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This post has been inspired by the book ‘How to teach drums’ by Claire Brock, a book that I would recommend to new and established drum teachers.

After purchasing and reading this book I started thinking about how I could work with other drum teachers to provide a catalogue of potential resources to support drummers teaching and learning experiences.

The first part of this series of posts is teaching books; I have compiled a list of recommended books that teachers should consider making use of when teaching students with different abilities and learning needs.

This list of books has been compiled by me using the books that I use as well as those suggested by other drum teachers in response to a question on the ‘BSTDUK(2)’ forum page on Facebook and I would like to thank the following drum teachers for their contributions to this list:

Tim Sharp; Joel Waters; Colin Woolway; Calum Macleod; Julian Ecymbals; Jack Wright; James Sharp; Pip Harbon.

I hope you find this list useful and if you think there are any books that are not mentioned in this list that should be please post a reply with the books Title and Author, as well as your name.

David.

Hand / Foot Technique Development

Stick Control – George Lawrence Stone

The Weaker Side – Dom Famularo & Stephane Chamberland

Advanced Techniques For The Modern Drummer – Jim Chapin

Progressive Steps To Syncopation – Ted Reed

Buddy Rich’s Modern Interpretation Of Drum Rudiments – Buddy Rich & Henry Adler

Buddy Rich snare drum method – Buddy Rich

Syncopated Rolls for the Modern Drummer – Jim Blackley

Natural Hand Development For Drummers- Roy Burns

Wrist And Finger Control For The Advanced Drummer – Charley Wilcoxon

The Moeller Book – Sanford A. Moeller

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Drum Kit Tutor Books

Music Reading for Drummers – Dave Hazlewood

Practical Percussion – Kevin Edwards

Drumsense Volumes 1 & 2 – Colin Woolway

Drumset For Beginners – Paul Hose & Jim Farey

Eighth Note Rock And Beyond – Glenn Ceglia & Dom Famularo

Rudimental Rock Rhythms – Ronnie Bottomley

The Art Of The Drummer- John Savage

Rhythmic Patterns For The Modern Drummer – Joe Cusatis

Essential Styles – Steve Houghton & Tom Warrington

It’s Your Move – Dom Famularo & Joe Bergamini

Groove Essentials: The Play Along – Tommy Igoe

Groove Facility – Rob Hirons & Dom Famularo

Afro Carribean Drum Grooves – Chuck Silverman

Latin Grooves – Dave Hassell

Double Bass Drumming: The Mirrored Groove System – Jeff Bowders

The New Breed – Gary Chester

4-Way Co-Ordination – Marvin Dahlgren & Elliot Fine

Mastering the Tables of Time – David Stanoch

Latin Grooves – Dave Hassell

Graded Course for Drum Kit (Books 1 & 2) – Dave Hassell

Groove Alchemy – Stanton Moore

100 Famous Funk Beats – Jim Payne

The Breakbeat Bible – Mike Adamo

The Art of Bop Drumming – John Riley

The Drum Perspective – Peter Erskine

Advanced Concepts & Techniques for simple jazz & rock independence – Peter Erskine

Ultimate Playalong Level 1,Vols. 1 & 2 – Dave Weckl

Essential Styles Books 1 & 2 – Steve Houghton

The Drumset Soloist – Steve Houghton

Realistic Rock for Kids – Carmine Appice

Reading, Rudiments & Rock Drumming – Joel Rothman

Mini-Monster Book of Rock Drumming – Joel Rothman

Rock Breaks Around the Drums – Joel Rothman

Rudiments Around the Drums – Joel Rothman

Basic Drumming Made Easy- Joel Rothman

Evolution of Jazz Drumming – Danny Gottlieb

Riddim: Claves of African Origin – Billy Martin

West African Rhythms for Drumset – Royal Hartigan

Rockschool Drums – Rockschool

Rockschool Hot Rock Drums – Rockschool

Trinty Guildhall Exam books – Trinty Guildhall

Trinty Rock and Pop Exam books -Trinity College

Contemporary Drum Fills – John Savage

Brushworks – Clayton Cameron

Brush Artistry – Philly Joe Jones

Future Sounds – David Garibaldi

Jazz Standards for Drumset – Brian Fullen

Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band Play Along Series Drums – Gordon Goodwin, Bernie Dresel

The Level System – Jeff W. Johnson

Double Trouble – Pete Riley