Essential Elements for Strings – Book 2
$12.00
| Publisher : | Hal Leonard (July 1, 2003) |
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| Language : | English |
| Paperback : | 48 pages |
| ISBN-10 : | 0634052667 |
| ISBN-13 : | 978-0634052668 |
| Item Weight : | 6.4 ounces |
| Dimensions : | 9 x 0.13 x 12 inches |
| UNSPSC-Code : | Report an incorrect code |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #189 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) |
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| Customer Reviews: | 568 ratings |
43 reviews for Essential Elements for Strings – Book 2
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Excellent beginner’s resource!
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Durable book that is easy to follow
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I play better than prince now.
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For every guitar lover
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I have been very busy but the content is good for the money spent
I have been very busy but the content is good for the money spent. I will use it and enjoy the knowledge it can give me.
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Always wanted to play guitar.
Like the spiral binding. Makes it easy to use on a stand. My teacher recommend this book.
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however is great book and I have made much progress in just …
Could be more clear about fret position for self-taught learners, however is great book and I have made much progress in just a month.
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Shown to professional guitar player
I shown this book to a professional flamenco guitar player who is also my Spanish teacher and he said that this book will allow me to go anywhere I want to with this book, whether it’s fingerpicking country songs or heavy metal I’ll be able to branch off from this book alone. He also learned from books so he knows a good book when he sees one and he was super impressed with this one.
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Recommended Guitar Book
This was the recommended guitar book from the music school. We originally bought only book 1, but that went by pretty quick (~2-3months). Recommend to purchase this complete series instead of book by book.
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Best book for beginners with old time ethic.
This is a very comprehensive intro to the guitar. If one were to buy only one book to begin this should be the one. I have gifted it to two others already who were just beginning. For those who do not already read music, this will get them up to primary speed easily. If one were to simply follow this instruction and remain OFF YouTube, they would become proficient. The YouTube gig only complicates the process as well as displays many bad options. Just get a private quiet place and work through it. There is no shortcut, no play in 5 minutes. Just get over it and LEARN it properly. Without that ideal as a guide you will simply have a guitar in the closet somewhere soon. Without the old time ethic of simply settling in to actually learn something students will always give up and drift away from the goal.
35 people found this helpful
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Worked Fantastic For Self Guided Learning
I am using this to learn at home without in person instruction or tabs. The lessons are easy to follow with what feels like a nice pace. Exercises give good tips to pay attention to.
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Essential Book, but get the one with audio files.
Must have book for beginners to learn how to read sheet music. Beware, though, that this version does not have the accompanying audio files which makes things less useful since you can’t see how something is played, particularly for the more obscure tunes. Overall, would buy again if I lost it, it I’d get the one that has the audio files.
3 people found this helpful
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Outstanding method book
This book is outstanding!If you want to teach or learn by method, this book is really hard to beat. By the time you’re through all three sections, you’ll be able to:-Read music-play most any chord in a pop fake book-know more than basic rhythms-know finger picking patterns (including Travis picking)Once done, you’ll be able to pick up just about any guitar songbook and play along.
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Easy to follow
Grandson wanted lessons, but not in the budget, He uses this tutorial every day and is learning the guitar and basics quickly and at his own pace. Great starting option
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Not a bad start
This is more for a begginer however its lessons do go from very begginers to the experts. In the start it does tell you how a scale is formatted and notes are counted, does spend time teaching you to read them. However thats what I wanted, yes I know the scale (I played clarinet in school) yes I know how to read notes. I also didn’t know how to play a C on a guitar. This is not really for someone who wants to just play songs on this is more for someone who wants to learn a wide verity of songs, from country to rock, classical to metal. If you want to specialize in one maybe this book isn’t for you. However I like this book because its not just a tab book of here is Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” (its playing on the TV at this time) or whatever song you may want to play.
4 people found this helpful
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Warning – this does NOT come with access to the audio files
Pay attention to which of these you are buying. I didn’t as I assumed they all came with audio access.If the particular version you are purchasing does not specifically state audio access you will not be able to access the online audio files to play along with.Lesson format seems solid – unfortunately I’ll be purchasing a second copy so I have online access.
2 people found this helpful
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Received promptly and without product bloat.
I hate going to music stores: limited choices, inflated prices on materials written decades ago, trying to find options sourced from other stores… Modern music outlets just suck.The fact that I can buy the same book online, minus the triple inflated price point because of DRM coded audio books included, is amazing. Wife and sister-in-law will love using this to learn and for me to brush up on my music reading skills that are lacking.
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Good for my kid
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Hal Leonard’s marketing sucks – Buy books from fundamental changes instead
So here’s the deal I got exactly what I ordered.There are two versions of the book.One is about 10 bucks more and under the “guitar method” on the front cover, top left, there is (in 10 point smaller type “Audio Access Included”).My book doesn’t have that. I purchased this precisely because the Bass Book came with audio, I just didn’t realise there is a version without the audio. And as others have pointed out, why would you sell a version without the audio.This is pretty scummy, I don’t really mind paying extra (but get this: audio is *free* with the excellent “fundamental changes” books). But having two versions, with no way to get the extra content is just annoying.I went to the Hal Leonard website and there seems to be no option to purchase the audio tracks.Amazon should make it clearer in the listing that there are two versions. So now I am faced with the choice of just using this as is, or returning it (which is a hassle).As the other 1 star reviews might indicate this is just dumb deceptive marketing. Change the cover in a more visible way, or offer the means to purchase the content online. how hard could the latter be? you’d actually make customers happy.Stupid, stupid, stupid.Makes me want to avoid Hal Leonard products in future. And that’s a shame, because the content seems pretty good.
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Helpful for beginners
I am using this book to learn to play the guitar (a challenge at my age-senior). The book is helpful-it seems to go at the right pace and includes interesting songs from a variety of genres. I like the fact that it uses mostly music notation instead of tabs- it helps to learn to read music. Only regret is that it doesn’t come with the Cds.
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Great instruction/lesson book for learners
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Very thorough
Exactly what I was looking for. I’ve been teaching myself to play and using a lot of online courses but there is nothing that compares to starting from scratch and learning the proper way. This book does not spend a lot of time on form but it does provide the rudimentary basics beginning with basic notes and music reading. If I am ever able to master everything this book has to offer I will not only be able to play guitar, I will be a musician.
