“Drumming Patterns represents something unprecedented:

this is the first time that drumming techniques have been presented as a whole and in a systematic manner.”

—Rimshot Magazine
Master rhythm and drum technique by learning the fundamentals of rhythm and drum technique.
Neither The Rudiments nor Stick Control identifies these fundamentals.
Drumming Patterns does.
(Underlying Patterns)
The Components Of Drum Technique
(Underlying Patterns)
The Components Of Rhythm
The illustration above represents 8 of the 29 fundamental patterns underlying rhythm and drum technique that are the foundation of the Drumming Patterns system.

Drumming Patterns are the fundamental patterns that underlie both rhythm and drum technique.

When these patterns are presented as stickings and arranged in a progression from shortest longest, they illustrate all of the essential sticking patterns available for all styles of drumming, in order of usefulness.

When these patterns are presented as rhythmic figures and arranged in a progression from shortest longest, they illustrate all of the essential rhythmic patterns available for all styles of drumming, in order of usefulness.

But that is only the starting point…

When these patterns are systematically applied to all aspects of snare drum and drumset technique, the result is the drummer’s equivalent to the system of musical harmony that is used by other instrumentalists.

Drumming Patterns the book presents this system for the first time, progressively, and in full detail.

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“The approach is broad based, integrating rhythm, styles and techniques into a unified, comprehensive system.”
—Percussive Notes

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“… a systematic presentation of practice materials that can be used in much the same way that other instrumentalists use scale and arpeggio systems.”
—Kansas Music Review