Essential Percussion Library
These are some of our favorite and essential PERCUSSION METHOD BOOKS!
Snare/Rudimental:
Anthony Cirone, Portraits in Rhythm
Anthony Cirone, Portraits in Rhythm (Complete Study Guide)
Jacques Delécluse, Douze Études
Sandy Feldstein & Dave Black, Alfred's Beginning Snare Drum Duets
Sandy Feldstein & Dave Black, Alfred's Drum Method
Thom Hannum, A Percussionists Guide to Check Patterns
Robert McCormick, 32 Duets for Percussion
Benjamin Podemski, Podemski's Standard Snare Drum Method
John Pratt, 14 Modern Contest Solos for Snare Drum
George Stone, Stick Control for the Snare Drummer
Mark Wessels, A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum
Garwood Whaley, Audition Etudes
Garwood Whaley, Basics in Rhythm
Garwood Whaley, Fundamental Studies for Snare Drum
Garwood Whaley, Intermediate Duets for Snare Drum
Charley Wilcoxon, The All American 150 Rudimental Solos
John Wooton, The Drummer's Rudimental Reference Book
Kennan Wylie, Simple Steps to Successful Beginning Percussion
Kennan Wylie, Simple Steps to Successful Snare Drumming
Marching Band/Drum Line:
Jim Ancona & Jim Casella, Up Front
Thom Hannum, Champion Concepts for Marching Percussion
Mallets:
Mark Ford, Marimba: Technique Through Music
David Friedman, Vibraphone Technique: Dampening and Pedaling
George Hamilton Green, Instruction Course for Xylophone
David Hickman, Music Speed Reading
Gifford Howarth, Simply Four
Mark Johnson, Solos & Etudes for Marimba
Aurthur Lipner, Jazz Mallets: In Session
Thomas McMillan, Percussion Keyboard Technic
Luigi Morleo, 120 Progressive Four-Mallet Studies for Marimba
Luigi Morleo, 60 Advanced Four-Mallet Studies for Marimba
Leigh Howard Stevens, Method of Movement for Marimba
Garwood Whaley, Fundamental Studies for Mallets
Mark Wessels, A Fresh Approach to Mallet Percussion
Nebojša Jovan Živković, Funny Mallets (Funny Marimba, Book 1)
Timpani
John Beck, Concepts for Timpani
Raynor Carroll, Exercises, Etudes and Solos for the Timpani
Saul Goodman, Modern Method for Timpani
Richard Hochrainer, Etuden for Timpani (Vol. 1)
Mitchell Peters, Fundamental Method for Timpani
John Tafoya, Working Timpanist's Survival Guide
Garwood Whaley, Fundamental Studies for Timpani
Garwood Whaley, Musical Studies for the Intermediate Timpanist
Auxiliary Percussion:
Adato/Judy, Percussionist's Dictionary
Alan Able, 20th Century Orchestra Studies for Percussion
Anthony Cirone, Neil Grover, & Garwood Whaley, The Art of Percussion Playing
Neil Grover & Garwood Whaley, Art of Bass Drum and Cymbal Playing
Neil Grover & Garwood Whaley, Art of Percussion Accessory Playing
Neil Grover & Garwood Whaley, The Art of Tambourine and Triangle Playing
Multiple Percussion
Anthony Cirone, Portraits for Multiple Percussion
Nick Petrella, The Multiple-Percussion Book
Michael Udow/Chris Watts, Contemporary Percussionist
World, Afro/Cuban:
Chalo Eduardo & Frank Kumor, Drum Circle: Guide to World Percussion
C. A. Grosso, Hand Drumming Essentials
C. A. Grosso, Hand Drumming Ensembles
Maria Martinez, Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset
Chris Tanner, Steel Band Game Plan
Drum Set - Beginning:
Steve Fidyk, Mel Bay’s Modern Drum Method, Grade 1
Mark Wessels, A Fresh Approach to Drumset
Drum Set - Rock/General Playing:
Dave Black, Drumset Independence & Syncopation
Gary Chester, The New Breed
Charles Dowd, A Funky Primer
John Pickering, The Drummer’s Cookbook
Johny Rabb, Jungle/Drum ‘N’ Bass
Joel Rothman, Mini-Monster Book of Rock Drumming
Joel Rothman, The Rock and Roll Bible of Coordination
Bobby Rock, Encyclopedia of Groove
D. Scott Williams, The Funky Six
Drum Set - Jazz/Funk:
Jim Chapin, Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer
Peter Erskine, The Erskine Method for Drumset
Steve Fidyk, Big Band Drumming, At First Sight
David Garibaldi, The Funky Beat
John Pickering, Studio/Jazz Drum Cookbook
Ted Reed, Syncopation
John Riley, The Art of Bop Drumming
Drum Set - Play-Along:
Dave Black & Steve Houghton, Drumset 101
Tommy Igoe, Groove Essentials (1.0 and 2.0)