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Binding needs to be better quality
The binding is very weak. I had to replace it almost immediately and that’s kind of annoying. Wish they’d fix that as my guitar teacher stated it happens to most of his students.(I’ve purchased both the print edition and the kindle edition when I lost the printed version)
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I would highly recommend this book to anyone that want to learn to …
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that want to learn to play the guitar!!! I have been playing acoustic Guitar for several years using tabs.. I decided i would like to learn to read music and play it on my guitar…. This book makes reading music and playing it super easy!!! You learn the notes one string at a time, at your own pace…. And it don’t stop there you learn chords,strumming(something i had problems with) and more. I have other lesson books that don’t come anywhere close to comparing to this book…
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okay
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Practice and Self-Guided Studies
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Where the notes are on the fret board.
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technical acuracy
easy to understand. an area that is often not approached by aspiring musicians probably because it can appear daunting, not attractive to the weekender. But can be the most important element for the long term, and rich friendship music can have in store for anyone seeking a buddy.
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Great book for beginner guitarists.
I bought this book to learn how to play the acoustic guitar. When I scheduled my first lesson, I asked the instructor what book I should buy for lessons. This is the book he uses. Very straight forward book. Glad I have it.
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Excellent quality.
Just starting on the guitar and this is the first book I’ve used. Really like it so far.
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A must have in your collection
A very complete method, covers a very wide variety of topics, can be used as a stand alone method or can be seen as a reference tool.Amazon didnt provide audio, didnt work, so I contacted Hal Leonard and next day they provided me mp3 files.
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Excellent book for beginning guitarist, and for other players needing music reading practice
This book is good for kids and adults alike. Goes nice and easy, nothing too complicated, but still covers all the basics. Would highly recommend for anyone just beginning to play guitar. It’s also a great refresher for those who have been playing chords awhile, but never learned to read music. I’ve been playing guitar for 8 years, but mostly chords. I never really practiced reading music. My son is now taking lessons, and his teacher uses this book. I’m now learning along with my son. It’s never too late to teach an old dog a new trick!
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All levels of learning
Best overall guitar learning book
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Great start
Great for beginner, easy to follow.
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Great book
really useful for beginners
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She says it’s very good and easy to use
Bought as a gift for my grandchild . She says it’s very good and easy to use .
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Great beginner series
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Really good book
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Otherwise it looked really good.
I had toreturn this item there was no DVD to accompany it. Otherwise it looked really good.
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Money Well Spent!
Awesome! Says its used but looks very new 🙂 On google play book 1 is more than this, and this is book 1, 2, and 3.
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Guitar course which is very practical and easy to learn
He really goes in depth into theory if that’s what your looking for. I also bought Justin’s. Guitar course which is very practical and easy to learn.
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no audio support for this book
there is no audio for this version making it useless. Amazon didn’t make this clear so i bought a guitasr book i can’t learn from
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Well laid out, easy to understand
Easy to learn from
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Great buy! Great Price!
I’ve only been using this book a few days and I’m several lessons, notes, songs, chords and notes in! It teaches you quickly and easily! Having never played guitar before this week, I have complete confidence that this was the right purchase for a beginner.
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I recommend this book
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Great for a beginner adult
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Two Thumbs up!
This was a requirement for my son’s private lessons. He seems to love it.
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great for refresher and beginner
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JUST THE SNARE AND BASS DRUMS
I know everyone says you should start here when learning to play drums. I’m not so sure. This book seems to have been written in 1987 for a kid in a marching band who has a music teacher working with him. I’m trying to learn my way around my new drum kit, but this book has nothing about coordination or technique with toms or cymbals. There seems to be almost no explanation at all of what’s going on – just a few pages of reference material then endless pages of sheet music to play the snare and bass drums with increasing complexity. I’m following the book, but without other resources like a real instructor and YouTube channels, this book won’t be much help. In fairness, it was written at a time well before people attempted to become self-taught at anything.
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A very good book for anyone taking drum lessons with a teacher.
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).
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I use this book often
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Get it, and don’t call me Sandy.
Alfred is my best friend. That’s truth. I only wish I could Alfred in person, but I have recently discovered that Alfred is no longer with us. He apparently was a man named Sandy. I suppose I would forgo using my real name when writing a book about drum methods. “Sandy’s Drum Method”…. nope, it just doesn’t have the right sound (get it? .. right sound?)Anyway, the book is great for those wanting to learn the basics of reading snare drum sheet music. It won’t make you a master of the drum, but it is a step in the right direction. If you have a yearning to learn drumming, or just want to know why some music notes look so very weird, this book will help you in either case.
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Perfect Teaching Book for beginners
I’ve been playing drums for over 20 years. This is my go to book for teaching. A great start.
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a good purchase
can’t wait to put into practice
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Great beginner’s book
A drumming teacher asked that we purchase this book. We have been using it for about 5 months.Like other Alfred books, the quality of the book is excellent. Staffs and notes are easy to read. The paper is thick and the book stays open well on a stand. We have packed it in suitcase and brought it with us on vacation to practice, and it holds up well.The lessons progress on a logical pace and is just right for the beginner. Sometimes our kids get frustrated easily. With this book, they are making progress and learning about rhythm very easily (there’s still griping about practice, trust me); it makes learning more fun. We practice one page daily and it takes about 20 minutes to do it a few times. Would definitely recommend it.
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right book, reasonable price
My child’s teacher recommended this book, and it helps him play his glockenspiel, even though the book is about drums. I hope it does help him learn his chops!
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Five Stars
Good beginner tutorial
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Five Stars
Good method
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KC
This book was recommended by the instructor. He has beern successful with the lessons. The lessons provide reviews of things practice.
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Five Stars
Exactly what we expected and a great price!
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a classic
One of the must haves for any student or teacher. Clearly written and well organized, solos keep it interesting for students.
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Excellent
My son is currently in the beginning stage of drum lessons. This is a required book from his instructor. My son uses this book weekly.
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good condition and price
good condition and it only for one year of use, so I would not like to pay full price of brand new books
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drum book
got for school and came quick and is brand new was what we needed and if we need anything again would order again and recomend to others.
