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) |