One of the world's most popular jazz etudes book; popular because the etudes are hip and fun to play. VERY popular among teachers! Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This Volume contai...
An excellent, step-by-step approach to jazz improvisation on the saxophone. Starting with runs on the basic chords and scales, it teaches improvisation through thirty solos based on well-known standar...
One of the world's most popular Jazz etude books; popular because the etudes are hip and fun to play. Very popular among teachers! Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This Volume contai...
Written for five saxes: two altos, two tenors, one baritone and includes an optional rhythm section consisting of piano, guitar, bass, and drums. It contains five original pieces (which are actually a...
One of the world's most popular Jazz etude books; popular because the etudes are hip and fun to play. VERY popular among teachers! Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This Volume, a con...
One of the world's most popular jazz etude books; popular because the etudes are hip and fun to play. VERY popular among teachers! Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This Volume contai...
One of the world's most popular jazz duet books. Designed for sax, but suitable for most treble clef instruments. VERY popular with teachers because the Duets are hip and fun to play! Please note: due...
A solo for snare drum, 4 tom-toms, 2 bongos. Double headed sticks (one end snare drum stick, the other end felt) are required. Medium-difficult.
A solo for 4 tom-toms and suspended cymbal incorporating metric modulation in a transition from 4/4 to 3/4 and explores the different colors available in these traditional instruments. Medium.
A piece for unaccompanied marimba. Requires four mallets. Individual use of four mallets as well as chordal use of four mallets. Explores in detail the independent use of each mallet.
A melodic piece for 4 tom-toms that will develop in the percussionist a sense of form and thematic development. Medium.
A collection of 43 etudes covering basic techniques and problems encountered in orchestras, bands, and other ensembles.
A well balanced collection of basic studies in reading and technique, intended to provide the beginning drummer with a strong foundation in the essential fundamentals of drumming.
A collection of 43 intermediate studies for snare drum in two parts. Part one emphasizes basic techniques: Part two is a collection of studies with emphasis on dynamics, phrasing, and control.
A collection of advanced studies for snare drum, with emphasis on control, touch, phrasing and style.
A collection of stick exercises to aid the snare drummer in developing a strong technical foundation. Includes exercises covering single strokes, rolls, flams, paradiddles, rebound strokes, buzz strok...
Intended to provide the drummer with a solid foundation in the traditional rudiments. Each rudiment is presented in its basic form followed by short, related patterns and exercises which focus on the...
A long overdue and comprehensive collection of stick exercises for the snare drummer. All exercises are in unusual time signatures. This book is of benefit to the student or the professional.
A collection of advanced etudes for snare drum. Challenging and fun.
A collection of 18 difficult level etudes for the concert snare drummer.
An elementary technique book for developing basic control and facility on a set of drums. Utilizes Triplet patterns around the drumset to help the drummer gain flexibility and a larger vocabulary for...
A basic technique book for developing control and facility on a set of drums through the use of sixteenth notes. Helps the drummer gain flexibility and a larger vocabulary for improvising. Sticking va...
From one of the original creators of West Coast Jazz, here's a book to stimulate and encourage the student to develop their ear while practicing. Why buy a separate ear training method when you can do...
Author Jay Corre, offers a systematic approach to warming up rather than just playing some known riff or a few tones. Jay famously played Tenor Sax with Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Harry James, and Cha...
With a thorough knowledge of four-string chord forms from book 2, an ideal foundation upon which to build is this Advanced Volume. This is a practical, lucid, intermediate chord book.
The first in a series of books designed to make chord learning a little easier and a lot more interesting. The chords are presented in a systematic manner with regular chord reviews written musically.
This Volume is concerned mainly with four-string movable chord forms, and their extension and development into more progressive forms.
Substitute-chords, moving-voice chords, blues changes and runs are aspects of guitar playing which are seldom found in a practical form for teaching. This book provides interesting, unusual, and pract...
This is a left handed chord-technique book written for the "advanced beginner" who wants to play along with sheet music but doesn't know enough chords in enough keys.
Professional Drum Shop's 50th anniversary. Interviews and insight in a very entertaining format.
This book is intended to place the student on the right road to playing in a harmonically and rhythmically interesting manner.
Paulinho's book is a great introduction to Latin drumming and percussion. Covers rhythms Samba Cruzado, Baiao, Maracatu, Frevo, Marcha, Bossa Nova, and Batucada. Besides the drumset, other instruments...
A very informative book. Gives a short historical background on the Dumbeg and then offers advice on how to hold, tune, and play. Great piece for beginners and pros.
Written for the drummer who has mastered, to some degree, the techniques of the snare drum and wishes to gain proficiency in the rock style on the drumset. Teaches methodically, the most popular rock...
