Studio/Jazz Drum Cookbook by John Pickering

Enormous demands are placed on the control and manual dexterity of the contemporary drum set player, particularly in the Jazz idiom. Today's drummer is expected to have developed limb coordination to a degree that would have been thought unachievable a few short years ago. This text presents an effective method of dealing with the mastery of drum set coordination by breaking it down into four sections:

1. Ride Cymbal - Right hand
2. Snare Drum - Left hand
3. Bass Drum - Right foot
4. Hi-hat - Left foot

The author clearly states his goals in writing this book: "It is my sincere wish that the materials presented in [this] text will be of considerable help in developingmusical approach to the coordination skills demanded of today's drummer." -John Pickering

1. Eighth Note Exercises
2. Snare Drum Fundamentals
3. Review Solos
4. Bass Drum Fundamentals
5. Snare and Bass Drum Combination Figures
7. High Hat Fundamentals
8. Snare Drum and High Hat combination Figures
10. Snare, Bass Drum and High Hat Combination Figures
12. Eighth and Quarter Note Triplet Figures
13. Snare and Bass Drum combination - Eighth Note Triplets
15. Snare drum and High Hat
16. Combinations
18. Snare, Bass Drum and High Hat Combinations Figures
20. Snare, Bass Drum Combinations-Quarter Note Triplets
22. Snare Drum and High Hat Combinations
24. Snare, Bass Drum and High Hat Combinations
26. Ride Cymbal Variations
27. Miscellaneous Patterns