Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #425950 in Books
• Published on: 1998-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 69 pages

Customer Reviews

The bees knees
This book was recommended to me by my jazz drumming teacher. It contains a way of using Ted Reed's Syncopation book that is very interesting.

It is an inspiring book, which really comprises a total concept for teaching and learning drums. Every drummer should have this book, I think. It is probably the one and only really essential drum exercise book I've seen. And yes, that is even including G L Stone's books.

The Holy Grail, Documented!
I studied with two drummers who studied with Alan Dawson (who taught, among other giants, Tony Williams). Not surprisingly, they taught me what Alan taught them. But not until now (as far as I'm aware) has any of Alan's students documented and published his methods. Now it is here, under a single cover.

Between the covers of this book is a huge amount of challenging exercises that will broaden your musical vocabulary.

It's not a long book. But the methods and exercises in it will keep you busy for months, and even years. It contains the very stuff (secrets?) that has made many good drummers great drummers. At the risk of sounding melodramatic, it is the holy grail of drumming.

Be prepared to purchase two books to go with it, if you don't already own them: George Lawrence Stone's "Stick Control", and Ted Reed's "Syncopation". You will need these two books to complete most of the exercises in this book. (Maybe Amazon will bundle them one of these days.)

Review of The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary by Alan Dawson
This book is essential to every serious drummer and all aspiring drummer's. This book teaches the necessary fundamentals of drumming for beginners and is a fine tuning tool or even a wakeup call for advanced drummers. It's a definite must buy.