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Drummer Songbook
Purchased the songbook for my son who recently particpated in the Indiana State School Music Association – ISSMA comprtition. We saw two other drummers with the same book. My son has been playing just over a year and the Solo #10 he played was challenging and well received by the judge. The songbook was delivered on time and undamaged. I would recommend this song book to other drummers.
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One of the best of over 50 available snare drum books
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.
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Great book
I’m no Neil Peart but this is a great resource for any beginning drummer. I would love to share with you how much I love the Artisanal cover or the feel of the Gluten Free ink on my hands or how this book improved my dating life but I want to be honest. This is just a good book.
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Basic book
My son has used similar drum books in the past. This is the book his teacher requested. My son says that it is very basic, so if you are looking for basic then this is a good book. However my son has been playing for a few years now and is bored with this book, so I don’t recommend it for experienced drummers.
2 people found this helpful
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Wasn’t brand new
The book was clearly used someone’s name was crossed off and there was a sticker over the bar code which I had to peel off so my son could enter the code on the website for virtual school
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Received quickly
My 11 year old needed this for school, ordered it Friday got it Saturday in time for his 1st day.
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Good starter book
I’ve given drum lessons with various lesson books. This one is highly recommended. It has a lesson for each element so that beginners understand the element well before moving on. It doesn’t go too fast for beginners. I’m using this now for two new beginner drummers and it is ideal for them.
5 people found this helpful
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Great beginner student book
Suitable for a beginning student that has had some reading experience and is looking to move towards intermediate skills.
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It’s really good if your in drumming lessons but a cd doesn’t come with it
I like it
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Easy to learn!
Fantastic to reas
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Good for beginners
Good drum instruction book for beginners
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Good textbook
School required this text.
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Good Book
Good lesson
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Good book
Purchased this for my daughter.Very good book.
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Drum like a Pro
This is the book my 9 year old’s drum instructor told us to get. Very easy to follow. Breaks down everything nicely. Has really good combinations to practice. With regular practice of the essential drills from this book she’ll be ready to drum anything.
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Kudos for such a good entry level book
This beginner’s book is just what my oldest grandchild needed. I am teaching him not only to play the drums, but read the drum score. This will be quite helpful, and he is already getting into it. Kudos for such a good entry level book!
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perfecto
muy bueno
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Great guide
Great book for beginners. My 8 year old is learning to play and her instructor recommend this book for her lessons and home practice. I’ve seen her improve vastly and understand the material with ease. Highly recommended
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great book for beginners
Great book for beginners. Easy to follow along with and very detailed.
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Awesome
My daughter just started from lessons he teacher suggested this so far so good she loves practicing at home and trying to read music
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Good resource for homeschool music class
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One person found this helpful
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Small Notation
Text and notation is way too small. Some explinations of notation in the Combination Excercises is missing.
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Great starter book for snare drum lessons
It’s a classic. I appreciate that the book is slow and methodical (great for elementary school kids), and that they emphasize the counting of the beats/subdivisions. It is also written by percussionists (vs. other methods like “Essential Elements” — terrible organization for percussionists, although it’s good for the winds and brass) which I appreciate.
2 people found this helpful
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Super duper standard
I’ve used this book for years with many students. Now my own daughter is using it, too. Progression is a little fast ….wish there were more exercises before the concept moves on but still, a great text!
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helpful book
wonderful for beginners
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bien
mi hijo me hiso comprar otro porq este no está completo
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Great way to start
I bought this book to teach my 7 year old Grandson how to play. You can’t go wrong with Alfred’s methods for any instrument.The basics are explained easily and each lesson builds upon the other.You won’t regret playing the drums and learning how to play correctly.
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Four Stars
as expected.
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Love it. Great pacing and variety to keep students …
Love it. Great pacing and variety to keep students from getting bored. The solos mixed in with the repetition studies break up the monotony and keep the students thinking.
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Great book to learn from
I got this for my son, it was recommended by his drum teacher. He loves this book he’s learning so much from it. Great beginners book! I would highly recommend this book.
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What my wife used to learn the uke….
From “Twinkle, twinkle little star,” to “Michelle,” I can hear amazing progress in the other room. She has used the book learning to play beautifully. Easy to follow because of tableture and music, so she is learning how to read music. Unlike many “how to” books, the layout is user friendly and contains the variety she was looking for. As a guitar player myself, some of the advanced arrangements are easily transferred, so we can pick and strum together. A good buy, even without the CD.
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Not as advanced as I expected
Ukulele lessons
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Not as Good as Book One
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Overall I am enjoying this book.
I really like the audio access. Some of the music staffs have missing lines so hard to determine correct notes. I like being able to zoom the chord pics.
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Kindle version doesn’t have audio
I bought book one and the audio was embedded. I liked it so I went ahead and bought book two even though I am not ready for it yet.The audio is not embedded in this book and there is no code to access the audio. The content is probably as good as book one but you really need the audio as a beginner. I regret this purchase.According to the Hal Leonard website the audio content should be embedded by the vendor so it looks like Amazon screwed this up. I will update if I find out how to get the audio.
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Just as expected
Just as expected , we needed this one after we finished the first one.
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Easy to follow
I haven’t worked all the way through this book but the parts I have, have been easy and very fluid to learn through. Would highly reccomend!
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Hal Leonard Method book 2
I have had a Uke for some time but finally decided it was time to learn it and Hal Leonard help me accomplish some of that because his way of learning was easy to understand and the lessons helped me to achieve some very good knowledge about my Uke. If you are a beginner this is the set of books to begin with. Good luck you all future Uke players!
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Another great book
A very helpful book in bettering ukulele skills!
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Helpful book.
I finished book one.. but will continue to refer to it often still. This is a good continuation of the first book and I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn Ukulele and music.
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Five Stars
Easiest way I’ve found to learn more than chords. I can now play melody as well.
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Could be helpful but certainly not a “method” at all!
I didn’t see any method in the “Method..” – it’s a bunch of scores loosely attached to various subjects like hammer-ons, pull-off and like, but 90% it’s picking notes and nothing else, no strumming, no picking patterns, let alone chord-notes melody or different musical genresThe bottom line, it could give you some additional ideas when you’re already good with the instrument, but don’t try to use it as a self-teach book, go straight for “Ukulele for Dummies” if you really want to understand the instrument
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I am happy I purchased.
Very good book!
