Mastering the Snare Drum is a comprehensive method developed over many years of teaching and playing incorporating both traditional and modern techniques. The book includes extensive commentary on the music and techniques in eachlesson making it an exceptional choice for self-study. Current and past lesson reviews also make this book easy to use when studying with a teacher. This method was designed to guide the student swiftly through a variety ofconcepts to prevent boredom. Still it thoroughly covers all aspects of playing the snare drum and techniques used in classical music rock jazz and more. Beginning with the operation and tuning of the drum and progressing to allfacets of technique this book will provide a wide array of material for all learners. Includes access to online audio.

Covering All 40 Rudiments-Each dedicated to a different difficulty level this set of three books contain snare drum etudes written for each of the 40 rudiments. As a prelude to each etude there are warm-ups dedicated to the development and mastering of the rudiment it precedes.The overall idea is to have both a technical (the warm-ups) and a musical (the etudes) approach to each of the rudiments. The end result should not only be a mastering of each rudiment but an applied musicality most often ignored when playing or practising the rudiments for rudiment's sake.

Etudes for Performance & Sight Reading-Rhythmic Compositions consists of three books - each dedicated to various difficulty levels as defined by SmartMusic guidelines. This book covers SmartMusic levels 1-4 (easy) with 30 snare drum etudes for each level.Though the etudes are perfect for sight-reading they also stand up on their own and can be utilized as individual musical performance pieces.

Solo-ition is written as a solo composition for snare drum in which both the technical and musical abilities if the instrument come to the fore. The work lasts about 6-7 minutes and is a musical challenges â??classicalâ?? percussionists to present the snare drum as a valuble solo instrument.

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians. The series complements any band method and supplements any performance music. It contains 167 exercises, including more than 100 chorales by some of today's most renowned young band composers. Various exercises at the grade 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2 levels are grouped by key, including: * Long Tones* Passing the Tonic* Pitch Matching* Scale Builders* Interval Builders* Expanding Intervals* Chord Builders* Moving Chord Tones* Diatonic Harmony* Rhythmic Subdivision* 5-Note Scales* Scale Canons (5-, 6-, or 8-Note Scales)* Scale Chorales (5-, 6-, and 8-Note Scales) * ChoralesThe compositions were written by Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Jodie Blackshaw, Matt Conaway, Ralph Ford, Tyler S. Grant, Rob Grice, John O'Reilly, Robert Sheldon, Todd Stalter, Randall Standridge, Michael Story, and Scott Watson. Whether your students are progressing through exercises to better their technical facility, or improving their musicianship with beautiful chorales, we are confident your performers will be excited, motivated, and inspired by using Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band. / Caisse Claire

Covering All 40 Rudiments-Each dedicated to a different difficulty level this set of three books contain snare drum etudes written for each of the 40 rudiments. As a prelude to each etude there are warm-ups dedicated to the development and mastering of the rudiment it precedes.The overall idea is to have both a technical (the warm-ups) and a musical (the etudes) approach to each of the rudiments. The end result should not only be a mastering of each rudiment but an applied musicality most often ignored when playing or practising the rudiments for rudiment's sake.

Etudes for Performance & Sight Reading-Rhythmic Compositions consists of three books - each dedicated to various difficulty levels as defined by SmartMusic guidelines. This book covers SmartMusic levels 9-10 (advanced) with 30 snare drum etudes for each level.Though the etudes are perfect for sight-reading they also stand up on their own and can be utilized as individual musical performance pieces.

Cinq courtes études pour caisse claire, en duo virtuel avec les sons fixés, provenant tous de ce même instrument. Sans être exhaustives, ces études proposent au jeune musicien un éventail conséquent de techniques aux baguettes et aux doigts: position des impacts, ras, flas, rim-shots, moulins, volants, roulements divers, mise en place rythmique, accélérés et ralentis... Dans la première, l'élève s'attachera à faire vivre le tempo construit par les sons fixés qui exploitent diverses résonances de la caisse elle même, en promenant sur elles comme une loupe sonore.La seconde est consacrée aux frappes utilisant les doigts. Elle joue d'un espace entre le grain temporel créé par une pulsation rapide, et de nombreux grains de sons, brassés jusqu'à l'aléatoire, comme par un jeu digital à l'intérieur de la peau même de la caisse.La troisième, est techniquement très facile pour les baguettes, mais nécessite un ressenti, une attention musicale particulière afin de s'intégrer le plus musicalement possible au timbre des sons fixés. Le temps y est fluctuant : du rebond de baguettes à une vitesse impossible physiquement jusqu'à étirer les résonances du timbre de la peau comme des à-plats de couleur hors temps.Dans la quatrième, consacrée aux ras et flas, les sons fixés égrènent un tempo strict face auquel les impacts devront parfois anticiper, parfois retarder les temps forts. L'électronique y démultiplie le son de la caisse, par paquets, créant des agrégats un peu comme pourrait le faire un petit ensemble.L'hémiole est une figure rythmique dans laquelle s'interpénètrent divisions binaire et ternaire. La cinquième étude, probablement la plus difficile, joue sur un tempo rapide, de diverses permutations d'accents d'impacts aux deux mains, qui créent des figures rythmiques variées. / Caisse Claire Et Electronique

Snare Talk is a collection of 25 motivating snare drum duets easy to medium-hard. Using a variety of musical elements they help teach students to listen and to become more expressive in their playing.In other words they help the players to communicate with their instruments. That’s what makes these duets so much fun.Let’s talk SNARE!

Musical Solos for Snare Drum-On Stage propose 25 solos motivants et variés pour caisse claire couvrant un vaste éventail de styles et de rythmes (rondo marche jazz rock pop...).

for snare drum-Learn and Play is a new snare drum method aimed at people who want to learn to play with or without a teacher. In common with all good teaching methods the book places great emphasis on the development of musicality and the beginnings of good ensemble playing. In addition to this it has chapters which focus on to posture movement and sound.

Adventures in Solo Drumming consists of twenty snare drum solos. Each number has been dedicated to an outstanding percussionist who in one way or another influenced the author's percussion development. Includes: Father andSon • Fennell's Flourishes • Lloyd's Little Diddler • Mutation • Pratt's Taps • Ship-A Hoey • Swan's Song • and more.