Alfred's Drum Method, Bk 1: The Most Comprehensive Beginning Snare Drum Method Ever! Paperback – July 1, 1987

Great book fantastic for learning how to read music!

I purchased this book because I am a music teacher and needed to give my percussion students a challenge. I love that it has exercises before each solo and that it progressively gets more challenging as we go. Would definitely purchase this again and I recommend it to all band directors.

This book makes our drum lessons more frequent than once a week. Recommended by the drum instructor this book allows him to keep practicing and learning skills in between lessons.

For the last 8 years my passion for music has grown so much that I have learned how to play (at least to some degree) numerous musical (Ukulele, Harmonica, Recorder, Flute, American drumming and hand drums, and many other percussion) instruments. Over the years I have taken many courses and purchased numerous books to improve my skill level.I just purchased this wonderful 80 page manual (Alfred’s drum Method book 1 by Sandy Feldstein and Dave Black) which is organized into 39 drum playing lessons. The introductory part of this volume covers the snare drum, getting ready to play, the bass drum, the cymbals and elements of music. The lessons cover a wide range of drum practice lessons but without a drum playing teacher it will not be easy to follow some of the material. They do have a Drum DVD available for purchase which no doubt will help in learning the lessons in the manual.If you are taking drum lessons this book will enhance your drum learning sessions.Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Chair/Seated tai Chi, Qigong and Yoga stretching for seniors and the physically challenged).

I was a percussionist through school and enjoyed it very much. My children are now getting to the age in school where they can start playing in band. I purchased this to give them a head start, as I give them lessons from this book at home.

this book is perfect. shows you everything you need to know,from what each drum is, cymbals, why & where, proper way to hold sticks, and wonderful training techniques and practices. I also pull it up on YouTube and play them as well. I also got the drum set method. I recommend it really to all drummers.

I've examined over 50 books on snare drum instruction and this is one of the top two. (Drum Method by William Schinstine & Fred Hoey is the other.) Good modern quality and sequence of material. 39 lessons and 23 solos. 2-line combination studies for each lesson (good for duets). Counts and sticking indicated in light gray. Nice illustrations for each new rudiment. Roll is introduced in Lesson 17, 5-stroke in Lesson 18, 9-stroke in Lesson 19, 13- and 17-stroke in Lesson 20, flam Lesson 27, drag in Lesson 34, ruff in Lesson 35. Minor nitpick is that you need to skip around to get rudiments in a better order. Also, it's missing the single stroke rolls and paradiddles! Brief bass drum and cymbal technique. Great value for the money.

My son is beginning Drum Lessons and this is the book his instructor recommended. It’s easy to follow and is helping him learn how to read music. Definitely recommend getting drum pads with it.