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Snare Drum Method Books

Here is my collection of snare drum method books. When I was teaching, I became obsessed with drum books! Most new books that came into the music store, I would buy. There used to be this big event called The Mammoth Music Mart a few towns over. I would walk out with all kinds of books and records. I also found books at The Chicago Drum show every year I attended. I probably have four to five hundred drum books.

Scanning all of these and looking at the collection, I think my motive at the time being a drum teacher was to ammas a library of books. Looking at it now, I think I liked the artwork and colors on the covers.

 

This is JUST the covers!

Organized by Author's FIRST name

A

        
Al Payson   Al Payson   Alyn J. Heim
The Snare Drum In The Concert Hall
  
The Snare Drum In The Concert Hall - Revised Edition
  Drum Class Method
1970   1970   1958
 
 
 
Andy White   Anthony J. Cirone    
Roll Control   Portraits In Rhythm    
1968   1966    
 
   
         
 

B

        
Bobby Christian   Bob Tilles   Boosey and Hawkes
The Bobby Christian Drum Method   Practical Percussion Studies   Instrumental Coursae - Drums
1973   1962   1946
 
 
         
Buddy Rich   Buddy Rich    
Snare Drum Rudiments   Snare Drum Rudiments    
1942 - re-print   1942    
     
 

C

        
Carl E. Gardner   Carl E. Gardner   Carl E. Gardner
Progressive Studies For The Snare Drum - Book III   Progressive Studies For The Snare Drum - Book I   Progressive Studies For The Snare Drum - Book II
1927        
   
         
Carl E. Gardner   Carl E. Gardner   Carl E. Gardner
Progressive Studies For The Snare Drum - Book III   Progressive Studies For The Snare Drum - Book IV   Gardner Modern Method Drums
        1965
   
         
Carl Fischer   Carmine Appice   Charley Wilcoxon
Sousa's Favorite March Book for Modern Band   Rudiments To Rock   Drum Method - Revisions
    1977   1971
   
         
Charley Wilcoxon   Charley Wilcoxon   Charley Wilcoxon
Fundamental Instruciton For The Junior Drummer   "Rolling in Rhythm" for the Advanced Drummer "Swing"   Wrist & Finger Stroke Control For The Advanced Drummer
1981   1979    
   
         
Charley Wilcoxon   Charley Wilcoxon   Charley Wilcoxon
The All-American Drummer   The All American Drummer   MOdern Rudimental Swing Solos
1979   1945   1941
   
         
Charley Wilcoxon        
Fundamental Instruciton For The Junior Drummer        
1981        
       
         

D

        
D'Artagnan Liagre   Dizzy Reece    
Theory Manual of Musical Snare Drumming   Contemporary Jazz Drum Suite    
    1977    
     
         

E

        
Edward B. Straight's   Edward B. Straight's   Edward B. Straight's
Drum Corp Method   American Drummer   American Drummer - Frank's Drum Shop
1936   1917 re-print   1917 re-print
   
         
Emil Sholle   Elliot Fine and Marvin Dahlgren   Elliot Fine and Marvin Dahlgren
Here's The Drum   Accent on Accents - Book 1   Accent on Accents - Book 2
1959   1968   1968
   
         

F

        
Frank Erickson   Frank E Dodge    Frederick Fennel
4 Styles For Band   Dodge Drum Charts    The Drummers Heritage
1960   1928 - reprint    1984
   
         
Fred Albright   Fred Albright    
Rhythmic Analysis For The Snare Drum   Contemporary Studies Fort Snare Drum    
1977   1963    
     
         

G

        
Garwood Whaley   Garwood Whaley    
Fundamental Studies For Snare Drum   Musical Studies For The Intermediate Snare Drummer    
1973   1971    
     
         
George Lawrence Stone   George Lawrence Stone   George Lawrence Stone
Accents and Rebounds   Military Drum Beats   Stick Control
1961       1985
   
         
George Lawrence Stone   Grover C. Yaus   Grover C. Yaus
Stick Control - Re-Issue   101 Rhythmic Rest Patterns   150 Original Excercises in Unison for Band or Orchestra
2009   1953   1944
   
         
Grover C. Yaus        
40 Rhythmical Studies Snare Drum        
1953        
       
         

H

        
H.A. Bower   Harold M. Shlimovitz   Harvey S Whistler
Bower System For Drums Volume One   Drum Rhythm Speller   Rubank Advanced Method Drums
    1956    
   
