Tools for the Developing Drummer is a book for the beginning to intermediate player with over 150 pages of progressive exercises. Author Rick Cline began writing "Tools" as a concept for building a strong musical and physical foundation. "Tools" is a result of 23 years of teaching hundreds of young drummers. In addition to writing percussion ensemble and steel drum music, Cline teaches at UNC
Charlotte and Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Table of Contents:
Dedication, Acknowledgments, About the Author...........................................................4
Preface..........................................................................................................................5
Lets Get to Work...........................................................................................................6
Common Elements in Percussion.....................................................................................7
Dynamics........................................................................................................................8
Time Signature and Rhythm Tree.....................................................................................9
How to Practice............................................................................................................10
Drum Set Technique..................................................................................................... 11
Drum Set Notation Key.................................................................................................12
Introductory Drum Set Grooves.....................................................................................13
Level 1 Reading Exercises.............................................................................................18
Intermediate Drum Set Grooves.....................................................................................22
Level 2 Reading Exercises.............................................................................................25
Fills...............................................................................................................................31
Crash Cymbal Accents. ................................................................................................42
Chart Reading...............................................................................................................44
Intermediate - Advanced Drum Set Grooves..................................................................47
Level 3 Reading Exercises..............................................................................................48
Sixteenth Note HH Grooves..........................................................................................52
Triplet and 12/8 Grooves...............................................................................................58
Shuffle Grooves.............................................................................................................66
Add Left Foot...............................................................................................................72
4 Limb Groove Applications .........................................................................................78
Left Foot Independence ................................................................................................80
Now that looks crazy, Syncopated Grooves................................................................. .98
Level 4 Reading Exercises............................................................................................102
Its All in the Hands, Hand Exercises............................................................................ .114
Basic Rudiments...........................................................................................................117
Accents.......................................................................................................................118
More Awesome Fill Ideas............................................................................................119
Hand Warm-ups..........................................................................................................121
4 Limb Exercises.........................................................................................................122
Fancy Grooves............................................................................................................123
James Brown Grooves.................................................................................................124
Basic Jazz Studies........................................................................................................125
Displacement of the Beat..............................................................................................128
Basic Latin Grooves.....................................................................................................129
Building Independence.................................................................................................131
Write your own Rhythms............................................................................................. 134
Double Pedal Exercises................................................................................................135
Snare Drum Exercises .................................................................................................136
Snare Duets.................................................................................................................152
Drum Faces................................................................................................................ 154
Assignment................................................................................................................. 155
Notes......................................................................................................................... 157