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Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer Staple Bound – April 1, 2009

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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 it first in the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this 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 rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.

"It truly is a timeless classic and an essential requirement for every drummer's library."
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    Alfred Music
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    April 1, 2009
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  6. ISBN-10
    1892764040
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1892764041
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alfred Music; 42731st edition (April 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Staple Bound ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1892764040
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1892764041
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.25 x 12 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,249 ratings

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George Lawrence Stone (born 1886 in South Boston, d. 1967) was best known as a percussionist, teacher, and author of percussion books including Stick Control for the Snare Drummer. Stone joined the musician's union at age 16 as its youngest member, and later played solo xylophone on the Keith Circuit. He also served as a regimental drummer, and played with several Boston area orchestras. In 1933 he was one of the founding members of NARD, the National Association of Rudimentary Drummers. For many years he also lectured, taught, and judged competitions. His books teach drum and xylophone technique, with Stick Control one of the all-time best sellers in this field. In 1997 he was added to the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the pacing of the book to be fast and improves articulation, speed, and timing. They also say it's a great introduction to drums that helps improve skills and coordination. Readers describe the book as the best for stick control and easy to understand. However, some customers feel the content is useless and has too many exercises.

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116 customers mention "Instrument technique"116 positive0 negative

Customers find the book teaches the fundamentals of drum technique and stickings. They say it improves their sense of time, internal count, and confidence. Readers also say the exercises in the book improve their rhythms and fills.

"...I think if you can "stick" to this book you will definitely improve your skills. I'm actually not a drummer, I play solo fingerstyle guitar...." Read more

"...Cannot recommend this book highly enough - it's THE book for learning drums!" Read more

"Love the exercises, but as someone who uses just practice pads and basically is learning sticks as a supplement to add another dimension in my drum..." Read more

"...This book was a hit. He loves it and is learning a lot from it. Impresses me because a gifted talented drummer can even pick up a few tips...." Read more

40 customers mention "Readability"33 positive7 negative

Customers find the book easy to understand, great for beginners, and simple yet effective. They also appreciate the lack of super-technical text or music notation. Readers also mention that the exercises are easy at first and then get more complicated.

"...Very simple and concise, I found a myriad of different approaches to this book - not just developing stick control for the snare drum but..." Read more

"...Legendary writing in drumming as the preface and the quotes from many of one's idols indicates...." Read more

"...That being said, this book is very easy to understand, with no super-technical text or music notation...." Read more

"...This book is immediately accessible for beginners. The exercises are deceptively simple and progress in a perfectly hierarchical manner...." Read more

18 customers mention "Pacing"18 positive0 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book to be great. They mention that it improves articulation, speed, and timing.

"...what I have learned has given me some sound fundamentals, my hands getting faster as I couple this with some videos and other material...." Read more

"...This makes practice easy and progress quick...." Read more

"Quality product. Fast shipping." Read more

"...This makes practice easy and progress quick...." Read more

14 customers mention "Book"14 positive0 negative

Customers find the book the best for stick control and evens out stick handling between left and right hands.

"This book is full of good exercises for stick control. However, the condition of the book was poor...." Read more

"This is THE book on stick-technique! If you're gonna buy just one book to use for stick-practicing - this is it!..." Read more

"...I hated it at first but it does teach you stick control and lead hand control. Very repetitive but that’s how you Develop muscle memory...." Read more

"This is an essential book for sticking.30 minutes everyday practicing rudiments is important, and it’s all written out for you...." Read more

8 customers mention "Writing style"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing style cool, useful, and gives good structure to practicing. They also say it translates to practically any style and is great for drummers of all levels.

"...It is like an etude book for drummers and has the rudiment patterns in different forms to which in the long run if practiced diligently; slow and..." Read more

"...vsLRLRIt goes ON AND ON with USEFUL PATTERNS, cool patterns that will FREE UP your hands to be able to do ALOT on your drumset, of..." Read more

"...Good for drummers of all levels and translates to practically any style. Concert drums, hand drums, the kit...." Read more

"Classic book for honing and developing basic stick control. Patterns are relatively simple, but essential for developing a solid foundation...." Read more

11 customers mention "Content"2 positive9 negative

Customers find the content useless, boring, and lacking guidance. They also mention that there are too many exercises.