         
Haskell W. Harr   Haskell W. Harr   Haskell W. Harr
Drum Methos   Slingerland Drum Method   Easy Drum Ensembles
1968   1965   1955
   
         

I

        
         
         
         

J

        
James Swearingen & Barbara Buehlman   James Swearingen   Joel Rothman
Band Encounters   Book 1 Band Plus Snare Drum   Hey Diddle, Diddle
1984   1989   1970
   
         
Joel Rothman   Joel Rothman   Joel Rothman
Oddly Enough   Quarter Note Technique   Reading Rudiments and Rolls
1970        
   
         
Joel Rothman   Joel Rothman   Joel Rothman
Rhythmic Technique   Rolls, Rolls, Rolls   Rudiments Revisited
1973   1967   1973
   
         
Joel Rothman   Joel Rothman   Joel Rothman
Accents, Accents, Accents   Left Hand Control for Right Handed Drummers   Paradiddle Rock
1971   1972   1984
   
         
Joel Rothman   Joel Rothman   Joe Morello
Teaching Rhythm   Triplet Control   Master Studies
        1983
   
         
John Brophy   John Kinyon   John Kinyon
Fun With The Drums   Breeze-Easy Method 1 Drums   Breeze-Easy Method 2 Drums
1973   1958   1959
   
         
Jan Zegalski   Joseph Skornicka    
40 Exercises For The Side Drum   Instrumental Course    
1971   1946    
     
         

K

        
         
         
         

L

        
Louis Bellson   Louis Bellson   Louis Bellson
Drum Method Book One   Drum Method Book Two   Drum Method Book Three
1970   1970   1970
   
         
Louis Bellson   Louis Bellson    Ludwig Drum Company
Odd Time Reading Text   Odd Time Reading Text    NARD Drum Solos
1968   19663    1982
   
         

M

        
Marvin Gordon   Mat Marucci   Mervin Britton
Subject: Control   Studies for Drums   Creative Approach to the Snare Drum
        1973
   
         
Morris Goldenberg   Morris Goldenberg   Morris Goldenberg
12 Progressive Solos For Snare Drum   Snare Drum for Beginners   Nodern School for Snare Drum
1966   1970   1955
   
         

N

        
Nick Ceroli        
Speed and Endurance Studdies        
1975        
       
         

O

        
         
         
         

P

        
Paul Price   Paul Capozzoli   Paul Capozzoli
Beginning Snare Drum Method   Twenty Nine Duets For The Drums   Twenty Nine Duets For The Drums
1975   1972   1978
   
         

Q

        
         
         
         

R

        
Ralph C. Pace   Robert W.Buggert   Robert W.Buggert
Variations of Drumming   Book One- Buggert Method for Snare Drum   Book Two - Buggert Method for Snare Drum
    1961   1961
   
         
Roy Burns and Sandy Feldstein   Roy Burns & Lewis Malin   Roy Harte
Intermediate Drum Method   Practical Method of Developing Finger Control   Popular Drum Stick Control!
1967   1958   1965
   
         

S

        
Sandy Feldstein & John O'Reilly   Sandy Feldstein   Sandy Feldstein
Basic Band Method - Book 1   Alfred's New band method - Book 1   Alfred's New band method - Book 2
1977   1973   1974
   
         
Sandy Feldstein   Sandy Feldstein   Sanford A Moeller
Yamaha Band Student   Drum Student (Snare and Bass Drum)   The Moeller Book
    1969   1956
   
         
Schinstine & Hoey   Shelly Manne    
Mel Bay Music Pocket Book - Snre Drum   Stick Control    
1981        
     
         

T

        
Ted Reed   Terry Mahady & Albert Stoutamire   Thomas McMillan
Progressive Steps to Syncopation   Comprehensive Snare Drum Method   Contemporary Method for the Snare Drum
1958   1981   1962
   
         

U

        
         
         
         

V

        
Vic Firth   Vic Firth   Vic Firth
Snare Drum Method Book I   Snare Drum Method Book II   The Solo Snare Drummer
1967   1968   1968
   
         

W

        
William F Ludwig   William F Ludwig   William F Ludwig
The Ludwig Drum Method   The Ludwig Drum Method   Collection Drum Solos
1982   19662   1956
   
         


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