Alfred's Drum Method, Bk 1: The Most Comprehensive Beginning Snare Drum Method Ever!

by Sandy Feldstein, Dave Black

Alfred's Drum Method, Book 1 (of 2) is the ideal teaching tool to help prepare beginning players for all styles of snare drum and percussion performance. This best-selling book contains 80 pages of excellent sequential instruction covering rudimental studies, roll studies, contest solos, and bass drum and cymbal technique, as well as 23 solos suitable for recitals and contests. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Genres: Music

80 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1985

Reviews

[Ron · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've examined over 50 books on snare drum instruction and this is one of the top two. Good modern quality and sequence of material. 39 lessons and 23 solos. 2-line combination studies for each lesson (good for duets). Counts and sticking indicated in light gray. Nice illustrations for each new rudiment. Roll is introduced in Lesson 17, 5-stroke in Lesson 18, 9-stroke in Lesson 19, 13- and 17-stroke in Lesson 20, flam Lesson 27, drag in Lesson 34, ruff in Lesson 35. Minor nitpick is that you need to skip around to get rudiments in a better order. Also, it's missing the single stroke rolls and paradiddles! Brief bass drum and cymbal technique. Great value for the money.

[Bjm Index]

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[Luc · Rating 3 out of 5]

(눈_눈) It didn't matter how loud I played; it's sooo boring. Nevertheless, it’s a great book if you want to learn snare drum notation.

[Sarah Mason]

Good for drummers.