The first in three volumes covering the depth of music theory and its connection to the art of drumming. Each rhythmic idea that is explored is matched with a substantial lesson in music theory increa...
Volume 2 covering the depth of music theory and its connection to the art of drumming. Each rhythmic idea that is explored is matched with a substantial lesson in music theory increasing in difficulty...
Volume 3 covering the depth of music theory and its connection to the art of drumming. Each rhythmic idea that is explored is matched with a substantial lesson in music theory increasing in difficulty...
A book written to help drummers familiarize and execute Latin Rhythms on the drumset. The drummer must feel the dominant pulsation of Latin Music.
Written for parents/teachers of 2-6 year-olds and utilizes a color coding music notation system commonly seen in music video games. The book is organized in three skill levels giving the teacher or pa...
Written in 1965, you can learn to play popular music in a variety of styles without the aid of written piano arrangement. All you need is a little knowledge of piano and the abilty to read music. Usin...
Percussion quintet with rock flavored ostinato in bassdrum. Instruments required: 4 Pyrex mixing bowls, 4 tom-toms, snare drum, 4 timpani, bass drum. Medium
Rock styled percussion ensemble for 8 players. Instruments required: bells, vibraphone, marimba, vibra-slap, cowbell, tambourine, gourd, drum set and 4 timpani.
Challenging rock beat patterns improve your chops and give you the stamina you need to perform and record.
With over 50 beats including some odd time 5/4 and 7/4 patterns and a bonus duet, drummers of all levels will be challenged and excited by this classic book of beats by Jazz legend Louis Bellson.
A simple little book for creating your own Rock Patterns.
The patterns and varitaions in this book will give you a good playing knowledge in Rock, Latin Rock, Bossa Rock, Bossa Nova, Country Western Rock, Folk Rock, Gospel Jazz, and Gospel Jazz Rock.
Funk and Rock exercises from beginning to advanced. Funkacises helps the development of 4-way coordination from the drum set and contains over 40 different beats and patterns for the rock drummer.
Beats, fills, and solos of the drummer who smashed his way to the top of Rock and Roll.
Part 1: Extended scales, exercises and double stops. Examples of unusual time signatures not often seen in bass literature. Part 2: Mostly Latin styles or "Montuno" patterns. These exercises are most...
9 Percussion- 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, 5 Horns (alternate saxophone parts). May be performed without Brass.
An evocative and atmospheric composition for viola and percussion of moderate technical difficulty. Percussion instruments required: marimba, 5 Buddha temple bells (or 5 crotales), 2 bongos, and 2 tim...
A welcome addition to the growing repertoire of duets for percussion and wind instruments. An equally interesting and challenging work for both players. Percussion instruments required: marimba (4 oct...
This engaging work for flute and marimba is equally challenging and enjoyable for both performers. This highly rhythmic one movement work explores various moods ranging from minimalist, to expressive...
This two piano a percussion virtuoso piece for one soloist playing Vibraphone, Marimba, Xylophone and Chimes is in three movements. 2 Piano version includes: Conductor's Score, 2 Piano Parts, 2 Solo P...
A solo for three tom-toms. Double headed sticks (one end snare drum stick, the other end felt) are required. Medium
Inspired by and dedicated to Stravinsky, this solo for multiple percussion is ideal for use on recital, contest, or audition.
Percussion trio. All you'll need is a snare drum, 2 tom-toms, bass drum and suspended cymbal. Easy to set up and fun to play. It swings and each player gets a solo. Medium
Percussion quartet using a variety of instruments. Non-jazz improvised section with a showcase cadenza solo. Instruments required: 4 timpani, chimes, snare drum, tamtam, triangle, bells, bongos, timba...
A delightful ensemble for three players. Uses changing meters. Instruments required: 4 cowbells, suspended symbal, 4 temple blocks, wood block, tenor drum, snare drum & bongos. Medium
A tightly and well conceived work in three movements for seven percussionists and piano. Percussion instruments required: xylophone, slapstick, 2 wood blocks, bongos, 5 temple blocks, crash cymbals, l...
A solo for four tom-toms presenting the percussionist with changing time signatures, metric modulation, polyrhythms and extreme dynamics. Medium.
An advanced solo for 4 timpani. The material can be used to develop a timpanist's clarity of articulation. Medium.
An advanced solo for 4 timpani. The tempo is fast, with mixed meters and tuning changes. Medium.
A solo for four timpani presenting the timpanist with extreme dynamics and tuning opportunities as well. Medium.
A challenging solo for three timpani utilizing changing meter and double stops. Medium.
A solo for 4 timpani tuned to G, Bb, C and Eb. This piece incorporates rhythmic motifs, rolls and various dynamics. Medium.
