Stick Control For the Snare Drummer

(60 customer reviews)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎

Alfred Music (April 1, 2009)
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English
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48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎

1892764040
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎

978-1892764041
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6.4 ounces
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9.25 x 0.25 x 12 inches
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#6 in Music Exercises
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2,831 ratings

60 reviews for Stick Control For the Snare Drummer

  1. B. Fotiu –

    A necessary resource for any drummer

    Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer should be required reading for any drummer, from the veteran looking to maintain their skills to the beginner looking for a good starting off point in percussion.This book does not teach basic technique, as in holding drumsticks or types of strokes, but it does present a lifelong regimen for establishing and maintaining performance. After receiving my shipment from Amazon I started from page 1 exercise 1 (a simple R L R L beat) playing for 20-30 minutes per day. These exercises, while playing along with my metronome, have already began to improve my sense of time, my internal count (“One and Two and Three and Four and”) and my basic technique.Eventually I will move on to Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer’s companion volume 

    Accents and Rebounds: For the Snare Drummer

     to help round out my skills but for now I have months of exercises and a fine resource in Stick Control.

    3 people found this helpful

  2. R. Powlus –

    No accents?

    Great for building skills, but no accents. I think many of these excercises would be greatly improved by accenting some of the notes. I often accent the first beat of each measure, then next time the second, then third… I gave it 4 stars, it would have been 5 with accents.

    9 people found this helpful

  3. Davpis –

    A book for all drummers

    If you play drums you need this book

  4. Sunshine –

    Stick control from start to finish

    I got this to work on my hands, you will understand why this book is so respected as soon as you start to use it.

  5. G-Lo –

    Important book!

    This is an essential book for sticking.30 minutes everyday practicing rudiments is important, and it’s all written out for you. Great way of learning music and sticking patterns. It’s hard to read, small print, but not as small as some individuals complain about.

  6. César –

    A classic!

    A classic! Every drummer should have one.

  7. Thomas Owens Jr –

    The Ultimate Drummer’s Bible…

    Now available on Kindle, is AWESOME! No worry about faded pages, minimal carbon imprint, etc…PERFECT!

  8. B. Rautio –

    The first choice for developing your stick technique!!

    This is THE book on stick-technique! If you’re gonna buy just one book to use for stick-practicing – this is it! Singles, doubles, combinations and even the buzzroll are all covered thoroughly. You don’t have to be a master-reader to understand the exercises. They are short, easy-read and still far from boring. The level of difficulty changes along with the speed you select on your metronome. In other words; you can buy this book and practice meaningfully with it for the rest of your drumming career. And that really says it all.”Stick Control” has been on the market for a very long time but is still hot and recommended by many of the drumming legends like, for example, Peter Erskine.You can use it even if you don’t have a drumset. All you need is a pair of sticks and a metronome (and preferably a practice pad).GREAT BOOK!!!

    3 people found this helpful

  9. jenbrik –

    EASY TO FOLLOW and YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF IMPROVING.

    Love this book. It’s easy to follow. My drum teacher loves it too. He remembers using it when he was a kid. Great for practicing, for warm-ups, for hand coordination. It starts with easy exercises then gets more and more complicated. My teacher was able to help with the more difficult parts.The hardest part is discplining yourself to do the exercises. I would highly recommend it to beginners like me.

    13 people found this helpful

  10. Russell –

    A Must Have for Learning Percussion

    An old classic. This book teaches the fundamentals of drum technique and stickings and is a must have for working on your technique. This particular book’s quality is quite good as well. It’s a regular finish, too, btw, not the matte finishlike the old copy of the book.

  11. Jeremy Martin –

    Excellent drum method

    Highly recommended for serious percussion players looking to improve their stick control.

  12. Mike –

    Still the best training book for over 40 years

    My son in law asked for this book for Christmas. He is an accomplished drummer but wanted to get more practice. Ironically, I had this book over 50 years ago when I was taking lessons!