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Five Stars
Have several of these books and they are all great..
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HAL LEONARD UKULELE METHOD BOOK 2
This is tougher than book 1. I am taking my time to get thru book 1. This is well done. If you are an intermediate uke player maybe this is for you.
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Quality beginning uke playe8
Great advice
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Five Stars
Book was as expected. Book arrived on time.
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Four Stars
Good tuition books
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Five Stars
Perfect, but it was not said that the disc would no come with the book.
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Good beginner series.
This is a good beginner series (book 1 + 2). One of the best.
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Poor to no instructions
Lots of holes in the instructions full pages of things that have close to no explanation and just don’t make sense. Went through the first book just fine this one is hateful. Not even worth $7.00 Skip it!!!
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great book, thanks
Fast shipping, great book, thanks!
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Three Stars
Teaches method for people who read music.
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Go Lil’ Rev
Continues Bk. 1. Should be part of a ukulele library. Good for making the instrument accessible. Goes well with Bk 1.
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Uke Book,good one
These Uke Books are great for beginners and are a logical progression in their use.I find them to be quite easy to learn from and the DVD’s included are a much wanted feature.
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Great sequel to book 1. I got a new respect for ukulele from this book. Thanks
Worthy of his great ukulele book 1.
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great instruction book
Shipped fast, great instructional book. Was able to start playing uke right away.
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Five Stars
Love Little Rev, he is a good teacher with clear instructions and guides.
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Five Stars
Will be using it soon.
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Five Stars
Good service, good price
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Five Stars
well-graded good uke book.
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uke
This is the book that I have been waiting for it has alot of good stuff inside. Get it now.
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Five Stars
Good book. Now I have to practice and use the information.
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Wonderful learning tool.
Wonderful learning tool.
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NOT FOR DGBE BARITONE UKE!
It is not mentioned in the description anywhere but this book is NOT for DGBE Baritone tuning!
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The book is ok, the songs are boring and outdated
New cover on some very old and outdated songs – not too inspiring but you can get some good bits of info from this book
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Five Stars
The book is fine.
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Ok
This book is ok. Not too bad for the price, however I was hoping for more “Hawaiian” instructions on how to play the uke.
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Good for adults, not suitable for children
Good for adults but not suitable for children due to the subject matter of some of the songs. “I plunged a knife into her breast” (Banks of the Ohio), fighting and drinking (Sloop John B), drinking (Rye Whiskey), going to jail (Pay Me My Money Down). imprisonment (Worried Man Blues), etc. This is the classic material of folk music and nothing wrong with it, but it is not for kids. For my younger uke students, I like Everybody’s Ukulele Method by Ukulele Mike Lynch.
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Five Stars
Good book.
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A perfect follow-up to book one.
I had wanted to learn chord families and picking to play leads and solos and this book covers that in an easy to follow manner.
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Finishing Second Book
I’m not much of a judge of musical method books but I’ve finished book one and almost this second book and I am learning to play the ukulele. I’ve moved on to sheet music for songs that I’m interested in and that is fun. Most of these “method” books use old public domain music that is not very interesting. There are some online sources for specific songs with uke notation for very reasonable prices. Just look for sheet music.I think that both books of this series have been very useful. There is also a “chord finder” book in the series that is probably worth your consideration.Uke on!
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Very happy with my purchase
All the Hal Leonard books I have purchased over the years have been exactly what was described. They are written in a way that makes them easy to understand. They progress from easy to more challenging songs in a logical manner. I will keep buying from this author for years to come.
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A lot to learn here, but some missed opportunities.
After playing through book one of this method in the morning, I took the opportunity to play through book two in the afternoon. The format is the same as book one, and continues where it left off.The Pros, Weakness and Cons for this Ukulele Method:*Continues to have you pluck traditional melodies, learning new keys, notes and bits of theory as you go.*Continues to include traditional notation & tablature for most of the pieces.*Teaches you three major moveable chords, very useful information. The author does not, however, back this up with much practicle application (though there are dozens possible).*Covers hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides, but only provides one piece to reinforce these important techniques.*Covers a few new strumming patterns and techniques: Ragtime & Calypso Patterns and the Five-Finger Roll & Triplet Stroke.*Introduces the chord families of D, Bb and A as well as further exploration of minor keys. At this point, if you’re using this method, you should be used to the fast pace of learning new, sometimes difficult chords.As with the first volume, I think this is an excellent introduction to melodic picking, but does not fully capitolize on the opportunity to add harmonic counterpoint and other techniques of melodic soloing on the instrument. Chording continues to move along at a fast pace, but that is just the author’s approach – though I’d prefer a more gradual approach, with more reinforcement of the principles introduced (a lot of lost opportunity here). However, if you choose this method and follow through with it, you will learn a lot that you can apply to whatever music you choose to learn later on.M Ryan TaylorUkulelePlay.com
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Most Effective & Cost Effective Training
Hal ZLeonard are the best source of instruction. I am a VA patient who uses these quality books for Music Therapy!! I would not use any other brand.
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Great Way to Start
I like the size of the printed music and the fact that it has tablature along with the melody line and also the ukulele chords (and words). It is easy to follow, well written, and a quality book to get started. I play guitar so the chords and strumming came easily. This book starts with melody playing and helps me learn the location of the notes on the strings. It is a quality product. I also bought book 1. Together they cover most of the commonly used keys.
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Love Lil Rev!!
Lil Rev is an excellent teacher, so you can’t go wrong with any of his books. They are fun and user friendly.
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Good follow up from Book 1
Good follow up from book 1, however, you really have to have a good grasp of ALL the material in Book 1 before diving into this. Lots of theory is covered and it’s pacing is good. I teach a lot of youngsters and prefer not to teach them in method books with TAB. I get around this by not telling them how to read it HAHA! If there was a TAB free versions of this book I would give it 5 stars.
11 people found this helpful
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Needs a better song selection
I use this book to teach my students.I wish it didn’t have so many religious based songs, but beyond the need for a better song selection it’s a good lesson book.
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Like Method Book 1
Like Method Book 1, I was skeptical about this method book, but this was just a reminder to me to not judge a book by its size. Every page of this 50 page book is chock full of lessons and songs that progress as you learn. This is a MUST for a new ukulele player.