An ensemble for four players. Instruments required: xylophone, bells, gourd, marimba, triangle, cowbell, 4 timpani, bongos, and maracas. Medium-difficult.
An ensemble for five players. Instruments required: 2 cowbells, suspended cymbal, triangle, bongos, snare drum (rim only), 3 tom-toms, tambourine, 3 timpani, 2 temple blocks, bass drum, wood block. Me...
For 2, 3, 4, and 5 timpani. Advanced solos for the contemporary performer. These etudes are an extension of the etudes in the Friese-Lepak Timpani Method. They cover many of the difficult pitch, rhyth...
An integrated composition in three movements. Each performer uses three timpani. Both parts are equal in musical importance and difficulty. An ideal recital or concert piece.
A rousing ensemble composition for eleven performers inclusing 2 drum sets. This work is most effective as a theater piece with performers on stage as well as ringing the auditorium. The composition b...
A challenging yet well written work for solo tenor trombone was composed for Robert Marsteller of the LA Philharmonics. Features strong rhythmic componets with a range from F1 to D#4 (opt to F4). Grea...
An exciting addition to the marimba repertoire. A suite of three movements for unaccompanied marimba. Four mallets, difficult.
This is a four movement suite for marimba in which three mallets are used throughout; sometimes two mallets in the left hand and sometimes two mallets in the right hand. These short pieces are pleasin...
A very challenging and unusual two movements for unaccompanied marimba. No bar lines employed. Four mallets, difficult.
A virtuoso piece in a large sonata form exploring the many possible tonal, technical and melodic capabilities of the marimba. Unaccompanied, 3 movements, difficult.
Six short pieces for unaccompanied marimba. Two pieces require four mallets, the other four pieces require two mallets. Medium-difficult.
An excellent three movement work for a mallet ensemble of 9 performers. Instruments required: 4 marimbas, 2 vibraphones, bells, xylophone, and chimes. Advanced high school or college percussion ensemb...
A superb work for mallet quartet (2 marimbas & 2 vibraphones) in three movements. This piece will capture the attention of the audience, as well as the performers. Starry nights, Doggy Days, has been...
A solo for four mallets. Medium-difficult. Uses four mallets and is written in using a grand staff in order that the left hand can accompany th right. This piece is playable on a four octave marimba.
A fun frolic for four mallets. A good technique builder and a good audience pleaser. Medium difficulty.
A high energy piece for two mallets with a driving 7/8 feel throughout. Fun to play, medium.
A four mallet solo in 3/4 which employs sixteenth note patterns and achieves a mystical effect. Intermediate level.
A whimsical and energetic exploration of various moods and textures for the marimba. A solo for four mallets, medium.
Three contrasting pieces for developing the use of two mallets in the left hand. Unaccompanied, medium.
An unaccompanied marimba solo for three mallets, two in the right hand and one in the left hand. Much individual use of three mallets as well as chordal use of three mallets. Medium.
A solo for marimba with piano accompaniment. Mostly for two mallets, but one variation requires four mallets.
A solo in sonata-allegro form for marimba and piano. Two mallets throughout. A string orchestra accompaniment is available on a rental basis. Medium.
An unaccompanied marimba solo for four mallets. Rolling throughout, a study in sustained sonorites. Medium.
Unaccompanied, two mallets, easy. Playable on a four octave marimba and can be played using two or four mallets. Counterpoint between two voices is the main feature in this solo.
An unaccompanied marimba solo. Four mallets throughout, with some independent use of each mallet. Playable on a four octave marimba using four mallets. Medium.
Unaccompanied, four mallets, medium-difficult. Uses four note intervalic phrases to help the player develop independence in four mallet playing and is playable on a four octave marimba.
A difficult four mallet, twelve-tone composition in three movements. The second movement is in the jazz idiom. An ideal recital piece.
Three atonal compositions, each with its own character and difficulties. They may be performed individually or combined as a Suite. Ideal for recital.
An unaccompanied four mallet marimba solo for the intermediate level marimba student. It incorporates fundamental mallet technique in a way that's fun to practice and play. Intermediate level.
Yellow After The Rain (1971) was written by the late, great Mitchell Peters (1935 - 2017), a musician who achieved renown for his time with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and eminence for his illustriou...
These snare drum duets are to be studies and performed. Some are quite difficult but practical, covering most performance problems. With analysis and practice they will enhance your perception of phra...
An ensemble for six players. Instruments required: xylophone, bells, gourd, marimba, triangle, cowbell, 4 timpani, timbales, bongos, and maracas. Medium.
An outstanding Latin Rhythm book for drummers who wish to create Latin sounds without percussive assistance. The methods used in this book will help the lone drummer or percussionist achieve reasonabl...
