Essential Techniques for Drum Set: Book 1 [Paperback]

Ed Soph (Composer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000

The most comprehensive drum set text available. Written by world-renown performer and clinician Ed Soph, this book provides an intelligent and practical approach to drum set playing for performers at any level.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Meredith Music (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634029401
• ISBN-13: 978-0634029400
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,312,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Drumming versatility to challenge you., September 21, 2004

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Jazz drumming is a limitless field. I've been playing for 30+ years and I continue to welcome new things to expand my musical vocabulary. Ed Soph's book presents both a good discussion of technique and a method of coordination of hands and feet that will challenge your playing. I learned of this book through my own teacher when he asked me to play different triplet patterns with each limb. This was something from Ed's book. I felt like a beginner. I bought the book and woodshedded for a few days and began to feel comfortable with the patterns.
This book is well written, in both english and musical terms. It covers a different kind of independent playing than John Riley's Bop books. You can count on using it to open your thinking to new movements and mental patterns.