Hal Leonard - Joel Rothman's Mini-Monster Book Of Rock Drumming

General

Joel Rothman's 'Mini-Monster Book Of Rock Drumming' contains hundreds of timeless exercises to help you learn the basics of pop/rock drumming. The book is split up into two parts: the first part is about coordination and includes exercises that are done with your hands only. The second part demonstrates various approaches to playing a rock beats.

This book is chock-full of styles, variations and fills, as well as the most rudimentary techniques so you can build a solid drumming foundation. Paradiddles are taught in a fun, practical way and directly applied to different rhythm s and fills. The book dedicates an entire section to triplets that will help you learn the difference between a 'straight' and a 'shuffle' feel. This second-edition publication is 84 pages long and features twice as many exercises as the original!

Joel Rothman's Mini-Monster Book of Rock Drumming

Joel Rothman's method is not designed to be followed chronologically from lesson one onwards. The idea is that once you've got the basics down, you can pick and choose the exercises that appeal to you and learn at your own pace. You can always put the more challenging exercises aside until you're ready to tackle them. With regular practice, your ability to read notes will improve and your coordination will become more fluid so that you'll eventually master all the exercises in this book!