Advanced Solos / Snare Drum

Rudimental Drum Solos For The Marching Snare Drummer provides the advancing percussionist with exciting solo material in the rudimental style.Meant as a study for developing the rudiments in a musical manner it is designed as a progressive lesson supplement and as performance material for recitals contests and solo competitions.Includes: solos featuring N.A.R.D. P.A.S. and hybrid drum rudiments; warm-up exercises; suggested stickings dynamics and articulations; a music glossary; and more.

The Modern Snare Drummer offers a collection of thirty-eight solos for the intermediate to advanced student of drumming. Designed to challenge both technical and reading skills these solos should be practiced regularly anddiligently to achieve the desired end result. Each of the solos is preceded by a Solo Analysis page containing a brief explanation of the solo's structure and highlights with an emphasis on the more difficult sections of thepiece. The Practice Measures on the same page are selected bars that may present a reading or execution challenge. It is suggested that you practice and master these before moving on to the solo. Solos are in a variety of timesignatures ranging from 2/4 to 12/8 including 5/4 5/8 and 7/8.

Beyond Stick Control is the book that offers the snare and drum set player various eight bar solos to develop hand technique and hand/foot coordination. The book is divided into four sections: Part A: Hand Technique DevelopmentStudies Part B: Hand/Foot Development Part C: Ostinato Foot Pattern Development and Part D: Linear Jazz Studies. The hand technique solos in part A serve as the foundation for the subsequent section B C and D. Through theuse of accents single and double strokes paradiddles paradiddle-diddles swiss army triplets and their respective inversions (sticking displacement) the beginning to advanced drummer will greatly improve hand technique stickand foot control and feel for their instrument. The companion CD contains recordings of the eight bar solos. This is a must for snare and drum set players who want to take their playing to a higher level.

A collection of musically challenging solos and duets. Solos include idiomatic techniques that explore a variety of sound possibilities on snare drum and multiple drums for the intermediate to advanced performer.