Drum Set Warm-Ups: Essential
Exercises for Improving Technique
by Rod Morgenstein
Just How Many Books Do You Need To Study How To Play The Drums?
Step away from the practice pad! Legendary drummer Rod Morgenstein
reveals his innovative warm-up method designed to limber up your entire
body. Features exercises to develop and improve your speed, power,
control, coordination, independence, accuracy, endurance and agility. With
this book, youll gain a greater facility and command of the drum set, along
with an increased feeling of confidence.The definitive text for improving
technical facility on the drum set. - Ron SpagnardiEditor/Publisher, Modern
Drummer
Personal Review: Drum Set Warm-Ups: Essential Exercises for
Improving Technique by Rod Morgenstein
Just how many books do you need to study how to play the drums?

I have over the years discussed this issue with numerous drummers. Most
of them agree that any serious student only really needs the following
three:
01. George Lawrence Stone's "Stick Control for the Snare Drummer"
02. Jim Chapin's "Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer" * (see
notes)
03. Marvin Dahlgren & Elliot Fine's "4-Way Coordination"
Most other books are variations of what you can find in the publications
listed above.
Using imagination and experience, one can further develop the ideas
presented in the three books, adjust them, improve them, make them more
challenging, etc. A simple idea, e.g., is to practice double bass using "Stick
Control".
However: it does take quite a bit of dedication, and time, to figure those
things out.
Therefore it is great that there are printed variations on the market - such
as "Drum Set Warm-Ups". There are many cool ideas in this book. Some
look fairly simple, but are rather challenging to execute. Rod Morgenstein
did a fantastic job, and I can highly recommend "Drum Set Warm-Ups".
There are two books that some drummers feel should be added to the
three mentioned in paragraph three:
01. Joe Morello's "Master Studies"
02. Gary Chester's "The New Breed"
Notes:
* Every now and then someone thinks that Ted Reed's "Progressive Steps
to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer" outshines Chapin's book; I prefer
the latter, but think that both are great.
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