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A Really Good Start
I bought both books in this series and they really offer a good start. Simple and basic instructions in an easy to follow format. The books are a little over-sized but that makes them easy to read. The songs are presented in both notation and tab so even a novice can play songs right away.
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Four Stars
Fine
One person found this helpful
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Reference book
If you have some background already with music and or the ukulele this will be of some help. Always good to have to refer back to when the old memory fades.
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Only book. No CD.
Some of the reviews stated this book had a CD that came with it but it doesn’t. Other than that it is a great book.
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simple way to learn uke
bought the method books 1 and 2 and the easy songs book. super easy to follow and learn. reasonably priced.
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Four Stars
Good book for beginners
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Just what I needed
The book is a continuation of book one (e.g., more cords, great new strumming and finger picking styles, additional songs, etc.). Along with the CD, it’s just fantastic for teaching what you need to know. It’s an essential tool for a beginner like me.
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Great learning tool!
We had such great luck with Book 1, we ordered Book 2 and lessons are coming along wonderfully. I also ordered Easy Songs for Ukulele Supplementary Songbook, which my 11 yo daughter LOVES. These books were recommended by her instructor – highly reecommend!
One person found this helpful
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Hal Leonard is the best
I started with the Hal Leonard Uke Method book 1. so the book 2 continues. Movable chords and continuation of learning new chords with songs.
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Great for learning the Uke
I bought all the books in the series. Great for learning the Uke. This is just such a fun instrument. Much easier then playing the guitar.
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Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer
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60 reviews for Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer
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Excellent blueprint, here are some tips…
This is not a “so you want to rock” book you find at the music store chain, this is to drumming what sanding and joinery is to a woodworker. Anybody that calls themselves a drummer has this hurdle to climb, a must for a serious drummer. My 1st teacher gave me this and “Stick Control” in the 1981 when I started taking drum lessons. I wasn’t sure why I was learning to swing when the trend was rock, but I soon found myself deconstructing every song into these patterns. This book is written in jazz notation, meaning that it does not include the ride cymbal and hi-hat patterns in every bar. You should be able to play all of these patterns with a swing ride (dotted eight note) and the hit-hat on 2 and four. It sounds easy, but playing straight 8th or 16th notes on the left hand while swinging in triplet time on the right can really be frustrating. Make sure to reverse your hands after you’ve mastered your dominant technique, this breaks the limb dependance. My teacher told me that I should be relaxed enough to be able to play all of these patterns and recite the gettysburg address at the same time. This book unravels rhythm in a way that has been duplicated, but never matched over the years.
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A Classic Drum Book
This book is a must for any serious drummer. It was written a long time ago but has stood the test of time.
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Ted Reed – Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer [Paperback]
Great Book.MANY MANY Professional SESSION drummers have worked out of this book, and teach from it as well.Page 38This page most session guys know by heart. Just take a lesson from one and ask them about it. Theyll play it off of the top of their head.OK – why is this book great?First: It very much gives you Jazz phrasing / rhythms in a nut shell. These rhythmic figures are very Jazz language based / representative. There are MANY ways to use these rhythms – you need a GOOD teacher to show you how. There is so much to apply this to, it just goes on and on.Buy this book and The Drummer’s Complete Vocabulary As Taught by Alan Dawson. Alans book goes into detail on the MANY ways to use Ted Reeds syncopation.Ask any professional Jazz drummer, and theyll say the same (OR MAYBE) they WONT until YOU PAY THEM FOR A PRIVATE LESSON. Well, now you know for free. Go knock yourself out and woodshed. When it pays off thank me for this review.best of luck, have fun with it.
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One of the best
I started using this book when I first took lessons about 45 years ago and after 2 years of lessons I got tired of reading and just wanted to play by ear which I have done on and off ever since. About a year or so ago I decided to start learning how to read again and started taking lessons to do so. We use a variety of different books and when I am having trouble playing something I find that I will constantly come back to this book to practice the exercises that pertain to the problems I am having. I probably refer back to this book more than any other book I have and I think it is great for any level of skill or ability that you have. I regret not keeping up on reading like I should have years ago but it’s never too late to continue to learn and I highly recommend this book to anyone just beginning or who has been playing for years. It’s only 8 bucks!
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I bought this copy of the book as a gift to a friend who is interested in percussion playing and he is getting great use out of
My first copy of this book dates back to 1978. I’ve been playing drums for 36 years and still find this book helpful. The book contains the basics, but it is incredibly versitile and limited only by your imagination. One can take the patterns and split them up between different limbs. The book can be used as snare drums parts over a jazz feel beat. You can take some of the patterns and play them on the bell of the cymbal while playing a samba beat. You can use the patterns as drum fills at varying speeds, drums and styles. I reccomend this book to both the beginner and expert drum players. I bought this copy of the book as a gift to a friend who is interested in percussion playing and he is getting great use out of the book.
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Indispensable
The thing I love about good drumming instructional books is they never go obsolete and are always adaptable to different systems and methods of teaching. For example one can play through the book using Moeller strokes or orchestrate the exercises around the kit to make the manual endlessly helpful.
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Classic
A classic book for drummers.
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An essential addition to the drummer’s “biblical” cannon.
Reed’s Syncopation is an endlessly challenging method book. It teaches control of time, feel and dynamics. It is especially useful for drummers who can use the various syncopated figures to play “against” ostinato rhythms.Other musicians can also benefit from the contents of this text. Although percussion notation (e.g. snare drum note heads in the “c”space) is used throughout the book, any player can adapt the figures to their own instrument, e.g. interpreting the rhythms as progressions within a scale or mode.Another aspect of this book is its suitability for all levels of players. Beginners will appreciate its “progressive” difficulty (easy to challenging) and more advanced players will see endless possibilities for rhythmic adventures.Beginners should use this book with a competent teacher, as it is easy to imagine that there is not much going on with each example.Highly recommended.
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One very important thing to note is that no book can take the place of a good teacher. The book even states this
Yes. This book on syncopation has helped me understand beats and measures.Understanding beats and measures helps with timing. One very importantthing to note is that no book can take the place of a good teacher. Thebook even states this. I am currently taking lessons with a good teacher.The book, teacher, and practice all go together. The book has lessonsand practice sections which the teacher and I go over together.