Steve Houghton, The Ultimate Drumset Reading Anthology
Snare/Rudimental:
Anthony Cirone, Portraits in Rhythm
Anthony Cirone, Portraits in Rhythm (Complete Study Guide)
Jacques Delécluse, Douze Études
Sandy Feldstein & Dave Black, Alfred's Beginning Snare Drum Duets
Sandy Feldstein & Dave Black, Alfred's Drum Method
Thom Hannum, A Percussionists Guide to Check Patterns
Robert McCormick, 32 Duets for Percussion
Benjamin Podemski, Podemski's Standard Snare Drum Method
John Pratt, 14 Modern Contest Solos for Snare Drum
George Stone, Stick Control for the Snare Drummer
Mark Wessels, A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum
Garwood Whaley, Audition Etudes
Garwood Whaley, Basics in Rhythm
Garwood Whaley, Fundamental Studies for Snare Drum
Garwood Whaley, Intermediate Duets for Snare Drum
Charley Wilcoxon, The All American 150 Rudimental Solos
John Wooton, The Drummer's Rudimental Reference Book
Kennan Wylie, Simple Steps to Successful Beginning Percussion
Kennan Wylie, Simple Steps to Successful Snare Drumming
Marching Band/Drum Line:
Jim Ancona & Jim Casella, Up Front
Thom Hannum, Champion Concepts for Marching Percussion
Mallets:
Mark Ford, Marimba: Technique Through Music
David Friedman, Vibraphone Technique: Dampening and Pedaling
George Hamilton Green, Instruction Course for Xylophone
David Hickman, Music Speed Reading
Gifford Howarth, Simply Four
Mark Johnson, Solos & Etudes for Marimba
Aurthur Lipner, Jazz Mallets: In Session
Thomas McMillan, Percussion Keyboard Technic
Luigi Morleo, 120 Progressive Four-Mallet Studies for Marimba
Luigi Morleo, 60 Advanced Four-Mallet Studies for Marimba
Leigh Howard Stevens, Method of Movement for Marimba
Garwood Whaley, Fundamental Studies for Mallets
Mark Wessels, A Fresh Approach to Mallet Percussion
Nebojša Jovan Živković, Funny Mallets (Funny Marimba, Book 1)
Timpani
John Beck, Concepts for Timpani
Raynor Carroll, Exercises, Etudes and Solos for the Timpani
Saul Goodman, Modern Method for Timpani
Richard Hochrainer, Etuden for Timpani (Vol. 1)
Mitchell Peters, Fundamental Method for Timpani
John Tafoya, Working Timpanist's Survival Guide
Garwood Whaley, Fundamental Studies for Timpani
Garwood Whaley, Musical Studies for the Intermediate Timpanist
Auxiliary Percussion:
Adato/Judy, Percussionist's Dictionary
Alan Able, 20th Century Orchestra Studies for Percussion
Anthony Cirone, Neil Grover, & Garwood Whaley, The Art of Percussion Playing
Neil Grover & Garwood Whaley, Art of Bass Drum and Cymbal Playing
Neil Grover & Garwood Whaley, Art of Percussion Accessory Playing
Neil Grover & Garwood Whaley, The Art of Tambourine and Triangle Playing
Multiple Percussion
Anthony Cirone, Portraits for Multiple Percussion
Nick Petrella, The Multiple-Percussion Book
Michael Udow/Chris Watts, Contemporary Percussionist
World, Afro/Cuban:
Chalo Eduardo & Frank Kumor, Drum Circle: Guide to World Percussion
C. A. Grosso, Hand Drumming Essentials
C. A. Grosso, Hand Drumming Ensembles
Maria Martinez, Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset
Chris Tanner, Steel Band Game Plan
Drum Set - Beginning:
Steve Fidyk, Mel Bay’s Modern Drum Method, Grade 1
Mark Wessels, A Fresh Approach to Drumset
Drum Set - Rock/General Playing:
Dave Black, Drumset Independence & Syncopation
Gary Chester, The New Breed
Charles Dowd, A Funky Primer
John Pickering, The Drummer’s Cookbook
Johny Rabb, Jungle/Drum ‘N’ Bass
Joel Rothman, Mini-Monster Book of Rock Drumming
Joel Rothman, The Rock and Roll Bible of Coordination
Bobby Rock, Encyclopedia of Groove
D. Scott Williams, The Funky Six
Drum Set - Jazz/Funk:
Jim Chapin, Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer
Peter Erskine, The Erskine Method for Drumset
Steve Fidyk, Big Band Drumming, At First Sight
David Garibaldi, The Funky Beat
John Pickering, Studio/Jazz Drum Cookbook
Ted Reed, Syncopation
John Riley, The Art of Bop Drumming
Drum Set - Play-Along:
Dave Black & Steve Houghton, Drumset 101
Tommy Igoe, Groove Essentials (1.0 and 2.0)
Steve Houghton, The Ultimate Drumset Reading Anthology