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George Lawrence Stone (Author)
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George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named the book one of the top 25 books of all-time. In the words of the author, it is the ideal book for improving ""control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution and muscular coordination,"" with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced-level rhythms, moving through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.

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  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Alfred Publishing (May 5, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1892764040
  • ISBN-13: 978-1892764041
  • Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #10,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
    #26 in  Books > Entertainment > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Instruction & Study
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any drummer...., October 12, 2006
This review is from: Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer (Paperback)
I had been playing about 15 years before I discovered this book and it's companion book "Accents and Rebounds". I had been gigging heavily, practicing hours and hours a day (mainly rock/fusion/funk), owned 20+ books, 15 or so videos, but somehow never owned a copy of these two books. These books are full of simple exercises I truly think anyone can do. After practicing just the few first pages of both books at different tempos and at different volume levels for a few weeks I noticed a drastic improvement in my playing skills. I mean it when I say drastic. I could play much faster than ever before, but more importantly I could play cleanly and effortlessly. By this I mean, that when I later improvised on the drum kit I could certainly play many things I couldn't just a month prior. This is after playing and practicing hard for 15 years! Studying these two books took me up a whole "notch" in just a month! Also things that gave me trouble before or were just played sloppily were now clean, tight, precise, with a much broader range of dynamics and accesnts and I could play them much faster if I wanted or needed to. While on paper these are basically exercises for just your hands, you can certainly do these patterns as written but with your feet. Or do the exercises as written with your hands but make up simple foot patterns to play at the same time (i.e. qtr note kicks with hat on 2 and 4, or play the hat on the "and's", etc. your imagination is the only limit). These two books are essential and I recommend them to any drummer at any level. They won't teach you how or what to play, but they will take your technique to higher and higher levels. It has allowed me to play what I hear in my mind on the spot, just the way I want it. This was roughly 5 years ago and I'm still incredibly thankful for Mr. Stone and these two books. Every drummer I meet I try to spread the word.

Best of luck, relax, and have fun!
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE Classic Drum Book for All Types of Drummers, May 15, 2002
By J. Christmas "joshua-one" (New Brunswick, NJ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer (Paperback)
This book reads as though it has hardly been changed from its original publication (I think in the 1930s); nonetheless it remains an invaluable tool for the drummer of any style and skill level. The exercises are isolated into short (four or eight measure) patterns so that each may be repeated to perfection. There are no ungainly "etudes", no corny written solos, and the exercises focus solely on control and sticking, not on style; therefore they may be applied to anything from orchestral percussion to jazz to rock.

Furthermore, the introduction is a dryly wonderful piece of writing; pragmatic, no-nonsense, economical prose imparting essential advice on practice. This book makes an ideal "workout" (emphasizing that "control" is the gateway to strength, endurance, coordination, and all else that drummers crave). Practice Stick Control daily, and meditate on the craft of drumming.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The complete source for hand development excersizes, November 2, 1999
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Stick Control is one of the must have fundimental texts for the aquisition of superior drumming technique. All of the exercizes are simple in concept, but very challenging in terms of speed and control. No drummer with asperations to superior control and excellance of musical expression should be with out Stone's Stick Control.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great value for money, very practical book
This book is full of simple (and more difficult) exercises to start master your drum sticks. The accompanying text is very clear: practice each bar (4 measures) twenty times, then... Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. T. Zondag

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Great book, serves exactly the purpose it intends. You will undoubtedly notice a difference in playing and confidence
Published 10 months ago by Adam Caponera

5.0 out of 5 stars Stick Control: more than just musical technique!
For over 30 years, my experience with George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is both the physical/musical development of phrasing, articulation, etc... Read more
Published 12 months ago by D. Yoken

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
A "must have" for beginning rudimentary drummers. Not fun, but will definitely improve your chops. Do a Google search on "Stick Control" for alternative ways to use this book.
Published 14 months ago by Douglas L. Green

5.0 out of 5 stars Technical Proficiency Can Come Only Through Continued, Well-directed Practise
"It seems that there are too many drumers whose work is of a rough-and-ready variety and whose technical proficiency suffers in comparison with that of the players of other... Read more
Published on July 18, 2008 by Aung Htun

4.0 out of 5 stars Purposeful and Challenging
A wonderful book to study and learn from. If you wish to improve your stick control, or challenge yourself in rudiment training, then get this book.
Published on March 24, 2008 by Joseph Sebast

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for practice, and for teaching yourself!
First off: initially this book just looks like a purge of random Right and Left hand patterns. If that were the case, Stone could have easily listed 250-65,000 examples. Read more
Published on March 5, 2008 by AeroZ

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!
I'm a beginner, unfortunately without hours a day to dedicate to practice. I do like to sit down with my pad and some sticks whenever I get a chance though. Read more
Published on February 4, 2007 by S. Howe

5.0 out of 5 stars Control your sticks
I recently purchased book locally - sorry Amazon. Will help your snare drum technique immensely. Even looking through the book without practicing on snare or drum pad will guide... Read more
Published on August 6, 2006 by Kerry Kennard

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic and a must have for the serious drummer.
This book is how it all begins, endures, and ends for the drummer. There are beyond a million ways to use this book for either 'stick control' itself, drumset independence, or... Read more
Published on March 29, 2006 by Benjamin Johnson

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