I hope this gives you a little insight into drum therapy. Maybe next time I’ll share a bite of perspective of the drum through my Ojibwe culture. Growing up taking music in high school, I failed terribly, the system was set up for failure. I’ve eliminated this type of teaching style from my program. I don’t have any formal training in music, but get asked to do work for people with letters after their name. It’s a privilege to utilize my artistic and music abilities to help students.

Description: This book provides a snapshot into the legendary drumming of David Garibaldi. Future Sounds will change the way you approach groove composition through a variety of different groove and permutation studies. This is an excellent book for developing your creativity and musicality. According to Morello’s preface, this book is not a typical “how-to” guide. Instead, it is a collection of exercises designed to help drummers develop the necessary skills for controlling and accenting different pressures in single strokes, double strokes, and closed rolls. The book delves into the intricacies of different styles, presenting the information in a straightforward and easy-to-grasp manner. Description: This book will take you through tons of different exercises, beats, and fills that will help you develop your double bass technique, speed, and endurance. Whether you’re just starting out with double bass or you’ve been playing double bass for years, this book will challenge you! The book starts with introductory exercises and then moves to different Hi-Hat patterns, fill patterns, and funk patterns that will easily translate into your play.These days, most drummers turn to online tutorials and YouTube channels to learn more about different drumming techniques. The greatest advantage of this learning strategy is that you can easily acquire many different techniques from different points of view. However, in addition to these instantaneous and responsive drumming lessons, it’s wise to delve into drumming books. They can offer a more in-depth approach to drumming. Playing directly from drum sheet music in books also helps you to greatly focus on your instrument. Also, it is a lot easier to learn the basics that you might think! Here are the 10 best drumming books that we think every drummer should read: Creates a sense of connectedness. Drumming circles and group drumming classes provide an opportunity for “synchronicity” in that you connect with your own spirit at a deeper level while also connecting with other like-minded people.

This great book by Mark Guiliana gives a comprehensive system that offers a solution to creativity problems. The book is based on a system called D.R.O.P.: Dynamics, Rate, Orchestration, and Phrasing.

Note: The legendary Brush Artistry by Philly Joe Jones was also cited often, but it’s not officially on the list because it has been out of print for so many years.) Drummers have said this book is a staple in learning and training yourself to play jazz. I’ve also heard it’s a valuable challenge in honing your freedom as a drummer.

Description: This book will take you through a variety of different groove-based “systems.” As you work through these different “systems,” you’ll learn to apply different melodies to them with different limbs. This book will help you develop your independence, coordination, and your reading skills! Drums have been used in every culture for many purposes from religious rituals and other ceremonies, to sporting events, and as a way to communicate or signal. Shamans used drumming as a means of reaching an altered or trance-like state so that they can connect with the spirit dimension. Drumming has also been used therapeutically since ancient times. Your Brain on DrumsThroughout the learning process, the system introduces new hi-hat groove variations, ghost-note exercises, and a comprehensive method for mastering odd groupings in your playing, including 3, 5, and 7. From dotted eighths and sixteenths, to accented eighths and triplets, to dotted sixteenths, this guidebook provides a comprehensive insight into advanced and complex drumming patterns. Zen in the Art of Archery was the next book I read. The author, Eugen Herrigel is a German philosophy professor. While teaching at the University of Tokyo, he took it upon himself to take up Zen, which in Japan is learned through art forms such as archery. Learning in this way is more about spiritual growth through an art form. I was fascinated to find an uncanny parallel between musical headspace and what Eugen describes in some of his experiences learning archery and, more specifically, Zen. It’s also the perfect book for anyone that wants to play the drums but doesn’t have access to one at all times. Whether for different styles of music, advanced drummers or any beginner drummer, there is a complete system for achieving freedom of expression on the drum kit.