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Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation Of Snare Drum Rudiments

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I have been playing and teaching drums for over 30 years. In that time I have both seen and heard Buddy Rich play. During those times I have always been in amazement of Buddy's playing ability. When I got this book I gleaned its contents carefully hoping to learn just some of his playing secrets. My searching was not in vain. Overall the book itself is simple in its teaching terms, that is, Buddy teaches you the rudiments step-by-step. However, I found to my joy, that there are some aspects of the book that are obviously only Buddy's interpretation of the rudiments. For example, one will not find "The Four Stroke Ruff Single Paradiddle" in any listing of the 26 essential rudiments or the 40 complete rudiments. And that is what makes this book stand out among other rudimental drumming books I have used. I have constantly employed many of the book's rudiments in my playing. The book even comes with some of Buddy's "Advanced Rhythmic Studies" for solo work (sticking included!). For the drummer who is just starting out, this book is an excellent introduction to the rudiments; for the drummer who really wants to study *how* Buddy Rich played the rudiments this book is a must; and for the drummer who is looking for a real challenge in not only playing additional rudiments, but who wants to improve their overall snare and drum set playing, fills, and solo work--this book is worth every penny.

This book is very godd for beginners who don't know their rudiments. I have been a drummer for a little over six years and this book really helped me. I am 15 years old and this is the first book that my drum teacher had me use. I teachs you how to roll, how to do ruffs, paradiddles, ratamacues and so on. I really recomend it for kids who are in fifth-seventh grade.

This isn't a bad book, but then again, it doesn't have much to delineate itself from other rudiment books, or justify the price tag. It does contain a nice variety of rudiments and variations on rudiments, but it lacks a spiral binding (i.e. - you can't easily put the book up on a music stand), which makes it less than ideal when it comes time to actually try to use the book.

It's copyright 1942, and the pictures of Buddy on the inside seem to be of that era. Otherwise, it has absolutely nothing to do with Buddy Rich; the book appears to have been written by Henry Adler.

Lets be clear on this, Buddy did not write a single lession in this book, not to take anyting away from his gift but music notation was not his thing, He signed up for the cash and was given a lump sum for his name and a few pictures...Having said that, the book is fine for learning how to progress with your rudiments.

An excellent book for beginning drummers. Well written and easy to follow.

It is a well known fact that Buddy never learned to read music and played everything "by ear." This book is a wonderful tribute in a ironic sort of way, but if one takes anything away from this book, it should be that a successful career in drumming (namely, music) must include learning the mechanics/mathematics of musical notation, the language of drumming (rudiments) and the intrepretation thereof. And, admittedly, I don't know for certain, but my guess is that Buddy probably couldn't have told you the difference between a paradiddle and a ratamacue.

I used this book to develop a solid technique in conga drums.