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MUST HAVE
Must have book for anyone serious about mastering their rhythm skills. Originally created for drummers but applicable to many instruments. I use it for guitar playing. Challenge yourself and better your playing.
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I bought a 27 inch Wohan China Cymbal specially for this book this is another book with Alfred on the cover like on most of his
With this book I can use different styles of music with the drums using most of the rudiments with all the parts of the drum set!! I bought a 27 inch Wohan China Cymbal specially for this book this is another book with Alfred on the cover like on most of his previous books!!!
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Must buy
Must buy for new drummers
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Stay with it! Your sound will improve
I would imagine once I’m intermixing this with the Stick Control I’ll be well on my way to getting some quality gigs
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Recommended to me by my music professor at school
Recommended to me by my music professor at school. Not only for snare drum, this can apply for almost any percussive instrument! On drum set, try playing the melody rhythms with the right hand, then left foot, then right foot, etc. Vary your practice with these rhythms
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For any musician who wants to be ON or IN …
For any musician who wants to be ON or IN BETWEEN the exercises apply to any instrument not just drum, find a drummer friend to do those with iand it could turn into e a hell of a learning session
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The Best Place To Begin Drumming
A best selling book for 50 years. Excellent.
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Classic
This book is eminently adaptable to all music styles. It’s a must-have.
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All music students could benefit from this book.
I am currently using this book to teach my son basic drumming with a roland practice pad. It has been a fantastic help.This book would be helpful to any beginning student learning to read music, not just drummers, since it so clearly breaks down rhythmic notation. The exercise progressions make a lot of sense, and there are quarter note guides that align the drum notes relative to the downbeat, which is very helpful for learning syncopation.
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Study for every drummer
I learned about this book through story about Bill Stewart saying that he used this book among others. This study book is really a step by step method to teach your brain syncopation. If one knows the introductory drills you only do the excercises at end of chapter. Great book. Methodical and a road map for teachers!
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Bought it for the second time
I was out of the musicians world for about 35 years. I am making a come back and bought this book again. It develops your mind into recognizing patterns of syncopation so when you encounter them, its just as a if you were reading a novel. Very effective!
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A great book of rhythm and syncopation for all musicians
This book is great study for all musicians. It developed progressively and becomes more complicated. As an educator of over 35 years I have always used this along with other supplemental materials to assist my students in understanding rhythm and syncopation.
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Highly recommend
Very important book for a beginner drummer to play through. I used this early on in my learning and it helped me big time in my drum set abilities especially with limb independence.
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Libro Batería Drum
Excelente, estaba soñando con tener ese libro y al fin lo pude obtener. Muchas gracias, incomparable calidad la versión mas costosa aunque no tanto.
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Thank you
excellent
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This is my second go round, used this book years ago when I was a beginner. So glad I’m using it again. There are so many ways to apply these exercises. Great for developing independence, phrasing, and all around drumming skills. Ted Reed did such an intelligent job here; he gave us an incredible learning tool.
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The best, not 2nd best …
or maybe I’m being unfair … but I first used Syncopation back when I first took drum lessons (1965 or so) … and I remembered many of the instruction beats to the point where I entered my 4th or 5th childhood at age 52 and bought the book again (and there they were — 1 e & a, etc.). Between this and […] (nate brown, instructor), relearning to read and getting my chops back was a breeze (and nostalgic).If you’re thinking about drumming, you gotta have this … which is rated the 2nd best all-time book behind “stick control” … I never used stick control but will probably take a look-see down the road.
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At first I didn’t get it.
At first I didn’t understand how to use this book. Just glancing at the pages, I was like “why would anybody write a book like that? And why would anyone buy it?” Then a friend showed me how to use it – and later I immersed myself in the subculture of YouTube drummers who have developed endless ways to mash up these exercises. No drummer should be without this one.
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Excellent book.
I got this for a drum studio class that am taking Arizona State University and so far my reading has been challenged. I personally would recommend this book if you plan to get into big band chart reading and sight reading. There are very helpful written charts that are most commonly seen in big band music and excellent exercises that you can use for left hand comping in swing music. Its a hard book to learn but this is going to jump your reading big time. Take your time with book, don’t rush through it. There are simple steps to take when approaching this book. So have fun and keep swinging. 🙂
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Important book for a percussionist
I’m still not done with the book haha. I have a long way to go
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This was about the 50th copy of this book that …
This was about the 50th copy of this book that I bought for one of my drum students. Anyone who wants to learn to play the drums should have a copy of this book. I learned to play using this book and I have been using it to teach others to play for twenty years.
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Learn This and You Will be Great
The book shows snare and bass drum notes. I practiced those notes while playing the basic jazz swing pattern on the hi-hat and ride and it really helped me increase the independence of each limb. It also significantly improved my left hand control. Buy this book and practice it! You will not be sorry.
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My instructor recommended this book and “Stick Control for the Snare Drummer”
My instructor recommended this book and “Stick Control for the Snare Drummer”. These two books are fantastic. I would highly recommend these two books. They have helped me progress in learning to play the drums and for preparing for my weekly sessions with my instructor.
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Good book
Good book.
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Excellent, straightforward book on basic drum rhythms and note …
Excellent, straightforward book on basic drum rhythms and note emphasis.An excellent book for all levels. Sometimes it’s forgotten that a drummers main purpose is to keep rythm, everything past there is important, but rhythm is its foundation. Reed’s book is perfect to set to a metronome and solidify your internal rhythm in context with a large amount of common drum patterns Ii.e. (eighths, triplets, sixteenths, etc.)Syncopation is an essential book to add to any drummers library. Five stars, highly recommend.
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Love it
Has helped me become a good drummer with these exercises.
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Get syncopated!
The word syncopation is often misunderstood and misused. This book is a great addition to Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone in developing right/ left coordination with accents. Work it work it work it. You’ll be glad you did. I had both these books in my formative years and I revisit them to keep loose and precise. I’m convinced both of these books helped with developing my chops and ability to recognize patterns which made learning songs much faster and easier. Get it, work it!
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EVERY SERIOUS MUSICIAN SHOULD HAVE THIS BOOK
Upon receiving this book, it was in mint condition and the packaging was of good quality as well. I bought this book because as a musician, I know you can’t get far without really knowing your scales and theory just like you probably won’t be good at, really, ANY genre without knowing about syncopation. Although the title is directed towards drummers, anyone who plays ANY instrument should invest in this book. It will not only help you as a performer, but also in terms of personal expression and comprehension.
