I'm aware that drum books can help....but which one's are must-haves?

[seanstrelecki]

I've noticed in my practicing lately that it hasn't been very focused so I've thought about getting some drum books. There's just so many out there....which one's should I get first?

[jonberg]

Hi seanstrelecki.
There are so many great books out there...I can tell you the ones that I have worked on and still working from.

Handtechnique: Stick control, Accents and rebounds.
Coordination etc: Advanced Concepts (Kim Planfield), Bop drumming & beyound bop drumming (John Riley), The new breed 1&2 (Gary Chester), Extreme Interdependence (Marco Minneman), The funky beat (David Garibaldi)...
...I could go on and on but that´s a few.

Good luck!

Cheers!

[Christopher]

If there's one book that everyone MUST have it's the Syncopation book by Ted Reed. In all of my years in drumming, I STILL use this book for different excercises. There's a lot that you can extract from a book and create your own stuff from ideas, etc.

Other mentions from my part would be:

- Any Charlie Wilcoxon book
- New Breed by Gary Chester
- When in doubt, Roll
- Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham

There are more that I've went thru, some of which jonberg just mentioned. Sometimes Modern Drummer has some pretty good material in their issues.

Cheers!

[seanstrelecki]

Thanks guys, I'll check out as many of those books as I can. What was that Rick's Licks book I've heard about? (Virgil used it)

[Christopher]

Yes, that's another great book by Rick Gratton. It's called "Rick's Licks". He's also a very funny person and a great drummer. I remember when he first released it back in 1995. Very informative stuff in there..

Check out his site at http://www.rickgratton.com

Cheers!

[Me.2]

Check the video out for that book too. well worth the extra investment. :)

[Hip Alien]

Originally posted by seanstrelecki
I've noticed in my practicing lately that it hasn't been very focused so I've thought about getting some drum books. There's just so many out there....which one's should I get first?

It depends what you want to work on but, as 'Jonberg' and 'Christopher' mentioned: 'Stick Control', 'Accent And Rebounds', and 'Ted Reed's' syncopation book are all part of the drumming bible in developing good technique and jazz independance. Then you can certainly get many other specialty books that will work on your limbs, and different styles of drumming. Good Luck !

[peter]

I like Mangini's "Rhythm Knoweldge" series.
it's the mental angle that I like best.

[alencore]

Originally posted by Christopher
If there's one book that everyone MUST have it's the Syncopation book by Ted Reed. In all of my years in drumming, I STILL use this book for different excercises. There's a lot that you can extract from a book and create your own stuff from ideas, etc.

Other mentions from my part would be:

- Any Charlie Wilcoxon book
- New Breed by Gary Chester
- When in doubt, Roll
- Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham

There are more that I've went thru, some of which jonberg just mentioned. Sometimes Modern Drummer has some pretty good material in their issues.

Cheers!
i almost have all of those great drumming books.
chees!