Drum Set Method Books

Written by Rascal Flatts’ drummer Jim Riley, this book and 2-CD kit is much more than just about styles. Great for players at all levels, it contains a number of tools to help prepare working drummers

The Drum Wars book and DVD kit takes the drum solos of Carmine and Vinny Appice and breaks them down into easily digestible sections. By viewing the included slowed video footage of the solos,

Here's an opportunity for drum set players to explore an aspect of their instrument that is too often overlooked: playing and soloing melodically. The ten play-along recordings of drum and bass grooves in

Rhythm by the Numbers provides a fundamental and comprehensive way to learn and use rhythm in drumming. Born from the author’s lifelong interest and involvement with rhythm and rhythmic

While many of the 500 patterns in this book can be applied to just about any musical style, the author has grouped the fills into the specific genres in which they would likely appear. Styles include rock,

Speed Mechanics for Drums is the ultimate technique book for today's faster playing styles. It is a roadmap to mastering the many facets of playing the drumset. This book then goes beyond technique

As drummer for the legendary B.B. King and countless other artists, Tony Coleman has spent a lifetime refining his wide-ranging drum skills and knowledge. And now, in this exclusive full-length video and

Alfred's Drumset Method, Book 2 is a continuation of Alfred's Beginning Drumset Method. The rock and jazz vocabularies previously learned in Book 1 have been expanded, and additional

Jazz Drumming is designed to help today's rock, pop, and R&B drummer learn the jazz idiom quickly and efficiently. It is an inclusive and in-depth study of how to authentically perform

In What Not to Play! Denny Seiwell draws on his decades of experience to show novice and accomplished drummers alike how to craft the perfect drum part in any recording or gigging situation, often

In rock music, the drums steer the ship. If the drummer is solid, the band is solid. In How to Play Rock Drums, you'll learn all the necessary skills and tools needed to fill this

Achieve versatility! Become more marketable! Get real-world gigs. Drummer Wanted is a styles book and play-along that provides intermediate to advanced drummers with a foundation necessary to play

These nine compositions for advanced drummers is a real treasure chest of energetic World Music grooves. The play-along CD contains the most important rhythm patterns to practice as well as full versions of

This volume explores a musical approach to developing jazz vocabulary around the drum set, featuring 60 exercises ranging in duration from short passages to extended solos. The book aims to teach a

FUNdamentals of Drumming for Kids is the culmination of the collective experiences and educations of a profressional player and a player/parent who both understand the tangible benefits of exposing

This book is a study of Gavin Harrison's performances with the band Porcupine Tree. Twenty highly detailed transcriptions by Terry Branam and in-depth commentary from Gavin take you through the concepts of

With The Pulse of Jazz, drummer and educator Nic Marcy provides a complete method for building a jazz timekeeping vocabulary. Building on other classic jazz methods, the book provides exercises

Maracatu for Drumset and Percussion explores the traditional Brazilian rhythms of the Maracatu de Baque Virado, which originated in the Candomble religion but have expanded to provide the rhythmic