Joel Rothman Publications

A perfect book for teachers interested in a method for beginning snare drum. It contains everything a new student must learn including basic time signatures, mixed meters, dynamic marks, and even simp...

The material in The Hardest Drum Book Ever demonstrates five-way coordination with four limbs, a system which which frees the right hand from playing the hi-hat or snare. This allows it to interact rh...

Rudiment Etudes For Snare Drum is an intermediate level book of studies designed to reinforce the official standard 40 International Rudiments as recognised and endorsed by the Percussive Arts Society...

SNARE DRUM ETUDES IN STRANGE & UNUSUAL TIME SIGNATURES is the companion book to his recently published, ROCK & JAZZ DRUMMING IN STRANGE AND UNUSUAL TIME SIGNATURES. This is yet another extraordinary b...

This is the seventh in a series of books that aims to present the most thorough and extensive study in independence between the Cymbal, Snare and Bass ever written. The other books in the series have...

All exercises are set within the framework of four-bar solos, allowing the reader to approach the development of technique in a musical way. It's excellent preparation for 'trading-fours.' For beginni...

Basic Drum Technique And Beyond is a companion study to the book Basic Drumming. In Basic Drumming all areas are covered, from reading, to rock and jazz, to solos, etc. tailored towards the beginning...

Basic rudiments are shown in a vast array of possible patterns around the drums. Beginner to intermediate level.

A collection of musical studies for the intermediate snare drummer, the purpose of which is to increase technical ability and develop musicianship. The collection is divided into two sections. Both ar...

Accented 1/8 notes and triplets between the tom-toms and snare, including simple cross sticking patterns. Beginner-intermediate.

Reading, Rudiments And Marching Cadences is a study designed specifically for beginner to intermediate students interested in developing the fundamental reading and technical skills necessary for drum...

Duet Yourself is a unique collection of studies for the beginner to intermediate drummer. It contains etudes which include both a snare part as well as a bass drum part. The bass part is significantly...

Each of the etudes in Duet Yourself Book 2 is a duet specifically formulated so that the snare and bass parts can be played separately by two different drummers, or by one drummer playing both parts a...

A COMPLETE METHOD FOR LEARNING TO PLAY FOUR MALLETS! Grammy Award-winning artist and composer David Skidmore introduces each of the fundamental 4-mallet skills step-by-step in 24 progressive lessons....

Aimed particularly at beginning students on all instruments, but especially drummers, this book is a virtual encyclopedia of clear and easy-to-read rhythms in quarter time and eighth time.

Clap Your Hands is for students of any age studying any instrument, who would like a small handbook or practice guide for basic rhythm - one containing hundreds of exercises which can be practised awa...

This is a book of duets for beginner-intermediate students. There are 56 duets, and each one introduces a new element in the breakdown of rhythm, from quarter notes to thirty second notes. Perfect for...

Joel Rothman's Roll Etudes For Snare Drum contains studies in all major time signatures, as well as mixed meters. The études are replete with dynamics, making this the perfect book for intermediate -...

Joel Rothman's 45 Minutes 33 Seconds is not a method book, but a piece of music in its own right. The title of this concerto refers to the time it should take to complete the piece from start to finis...

A breakthrough book with dozens of brand new rudiments to upgrade and expand the traditional rudiments. These new rudiments represent the future for developing hand control, and a virtuoso technique.

Develop practical facility in the area of snare-bass coordination against a jazz ride beat. A unique design demonstrates hundreds of bass drum variations weaved around an extensive array of snare drum...

Want to develop a formidable technique and become a virtuoso drummer? Joel Rothman's Sticking Patterns is for you. This book has been taken directly from Basic Drumming. Included in this study are mix...