Mel Bay

Author: Mat Marucci
Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Snare Drum

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 each lesson, 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 of concepts 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 all facets of technique, this book will provide a wide array of material for all learners. Includes access to online audio.

Contents:

• About the Author
• Introduction
• Lesson 1 - The Snare Drum
• Lesson 2 - The Four Strokes
• Lesson 3 - Beginning Musical Notation
• Lesson 4 - Reading Whole Notes and Half Notes
• Lesson 5 - Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests
• Lesson 6 - The Single-Stroke Roll
• Lesson 7 - 2/4 and 3/4 Time
• Lesson 8 - The Double-Stroke Roll
• Lesson 9 - Eighth Notes
• Lesson 10- Rebounding the Sticks
• Lesson 11- First and Second Endings
• Lesson 12- Alternating Rebounds/The Flam
• Lesson 13- Eighth Rests
• Lesson 14- The 5-Stroke Roll/Accents/Dynamic Markings
• Lesson 15- Applying the Rebounds/Dotted-Quarter Notes/Ties
• Lesson 16- Sixteenth Notes/The Paradiddle
• Lesson 17- Sixteenth Rests/The Multiple-Bounce Roll
• Lesson 18- Eighth and Sixteenth-Note Combination 1
• Lesson 19- Eighth and Sixteenth Combination 2/Mezzo Piano & Mezzo Forte
• Lesson 20- Dotted-Eighth Notes/Eighth - Sixteenth Combination 3
• Lesson 21- Eighth and Sixteenth-Note Combination 4
• Lesson 22- Eighth and Sixteenth-Note Combination 5/Crescendo - Decresendo
• Lesson 23- Duets
• Lesson 24- Reading Flams/Fortissimo - Pianissimo/The Drag
• Lesson 25- 32nd Notes/Reading Rolls
• Lesson 26- Reading the 5-Stroke Roll/The Flam Tap
• Lesson 27- Reading 9-Stroke Rolls
• Lesson 28- Reading Paradiddles/The Double Paradiddle/Dal Segno
• Lesson 29- Eighth-Note Triplets
• Lesson 30- Rolling in Meter
• Lesson 31- Review of Lessons 1-30/The Flam Paradiddle
• Lesson 32- Triplet Accent #2
• Lesson 33- Triplet Accent #3
• Lesson 34- Reading Flam Taps
• Lesson 35- Triplet Accents and Flam Tap Review
• Lesson 36- 5/4 Time
• Lesson 37- Sixteenth-Note Triplets
• Lesson 38- Quarter-Note Triplets/Two-Measure Repeats
• Lesson 39- 6/8 Time/The 7-Stroke Roll
• Lesson 40- Additional Time Signatures
• Lesson 41- Mixed Meters
• Lesson 42- Alla Breve or Cut Time
• Lesson 43- Da Capo/Coda/Rudiment Notation in Reading
• Lesson 44- Final Review
• Lesson 45- Two-Drum Exercises
• The 12 Basic Rudiments