"It's a little monotonous, but that's the point! Insert grin here. I think if you can "stick" to this book you will definitely improve your skills...." Read more

"...Is it exciting? Not really. Can it get boring? Sure. The list of things that never get boring is awfully small. Is it repetitive?..." Read more

"...I didn't give it 5 stars because there are way too many exercises and little guidance about how to do them...." Read more

"...Very repetitive but that’s how you Develop muscle memory. Great book for learning it’s just very repetitive...." Read more

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A Classic with a Modern Update
I've owned the paperback version of Stick Control forever. It's a staple in for many drummers over the years. Recently my copy went missing. After giving up the search I bought the Kindle version and have really enjoyed having Stick Control handy no matter where I am (not that taking the paperback version was too difficult, but that might have led to the misplacement). Classic practice companion. No nonsense. A never ending source of practice and ideas.
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William Castleman Jr
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginner snare drummers.
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
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This book suits any drummers to work on stick control.
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Pasquale 61
5.0 out of 5 stars Purchased because I was told this is the drumming bible!
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It's a little monotonous, but that's the point! Insert grin here. I think if you can "stick" to this book you will definitely improve your skills. I'm actually not a drummer, I play solo fingerstyle guitar. I was told that following this method would help me improve my overall feel for music and help me stay in tempo and in rhythm, regardless of what instrument I play. After a couple of months of trying this, I agree! Like I said earlier, it's a little monotonous and boring...but no pain no gain I guess.
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Miles
5.0 out of 5 stars THE book for learning drums
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023
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One of the first books I started with 60-odd years ago (along with thousands of other drum students over the years). Very simple and concise, I found a myriad of different approaches to this book - not just developing stick control for the snare drum but eventually applying it to the entire drum kit. I still have my original copy, a bit dog-eared and taped up but still serviceable. This copy was sent to my aspiring drummer grandson to learn with and he's very enthusiastic about working with it. Cannot recommend this book highly enough - it's THE book for learning drums!
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manuel covarrubias
5.0 out of 5 stars Sticks
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
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Very good condition
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Joe Scherer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool for all drummers.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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I should have bought this years ago.
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Roby E. Gamboa
4.0 out of 5 stars Great content, but stored as a series of images
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014
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The content is an excellent set of exercises for both new and experienced drummers. The format, however, is a series of (high-quality) scans of the print edition, which means if you're viewing it on a tablet or other Kindle reader, you have to treat each page as an image and zoom into the section you want to work on. This makes switching from page to page more than a little bit of a pain. In this case, it's sheet music, so I can kind of see the need for handling it the way that was provided. Still, there are modern music fonts in Unicode that are up for the task of rendering the content as text. Doing so would also reduce the size of the e-book considerably.
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Ryan
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have book for all drummers
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2024
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Amazing boom to really help develop your hands
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Lee Brodinsky
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the rudiments but suggest one starts first with a competent and experienced instructor.
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2019
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Love the exercises, but as someone who uses just practice pads and basically is learning sticks as a supplement to add another dimension in my drum circle, need to have someone show me closed, short rolls, etc as I can't figure out a number of exercises and how they are played. However, what I have learned has given me some sound fundamentals, my hands getting faster as I couple this with some videos and other material. In essence get an instructor, and when up to speed, tackle this book and you will find it effective. Legendary writing in drumming as the preface and the quotes from many of one's idols indicates. Well its now 2 years later since I wrote my review, and am taking half hour lessons via Zoom with an instructor for the last 8 months or so with stick and pad. Would have studio space for a kit but the pandemic has zapped that for now. He has clarified much for me and my technique continues to improve. A reviewer didn't like that the book does not have accented exercises. For this my instructor has me working with the Ted Reed book one on Syncopation. There are wonderful accented exercises that can be quite challenging. Stick Control is still the core which should be in everyone's collection.
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Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Super!
Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2024
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Alain ACQ
5.0 out of 5 stars NO COMPATIBLE CON DISPOSITIVO KINDLE
Reviewed in Mexico on April 1, 2023
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OJO, NO ES COMPATIBLE CON DISPOSITIVOS KINDLE solicité devolución.
PERO: Si es compatible con la app Kindle en smartphones o PC
Pero no por eso le pongo mala calificación ya que es un gran libro de ejercicicos.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Livro de estudo para bateria!
Reviewed in Brazil on January 9, 2023
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Silvio
5.0 out of 5 stars Stick Control.
Reviewed in Italy on July 18, 2024
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Testo e metodo basilare, per apprendere e studiare le ritmiche e rudimenti, da adottare con la batteria o, con qualsiasi strumento a percussione.
Metodo datato, ma sempre attuale!!!
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Reviewed in Belgium on September 26, 2023
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