  13. Andrew BaerstAndrew Baerst –

    A Classic with a Modern Update

    I’ve owned the paperback version of Stick Control forever. It’s a staple in for many drummers over the years. Recently my copy went missing. After giving up the search I bought the Kindle version and have really enjoyed having Stick Control handy no matter where I am (not that taking the paperback version was too difficult, but that might have led to the misplacement). Classic practice companion. No nonsense. A never ending source of practice and ideas.

    2 people found this helpful

  14. Armando Padilla –

    Will Improve Your Technique

    The book really expands your mind in terms of what and how you play drums. Some patterns are trickier that others. After a few days of dedication to the book, my playing improved a lot. Play against a metronome to a comfortable speed – take your time with it to really appreciate the essence of what the book teaches. So much to discover in this little treasure of pages.

    One person found this helpful

  15. Robert –

    In my opinion, the gold standard for developing technique

    I own about 7 different drumming books and this one is by far the best I’ve ever owned. The author presents a system for training the muscles that is second to none. Drumming technique is all about muscle memory and comprehensive muscle memory training is all about teaching your brain patterns and mastering them one at a time.This book is immediately accessible for beginners. The exercises are deceptively simple and progress in a perfectly hierarchical manner. Each new exercise builds and expands upon the previous exercise which just enough of a twist to cause your brain to note and learn the distinction. This makes practice easy and progress quick.I don’t know whether it’s good or bad, but you can spend months (as I have) working on just the first page! Not because the exercises are tough, but because even the simplest of exercises takes time and devotion to master.I can think of no more important skills for a drummer to develop than timing accuracy and independence of limbs. If you purchase only one drumming book, and Stick Control is it, you’ll still have an extraordinary tool at your disposal.Follow the directions exactly – how you practice is as important as what you practice

    4 people found this helpful

  16. Brian B –

    INCREDIBLE BOOK

    Hands down the best investment I have ever made. I’ve been playing drums for about 9 years and I have never been able to play so effortlessly. This book has a bunch of simple rudiments with alternate stickings to really build your dexterity and control with both hands. My left hand (I’m right handed) has always been very weak and I could never quite get the grip the same as my dominant hand. I’ve been using a metronome with the first page for about 3 days for a little over an hour each day and I’m already noticing significant improvement. I’ve tried to do excercises on my own to build strength but actually having the notes in front of me helped me to focus more and I am slowly but surely gaining control over my left hand and even more with my right too. I never write reviews on anything I purchase but I had to for this book because it’s amazing. Well worth the money!

    2 people found this helpful

  17. Salvia Plath –

    now im just like the guy from whiplash

    great book

  18. reviewer –

    Good book but do not buy used

    This book is full of good exercises for stick control. However, the condition of the book was poor. I purchased a “like new” used version that was listed as “small damage on cover.” There are actually numerous areas of damage on the book and the most pronounced on the cover was so deep it went all the way through to the back cover. The pages are still usable, but all have some level of damage. Definitely would not have listed this as “like new” and would not have purchased had I known the extent of the damage.

    One person found this helpful

  19. Luis B. –

    This Book is a Classic

    I started playing drums when I was 15 and I’m 76 now. This was the first book my drum teacher gave me. If you want to learn drumming the traditional way than this book will do that for you. The book may seem a little stiff with its exercises, but once you learn the exercise than you can put your own interpretation on it so it can fit you. I see the book as a foundation template for further exploration into the field of drumming as an art form. The book is good for a beginner or advanced student.

    One person found this helpful

  20. oscar ordonez –

    Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer

    Great book! Must have!!

  21. Amazon Customer –

    I own two

    Probably one of the single most important drum books I’ve owned, and I’ve barely made it past the 3rd page.

  22. owlRnothing –

    Will not help you learn to read music, but…

    I like it and it will force me to learn to read music better. That said, don’t think this is going to teach you anything about reading music. Page one just starts in with the measures and notes, assuming you already know how to read music. Still, it is the standard for a reason and I’m glad I got it.

