Author<\/strong>: Rick Latham Author<\/strong>: Jim Chapin Author<\/strong>: Duduka Da Fonseca & Bob Weiner Author<\/strong>: Charley Wilcoxon Author<\/strong>: John Riley Author<\/strong>: John Riley Author<\/strong>: Bob Weiner & Frank Malabe Author<\/strong>: Clayton Cameron Author<\/strong>: Alan Dawson & John Ramsay Author<\/strong>: Rod Morgenstein & Rick Mattingly![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/18130424\/funkstudies.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Intermediate
\nDescription<\/strong>: Advanced Funk Studies<\/em> presents a variety of different funk exercises, grooves, and fills that will help you learn to play the style authentically. Once you\u2019ve worked through the exercises in the book, there are ten solos at the back of the book that will combine everything you\u2019ve learned!<\/p>\n
\nAdvanced Techniques For The Modern Drummer (1948)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Beginner, Intermediate
\nDescription<\/strong>: Jim Chapin was the first drummer to publish a book that focused on independence in a jazz context. This book will help you develop your swing independence and vocabulary through many different exercises. This is a classic book that has proven to stand the test of time.<\/p>\n
\nAfro-Cuban Rhythms For Drumset (1990)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Intermediate, Advanced
\nDescription<\/strong>: Afro-Cuban Rhythms For Drumset<\/em> is the perfect book to help you learn styles like Guaguanco, Mozambique, Songo, Bembe, and Merengue. This book will explain the history behind each style as well as how each style translates to the drum-set from different Afro-Cuban percussion parts.<\/p>\n
\nThe All American Drummer (1945)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Beginner, Intermediate
\nDescription<\/strong>: The All American Drummer<\/em> includes 150 different rudimental solos. These traditional and swing influenced solos are 16 or 32 bars in length. This book has been one of the most popular snare drum books for decades!<\/p>\n
\nThe Art Of Bop Drumming (1994)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Beginner, Intermediate
\nDescription<\/strong>: For any beginner or intermediate drummer wanting to learn how to play jazz – this is the book to work through. Riley\u2019s in-depth explanations and examples make the style understandable and engaging.The book will teach you about time playing, comping, soloing, brush playing, and many other topics!<\/p>\n
\nBeyond Bop Drumming (1997)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Advanced
\nDescription<\/strong>: A follow-up to The Art of Bop Drumming<\/em>, Beyond Bop Drumming<\/em> dives into the jazz drumming innovations that took place during the 1960s. John Riley unpacks topics like up-tempo playing, implied metric modulation, soloing, and time playing. This book also includes many transcriptions of drummers like Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, and Tony Williams.<\/p>\n
\nBrazilian Rhythms For Drumset (1991)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Intermediate, Advanced
\nDescription<\/strong>: Following the same format as Afro-Cuban Rhythms For Drumset<\/em>, Brazilian Rhythms For Drumset<\/em> examines styles including Samba, Baiao, Maracatu, and Bossa Nova. Traditional patterns, as well as modern drum-set interpretations, are included for each style.<\/p>\n
\nBrushworks: A New Language For Mastering The Brushes (2009)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Beginner, Intermediate
\nDescription<\/strong>: Clayton Cameron has developed a step-by-step system for playing brushes. This book is complete with notation and tons of illustrations. You will learn everything from basic patterns and how to hold the brushes to specialty brush strokes and brush rudiments!<\/p>\n
\nThe Drummer\u2019s Complete Vocabulary As Taught By Alan Dawson (1997)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Intermediate, Advanced
\nDescription<\/strong>: Alan Dawson taught some of the world\u2019s greatest drummers including Tony Williams, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Steve Smith. This book will cover Dawson\u2019s approach to rudiments, coordination, and soloing. Also included is his approach to interpreting Ted Reed\u2019s Syncopation<\/em> book.<\/p>\n
\nThe Drumset Musician (1997)
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\nSkill Level<\/strong>: Beginner
\nDescription<\/strong>: If you\u2019re new to drumming, this is the perfect place to start! The Drumset Musician<\/em> will provide you with hundreds of practical beats and fills that you can use in rock, pop, blues, and country music. You will also be able to practice the exercises with the play-along tracks that come with the book!<\/p>\n
\nThe Encyclopedia Of Double Bass Drumming (2000)<\/strong><\/h4>\n