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Classic
This one is truly a classic. There are so many ways to variate the excercises, I think it’s very tough to run out of new ideas with this book!
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Great skill development for drummers of all levels.
As an advanced beginner on the drum kit this book has helped tremendously in improving the basic coordination between my hands and feet.I started with the book 4-Way Coordination to try to get my limbs to work with each other. 4-Way Coordination is great but, at least for me, hard! Syncopation is more at my level. I work through both and recommend both.
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A favorite old wine!
This book deals with syncopation and it starts with the basics to prepare you for the complex. This is a medicine you must take and master to play effectively. To some, some of these exercises may prove very challenging. However, you are determine to succeed because you have no choice. You want to be your best. It is elementary. It is needed to give breath to your performance. Again, a favorite well aged wine!
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Great for a new percussionist or seasoned professional
This book and “Stick Control” are the backbone of rudiment books for percussionists. It is no less than essential that this book be used to learn or tune-up one’s understanding of accenting unexpected notes in percussion play. All of my comments in “Stick Control” apply here. Get this book and after you are have completed your first pass through this book there is no way you wont be a better drummer as a result of your work. Isn’t that what it all about.
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A classic
Bought this for my grandson who is making the most of it. Same book I studied 40 years ago in music school. A classic indeed.
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Very useful and well organized drum exercise book!
It was great to order from amazon, as the order arrived in just days, and the book did not disappoint. It is organized in a progression of lessons which grow incrementally more challenging. Each lesson is perfectly planned to enhance your muscle memory for playing as well as giving you an excllent study in note values and rhythms. I do recommend this book for all beginning drummers (and beyond).
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A Great Product!
This is an awesome lesson book. If you’re looking to work on becoming more fluid and accurate behind the kit, then this book is a must! It’s filled with hours upon hours of exercises, especially if you take your time and really work on mastering each and every exercise as you go along.Don’t hesitate to buy this if you’re interested in it!
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Classic
I used this 25 years ago, and it’s still the best tool for budding musicians. Using with my own students now.
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A Classic!
This is one of the most useful books available for studying drums.It is filled with practical rhythms that can be used over and overin different ways. The possibilities are truly endless. These “routines”are not explained in the book, but most drum teachers are (or should be)familiar with the concept. If you own only one drum book, this should bethe one! This book can also be used for rhythmic study on any instrument.
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As a serious drummer’s Bible, this title is necessary.
As a serious drummer’s Bible, this title is necessary.
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pretty worn out
I had the original book , pretty worn out ,so I decided to get this new one. It’s a great drum book .
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It’s a classic for a reason. The lessons learned …
It’s a classic for a reason. The lessons learned on the practice pad apply to making beats in a digital environment too. (i.e. Ableton live)
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Great book. Worth price.
Great book. Good for a new learner developing their skills and also and experienced drummer. Would recommend to anyone
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Great rhythm practice guide.
This is a really good guide for a percussionist. Very thorough.
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El artículo está en excelentes condiciones llegó rapido, Gracias
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Great book, blurry copy
Reminds me of over-xeroxed pages. On p. 54 –59 I had to whiteout the unnecessary ‘3’ over the repeated triplets due to continual confusion with the accent marks. That was a lot of work. Should give it 3 stars but it really is a great book. Wish Alfred would clean up the copy.
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Learning to count for guitar
Yes, this book will help you if you have trouble counting in music. I use my left hand tapping on my left knee for the 1,2,3,4 and my right hand doing the more challenging rhythms. Starts off easy and then increases. The cover is a brave and wonderful example of simplicity and don’t change if it’s not broke. Fun
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Love it!!
This book was recommended to me by a Percusionist from Puerto Rico, it’s really a good method to learn syncopation notes
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Not Just for Drummers!!!
It’s a shame really that this book is titled “for the modern drummer”.Any musician that plays different rhythmic patterns (which is pretty much all of them) will benefit greatly from this book. All the lines are in 4/4 time with steady quarter notes shown marking the “beat”. So the exercises really consist of all the patterns shown on the top.It’s a simple enough concept, but he had the good sense to write it all out for the rest of us. All your basic patterns: quarter notes, dotted eighths, 16th’s, 16’s mixed with 8’s and all varied in order and with different rests so they come on different beats each time. As you progress through the book, the lines get more complicated and intricate until you get to the syncopated section.I remember this book from when I was a drummer in high school almost 30 years ago. Now I play rhythm guitar, and am looking to get away from the “standard” strumming patterns and get more creative. This book will help me do that. It will also help immensely with learning and playing leads and solos. It really doesn’t matter if you play drums, guitar, sax, keyboard, bass, or mandolin this book will help teach you to recognize and play rhythms – and that is a key part of sight-reading.I guess the TL:DR version would be: If you play a musical instrument, get this book. It will be the some of the best use of money and time you’ll ever spend.
7 people found this helpful
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Essential for anyone trying to learn drums
Excellent book for anyone trying to learn drums. Great exercises and ideas that really develop when you can work with a teacher to help flesh out ideas and give you creative patterns to incorporate into your drumming from these exercises. Make sure to google around and get ideas and not to just read the book as is if you are self learning.
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Excellent book – interesting rhythms for beginners and intermediate players who read music
I am surprised to see comments about how this book isn’t for beginners. I’m very much a beginner (have only been playing a few months) and have loved it. There are a couple of things in here that are too hard for my current level, but don’t we all want to stretch? It has a decent range from very easy to quite a bit harder and plenty for the beginner. I wouldn’t buy it as a first drum book – but I did in fact buy it as my second. And, it’s great. t love that it challenges me and that there are things I will have to come back to when I become more knowledgeable. Additionally, the rhythms are more interesting and not as straight forward as most books that are appropriate for beginners. That’s a big plus in my book and it makes me want to practice more and longer. I agree that some of the handwritten notes are a little sloppy and inconsistent. This may sound weird, but I find that charming and an additional challenge. And, it adds to the beauty. It’s like the difference between hearing a live drummer and a drum machine.
7 people found this helpful
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great
helpful , Begins with simple exercises and progresses to more complex techniques, very structured and clear
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So good i just had to review it!
