General Drum Books

Contents

These general drum books give an overview of the basics and fundamentals of drumming. They are intended to be used more as research tools than actual exercise tools. For books to increase your skill levels, check out these beginner drum instruction books. For more seasoned players, you’ll want to see the advanced drum instruction titles. For more information on the books below, simply click the picture. Some of the books also have well written, helpful user reviews available for you to read. Enjoy.

The Drum Book reveals the untold story of the rock drumkit, from the moment that Ringo Starr began thrashing his Ludwig kit in the 1960s to the wonderfully diverse drumming of the 1990s.

These general books cover percussion history and theory; tuning, and maintaining drums; general music notation, rhythm, and time signatures; and general beats for every style of music. In addition, these books have an audio CD featuring all exercises and solos from the book with play along tracks.

An introduction to the drumset w/step-by-step music reading instruction. Learn how to create your own beats, fills, and solos. CD includes over 90 tracks.

Complete with general information on contemporary rock styles and beats as well as rhythms from around the world, these books are all you need to become a versatile drummer.

Drummers will find everything they need to know about rock drumming – including beats, licks, fills, solos, and the artists behind the music. Complete with an introduction to rock history.

Great Drum Set Pages For Beginners:

Tama Rockstar

Toddler Drum Set

Electric Drums