Featured Book: Drum Rudiments: A Simple Approach

Author: Mat Marucci

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Year Published: 2004

Type: Musical Instruction

Format / Pages: / 40 pages

Review:

Mat Marucci is a well-known and respected performer and educator.  He has performed with Jimmy Smith, Buddy De Franco, Les McCann, John Tchicai, among many others.  As a drummer, his recordings have been popular, and well-received critically.  Marucci has authored several books on drumming, and this is one of his finest.   Samples of his playing can be heard at www.cdbaby.com

Drum Rudiments: A Simple Approach contains an insightful introduction to drumming and seven lessons.  Each lesson is complete, accurate, and a genuine learning experience.

Essentially, this is a book for viewing, and the notes and material employed will be interesting for any person learning to drum.  For instance, Lesson 6 discusses and illustrates the Flam and Drag, and degrees of technical difficulty associated with each.  Two examples of triple stroke roll are illustrated in clear notation. 

Drum Rudiments: A Simple Approach is a short, concise work. Yet, it has all the information any beginning drummer needs to get started.  Excellent instructional method. 

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ISBN: 0786672390

Reviewed by: Lee Prosser

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