Table 1 – Snare Drum Method books – Beginning to Advanced

Book

Author

Study Level

Portraits in Rhythm

Anthony J. Cirone

Intermediate and Advanced

Intermediate Snare Drum Studies

Mitchell Peters

Intermediate

The All-American Drummer

(150 Rudimental SOLOS)

Charles Wilcoxon

Intermediate

The Snare Drum in the Concert Hall

Al Payson

Intermediate

Modern School for Snare Drum

Morris Goldenberg

Beginning to Advanced

Modern Method for Tympani

Saul Goodman

Beginning to Advanced

Stick Control

George L. Stone

Intermediate to Advanced

 

Table 2 – Drum Set method books (Beginning to Advanced)

Book

Author

Study Level

The Ultimate drum set Reading Anthology for the working drummer

Steve Houghton

Intermediate to advanced

Groove Essentials (the play along) six hours of music and 88 tracks

Tommy Igoe

Beginning to advanced (it all depends on the studentŐs pace of learning; A and B variations are included)

Realistic Rock Drum Method

Carmine Appice

Beginning to intermediate

(Good independence studies)

 

Around the drums with Triplets

Paul Capozzoli

Intermediate to advanced

Sticking patterns (contains Accented singles & creative doubles)

Gary Chaffee

Intermediate to advanced

Sticking patterns (Linear playing, Jazz & Rock Styles, É)

Gary Chaffee

Intermediate to advanced

 

Table 3 – Jazz Drum Method Books

Book

Author

Study Level

Jazz Breaks in a Nutshell

Joel Rothman

Intermediate to Advanced

Drumming an All That Jazz

Joel Rothman

Intermediate to Advanced

3,5, 7, 9 Jazz!

Joel Rothman

Intermediate to Advanced

Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer

Jim Chapin

Intermediate to Advanced

 

 

 


 

 

Table 4: Elementary Methodologies –highly suggested Mallet study books (from Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook, p. 146)

Title

Author

Elementary Marimba and Xylophone Method

Al Payson

Fundamental Method for Mallets

Mitchell Peters

A Fresh approach to Mallet Percussion

Mitchell Peters

Fundamental Mallet Studies

Garwood Whaley (Joel Rothman Publications)

 

 

Table 5: Intermediate Methodologies -highly suggested study books (from Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook, p. 146)

Title

Author

Marimba technique through Music, A Collection of Etudes to develop Technique for the Four-Mallet Marimbist

Mark Ford – Innovative Percussion

Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone

Morris Goldenberg – Hal Leonard

60 Progressive Four-Mallet Studies for Marimba

Luigi Morleo (HoneyRock)

Four-Mallet Method for Marimba

James Moyer – Alfred Publishing

 

 

Table 6: Advanced Methodologies - highly suggested study books (from Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook, p. 147)

Title

Author

60 Advanced Four-Mallet Studies for Marimba

Luigi Morleo (HoneyRock)

Five Etudes for Marimba, Book 1

Gordon Stout – (Paul Price / MFP)

Mental and Manual Calisthenics for the Modern Mallet Player

Elden (Buster) Bailey (Warner Brothers)

George Hamilton GreenŐs Instruction course for Xylophone

George Hamilton Green – (Meredith Music Publications)