  23. TH –

    Excellent Learning book

    The best in stick control

  24. Ken Veto –

    Stick Control for the Drummer

    This is one of the essential books for serious drum practice. I do exercises out of it for 20 minutes at each practice session. I didn’t give it 5 stars because there are way too many exercises and little guidance about how to do them. Log on to YouTube, type in the search term ‘stick control’ and you will find videos from a number of drum instructors that show you how to get the best use out of this book.

    3 people found this helpful

  25. Zeke –

    Excellent Drummer’s Practice Book

    I bought this for my son. According to all of the drum instructors and Drummer’s I know this book is a must for practicing.

  26. Joe Suarez –

    Great learning tool.

    What can I say about this? It has been around since 1932 and has been the staple for snare drummers. I hated it at first but it does teach you stick control and lead hand control. Very repetitive but that’s how you Develop muscle memory. Great book for learning it’s just very repetitive. My instructors been using it for over 20 years.

    3 people found this helpful

  27. shaun wintershaun winter –

    Awesome book

    Every drummer should have this book

  28. Catherine Kelso –

    Old but very relevant

    There just isn’t any way around the basics. Whether you are playing just a snare or a whole kit this book is where to start to get the chops you need to pull off some really great rhythms and fills.

  29. Eusi Ndugu –

    Great book for beginners

    This is one of my beginning drum teaching books.

  30. Amazon Customer –

    El mejor libro de ejercicios

    El mejor texto de cabecera para un baterista

  31. Mike Cavanaugh –

    Drummers Bible – A MUST HAVE

    As a drummer…please do not make the mistake I made. I knew about this book, but did not use it. Ten years later, I find myself in a situation where I am making a record…..and that my act will consist of being ambidextrous and playing drums both left and right handed. Hence – I have been doing the snare exercises in this fantastic and mystical book, really. You will not believe how good you will get when you go through this guy’s sticking patterns – and fast. My improvement in two months is epic! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – THIS IS THE DRUMMERS BIBLE – I MEAN THAT. READ IT DEEP – IT WILL UNLEASH MYSTERIES OF DRUMMING THAT YOU WILL LOVE! Every real drummer I have ever met will tell you a story about this book if they have been in the book!

    3 people found this helpful

  32. Lee Brodinsky –

    Great for the rudiments but suggest one starts first with a competent and experienced instructor.

    Love the exercises, but as someone who uses just practice pads and basically is learning sticks as a supplement to add another dimension in my drum circle, need to have someone show me closed, short rolls, etc as I can’t figure out a number of exercises and how they are played. However, what I have learned has given me some sound fundamentals, my hands getting faster as I couple this with some videos and other material. In essence get an instructor, and when up to speed, tackle this book and you will find it effective. Legendary writing in drumming as the preface and the quotes from many of one’s idols indicates. Well its now 2 years later since I wrote my review, and am taking half hour lessons via Zoom with an instructor for the last 8 months or so with stick and pad. Would have studio space for a kit but the pandemic has zapped that for now. He has clarified much for me and my technique continues to improve. A reviewer didn’t like that the book does not have accented exercises. For this my instructor has me working with the Ted Reed book one on Syncopation. There are wonderful accented exercises that can be quite challenging. Stick Control is still the core which should be in everyone’s collection.

    8 people found this helpful

  33. Amazon Customer –

    OutStanding!!!!!

    OutStanding Book!!!! Always in use!!!

  34. steve o’connor –

    Here’s your rudiments, get to work.

    Here are all your drum rudiments in classic form.

  35. Kumar A. Desai –

    Best drumming book by far

    You know when you hear an amateur drummer who sounds clunky with bad timing, lacking finesse, and plays with tree trunk arms and stiff wrists? Yes we’ve all heard drummers like that. Well that was me until I got hold of this book.Within a month of solid (1 hour a day) practice of the first page I began to sound so much better. Of all the drumming books this one has had the greatest impact in my playing. Practicing from it is a bit like meditation – no obvious benefits from doing it – but then a couple of days later your drumming has changed in some incomprehensible way (for the better).The book will reveal your weaknesses and the endless pages of potential exercises means that you will have a lifetime of weaknesses to work on.You will get better and you do need to use this book if you take learning this instrument seriously. Definitely the best drumming book by far.

