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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Drum Atlas Series: Brazil by Pete Sweeney
BOOK/CDs LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE $16.95 Brazil is the fifth culture to inspire a book in the Drum Atlas Series, and like its predecessors, this package provides a ground-up approach aimed at understanding each of the country’s rhythmic styles. Focusing especially…
Drum Atlas Series: Jamaica by Pete Sweeney
BOOK/CD LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE $16.95 Jamaican music finally gets full-blown coverage in the fourth book of the Drum Atlas Series. Beginning with traditional Nyabinghi drumming, the book traces Jamaica’s music from mento, through ska, and to rocksteady, reggae, and beyond. The…
The Evolution of Jazz Drumming by Danny Gottlieb
BOOK/CD/DVD LEVEL: ALL $29.99 Educator and renowned player Danny Gottlieb chronicles the history of jazz drumming in an entertaining and educational workbook format that offers a brief background, photos, transcriptions, audio, and video of the featured players. From Baby…
Rock With Hand-Foot Drum Breaksby Joel Rothman
BOOK LEVEL: ADVANCED $14.95 This is a no-nonsense, precisely detailed collection of exercises for advanced drummers looking to expand the scope of their rhythmic approach between the snare and bass drum. The sheer breadth of fills presented, covering everything…
Mel Bay's Modern Drum Method Grade 2 by Steve Fidyk
BOOK LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE $14.99 Picking up where Grade 1 left off, the second volume in MD contributor Steve Fidyk’s series continues to illustrate standard drumset concepts, with an emphasis on dotted notes and rests, multiple beat variations, and fills. In-depth…
Rhythmic Designs by Gavin Harrison & Terry Branam
BOOK/DVD LEVEL: ADVANCED $29.95 Here rhythmic illusionist and musical mathematician Harrison reveals innovative concepts and melodic drumset creations from his highly acclaimed albums with the progressive artist 05ric, Drop, and Circles. The package is very well thought out. Harrison…
The Making of New American Gospelby Chris Adler
BOOK LEVEL: ALL $24.99 Much like his DIY approach to playing drums and building a career with his band Lamb of God, award-winning drummer Chris Adler is carving his own path as author, publisher, and transcriber (with the help…
The Total Blues Drummerby Scot Little Bihlman
BOOK/CD LEVEL: BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE $19.99 It’s hard to imagine a more informative and fun blues drumming book than this one. It’s a celebration of the genre, from Memphis to Chicago to Texas. Bihlman starts with stick grip and…
Double Bass Drum Freddomby Virgil Donati
BOOK/CD LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED $24.95 To provide a balanced starting point for solid double bass chops, this well-structured book by the fleet-footed forerunner of double bass exploration begins with exercises designed to help build left-foot technique to mirror the…
Carl Palmer Drum Solos
DVD LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED $19.95 Progressive rock drumming pioneer Carl Palmer helped define the genre’s first era with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, combining rock and classical influences within a hugely exciting drumming style that required speed, finesse, and…
Tycoon Vertex Cajons
The complete review of the Tycoon Vertex cajons is on page 32 of the October issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
Pork Pie 7x14 Cherry/Bubinga Snare
The complete review of the Pork Pie 7x14 cherry/bubinga snare drum is on page 31 of the October issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
Listen to a Sound File of Mapex’s Black Panther Blaster Drumset
The complete review of the Mapex Black Panther maple/walnut Blaster drumset is on page 24 of the September issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
Listen to Sound Files of UFIP Bionic, Class, and Natural Series Cymbals
The complete review of the UFIP Bionic, Class, and Natural Series cymbals is on page 28 of the September issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Bionic Series Class Series Natural Series
