythms. It’s by Micheal Longo, who had a long […]
Beginning snare drum books
Winner 1 A brief roundup of some available beginning snare drum books— books for first year students who have never played before, roughly age 10 and up. May also use them with more experienced players […]
Best books: Beyer Elementary Method for the Piano
I’m always seeking out methods for introducing people to non-drumming activities— playing the piano, in this case. Last year I bought an 80s-vintage Clavinova, and got some beginner piano books so I could learn how […]
NOW AVAILABLE: 2018 Book of the Blog / Syncopation in 3/4
The 2018 CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER! Book of the Blog is now available to order. It includes all of the downloadable exercises and trancriptions posted on the site in 2018, as well as some grooves o’ […]
New Joel Rothman title
In the mail I just received a new book by Joel Rothman: Drumming Outside The Box – for Rock & Jazz. It’s basically a library of patterns focused around creating an unbroken rhythm on the […]
Riley’n me
Anyone who follows this blog has certainly heard of John Riley— drummer and author of the book The Art of Bop Drumming, among other titles. He’s a leading authority, and one of the most influential […]
NEW E-BOOK: Syncopation in 3/4
That’s right, ANOTHER new e-book: Syncopation in 3/4. All of my regular followers are going to want to have this one… being as we are very dedicated to the myriad/infinite ways of practicing Ted Reed’s […]
NEW E-BOOK: EZ Rock Drumming – A Short Course For The Mastery Of Rock Beats
Hey, we’ve got another new e-book now available on Amazon: EZ ROCK DRUMMING A Short Course For The Mastery Of Rock Beats It’s the definitive explanation of my Syncopation-based rock method, which has been covered […]
Free Steve Gadd book
Here’s an excellent free book on Steve Gadd by Danish drummer Hans Fagt. Originally released in 1985, it contains the key bits— mainly grooves and solos— from some of his bigger recorded performances, from the […]
The hard stuff
Do we have to? Because I’d really rather not. No one would ever accuse me of being a simplistic or non-technical drummer, but my philosophy has always been Do Easy. I spend a lot of […]
NOW AVAILABLE: 2017 Book of the Blog
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 […]