If only i had found out about this book sooner! As a drum teacher for the past 12 years, i can easily say Syncopation by Ted Reed is the best most effective book to get beginners started with learning to read rhythms. Some of my students who at first had zero reading ability managed to sight read quarter notes all the way through different 16th note rhythms by the end of class, identifying all the different rests along the way while keeping a steady kick pulse underneath. All this thanks to how systematically the exercises are written out, getting more challenging as you progress through the pages. One step at a time, slowly but surely.Not just for beginner or intermediate drummers; i come back to this book just to brush up on my sight reading every once in awhile, or i’d pick some of the exercises out and use it as double pedal exercises or independence stuff like left foot clave, right/left hand ostinatos etc. A thousand different ways to use this wonderful book!
2 people found this helpful
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carolina –
Lo que buscaba
Para las clases de viola de mi hijo y le ha servido mucho gracias
frank c. wen –
item as it describes
item as it describes
KatieSue –
Exactly what we needed a day earlier than expected!
This order was delivered Wednesday, a day earlier than expected, and was exactly what we needed in good condition. My son was able to look it over before music class on Friday and be ready for class! Thank you so much!
Anna H. –
Great
Daughter was happy!
AlaskanAmy –
Great!
Great book for our daughter while she can’t go to school to play with her orchestra.
Irini E. –
Merchant with a heart
I ordered sheet music for my 10 year old daughter. When it arrived, I discovered that I had ordered the wrong item and requested a refund. My labels were emailed to me with an expiration date. I returned the item at the VERY last minute due to the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. When this merchant issued my refund (including shipping), he took the time to send his wishes for my family’s safety and well-being. A heart in this world deserves recognition, support and long term success. Thank you Markdown Music, you have earned lifetime customers in myself and my daughter.
3 people found this helpful
ThnU –
Exactly what we needed
Item arrived fast and pristine as expected. Great beginner book.
Sabrina Cannon –
Easy to Use
The Book 1 and 2 were in excellent condition, New. Doesn’t come with a cd but a card to request for one or to download. My daughter already used Book 1 before, we replaced her old one. Great book to learn from and easy to use.
One person found this helpful
HI –
They are very easy to read and well laid-out
My kids take lessons with an absolute master violinist with 50 years experience and this is the book he insists on using. They are very easy to read and well laid-out. The books follow a logical progression to understanding the instrument and have served both my children well for violin and viola for several years.
2 people found this helpful
B.P. –
Great book!
This is the 2nd of 3 books I bought to teach me the viola. It is a fantastic book. The only thing it’s missing is the CD with ALL the songs. It comes with a CD containing about 1/3 of the book’s music, so that was a bit of a let-down, but otherwise, I can actually play the viola, so it’s a bit of a miracle worker, along with a lot of practice!
6 people found this helpful
Terri Knuth –
Great teaching tool
This book has great instruction and fun, challenging pieces to learn. I highly recommend it. I have book 1 and plan on getting Book 3, if there is one. You can truly learn to play from this book.
Deborah D. Johnson –
Great teaching aids
I use all of the Essential Elements for Strings books in teaching my violin students. They’re great. Easy to understand, and some very good music theory included.
Melva –
Excellent book
I really like this series of books; it provides a bit of theory and technique to accompany each musical piece. A good foundation is very important and it’s reasonably priced. Thank you!
Eric –
Perfect for home practicing.
Exactly what my child needed for practicing at home
One person found this helpful
Bosline –
Five Stars
Perfect and came on time
Norman Allen –
🙂
awesome
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
great addition for my grandsons learning the Viola
Greg –
Five Stars
Exactly what middle school teacher required.
One person found this helpful
Abderrahim Goubar –
Five Stars
Good price
Carlos Mireles –
Five Stars
Good Books
One person found this helpful
work in progress –
My 11 yr old daughter says its hard to read
I wouldn’t want to read it
One person found this helpful
DeeGee –
This is an excellent tutorial for learning the strings
This is an excellent tutorial for learning the strings. The illustrations are clear and add to the instructional information. All instructions are easy to follow and progress in a logical manner. I would highly recommend the Essential Elements books for learning strings.
Scott Williams –
I am happy with option to request CD or download accompaniment
Recieved what I ordere. I am happy with option to request CD or download accompaniment. We requested the CD and in came to us in 1 week.
Stephanie E. Horn –
Great instruction.
Great for remembering how to play the viola.
oneclickmum –
be careful when ordering I saw string and thought it …
be careful when ordering I saw string and thought it was for all but when I got it I noticed it wasn’t and I needed for another. was going to return but cost to much to return so stuck with it……heres to hoping someone plays the violin soon
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
bought these for my son’s school.
sobo13 –
Music Class
This was a required book for a 5th grade music class.
Tracy –
Great self help
I love these books. I’m teaching myself viola and really needed some pictures and visuals to help me. This book is perfect for self teaching.
2 people found this helpful
Joanne –
Five Stars
as expected
Victoria Fess –
Five Stars
My daughter loves it great book
One person found this helpful
Kalie Szuch –
Four Stars
It came very soon and it came as the quality they told me.
Charlie C –
Five Stars
Just right
Kindle Customer –
Five Stars
Excellent.
One person found this helpful
JERRY PERKINS –
high quality/ like new
purchased this used. the description was understated . My daughter couldn’t believe it was used . this was an excellent purchase. it came on time . no pencil marks or any blemishes. I will definitely buy from this seller again
Izzy’s mom –
Great price for the book
Needed this for my daughter for school. Fast shipping and good price.
M. Barba –
Just as ordered
Exactly what is pictured
Fatty Nakamoto –
These books are wonderful and even without taking lessons are user friendly and …
These books are wonderful and even without taking lessons are user friendly and intuitive for beginners looking to start playing their instruments!
Racheal –
Good buy
Product came in on time and as described
beachiquistita –
good
great
Robert Frye –
Great practice material
I purchased this for my junior high age son to practice his viola over the summer. I am very happy with the song choices and it will give him enough variety to keep his skills honed before he returns to school in the fall.
One person found this helpful
Logan –
Good product
Good product
Laura martinez –
👍🏽
👍🏽
Leroy Nagasako –
EE is very good.
Starting off the next level after level 1. EE is very good.