All 26 drum rudiments are clearly and sequentially presented. There are several exercises designed to develop each rudiment, followed by summaries. Each rudiment is then utilized in a musical context in progressively written rudimental solos.Every lesson builds on those that came before, giving students a chance to practice what they have learned and reinforcing skills that will be used over and over.Included in this method are eight solos written for snare drum. These solos contain all of the newly learned music concepts that were presented throughout the book. the eight solos are ideal for band tryouts, recitals, and solo and ensemble contest. Includes CD.

This innovative duet book for the intermediate snare drummer is presented in a clear and easy-to-read format. It contains various time signatures, meter and tempo changes, and special effects such as back sticking, rim shots and playing on the rim.

This is the largest collection of drum rudiments that has ever been compiled in one book. This book includes the original 26 NARD rudiments plus the PAS 14 rudiments and over 460 Hybrid Drum Rudiments. This book will help you if you are a beginner or if you are an advanced player. A lot of the hybrid rudiments are interesting and fun to play! This is a perfect book if you are interested in shaking up your studies if you feel like you have hit a development plateau. There is something for every drummer or percussionist inside of this book. It will help you, if you play any kind of Percussion, because it help develop coordination and creativity.

(Meredith Music Percussion). Challenging, demanding, musical and fun! This collection of 19 snare drum solos by world-renowned virtuoso John Pratt, author of the legendary 14 Modern Contest Solos , will set a new standard for rudimental snare drum soloing. Includes performance notes from Pratt, plus a foreword by Robin Engelman.

Featuring four-time solo snare drumming world champion Jeff Queen, this DVD presents a comprehensive approach to contemporary rudimental drumming. Presented here are essential hand techniques ranging from the fundamentals to a detailed analysis of the Moeller Technique and Velocity Stroke. Jeff demonstrates how to apply these techniques to flams, diddles, rolls, and hybrid rudiments, and talks about timing, buzz roll control and more. Also provided is invaluable information on solo construction and achieving speed, plus many backsticking and stick trick ideas. The book/DVD package includes Jeff's acclaimed text, The Next Level. Recommended for intermediate to advanced marching, drum set and concert drummers. (Hudson Music)

A classic collection of rudimental snare solos, by one of the legendary names in rudimental drumming. Also contains an introduction on performance techniques of each of the standard 26 rudiments. Essential to the library of every percussionist!

George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving "control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.