    22 people found this helpful

  36. Steve –

    I didn’t want to like this

    I bought this because it was recommended by several of the online drum teachers I follow.I had low expectations – it’s ancient, it’s for snare drumming, there’s a picture of a revolutionary war drummer on the cover for chrissakes.But, I started following the drills as instructed from page 1.Within a few days, my rolls, stick control and coordination had a demonstrable improvement.Within a few weeks, I realized I had gotten much better at reading music – even music for set drumming in other books.I limit myself to 45 minutes of practice with this every other day because I’m 52 and don’t want to create overuse injury since I’m just playing for fun.But it was well worth the price.

    31 people found this helpful

  37. Jay Kim –

    … drumming books and this one is by far the best I’ve ever owned

    I own about 7 different drumming books and this one is by far the best I’ve ever owned. The author presents a system for training the muscles that is second to none. Drumming technique is all about muscle memory and comprehensive muscle memory training is all about teaching your brain patterns and mastering them one at a time.This book is immediately accessible for beginners. The exercises are deceptively simple and progress in a perfectly hierarchical manner. Each new exercise builds and expands upon the previous exercise which just enough of a twist to cause your brain to note and learn the distinction. This makes practice easy and progress quick.I don’t know whether it’s good or bad, but you can spend months (as I have) working on just the first page! Not because the exercises are tough, but because even the simplest of exercises takes time and devotion to master.I can think of no more important skills for a drummer to develop than timing accuracy and independence of limbs. If you purchase only one drumming book, and Stick Control is it, you’ll still have an extraordinary tool at your disposal.Follow the directions exactly – how you practice is as important as what you practice

    12 people found this helpful

  38. Mike –

    Where Greatness Begins

    Don’t let the Minuteman drummer on the cover throw you. This isn’t just about marching band. This is exactly how you learn the snare. This perfect little book contains just what you need and nothing you don’t. There are no cute “comic book” style panels and no anthropomorphic eighth notes dressed as hip-hoppers, trying to make drumming “cool” to a bunch of iPhone-addled 21st century kids. Frankly, if your kids need that stuff to keep their attention, they either aren’t mentally ready to learn music or just aren’t interested. This is strictly a book of exercises that, if you take it seriously, will teach you more than a thousand amateur youtube videos could. Is it exciting? Not really. Can it get boring? Sure. The list of things that never get boring is awfully small. Is it repetitive? Absolutely, but that’s a good thing. The drum set, maybe more than any other instrument, is about about muscle memory and control. The great ones still practice the fundamentals. This book, an inexpensive metronome and an occasional lesson with someone who can help clean up your technique will get you on the road to drumming excellence. Master this book and you’ll have the foundation to go anywhere you want as a drummer.

    10 people found this helpful

  39. S. Howe –

    Excellent book!

    I’m a beginner, unfortunately without hours a day to dedicate to practice. I do like to sit down with my pad and some sticks whenever I get a chance though. That being said, this book is very easy to understand, with no super-technical text or music notation. It’s something anyone can pick up and start using right away.Coupled with my Korg MA-30 metronome, this book has helped me improve so much that I decided to keep a log of metronome speeds over the last few weeks. Every time I sit down to practice, I write down the metronome speed for each exercise that I can play at with no mistakes. I have gone up 10 beats per minute (as high as 14 on some simpler ones) over a few weeks, in just a few minutes a day! Well, it’s a lot for me :)The funny thing is, I haven’t even made it past the first page of exercises yet. For a beginner like me, they are difficult enough for now. When I get good enough at the first page, I’ll move on to the second, and so forth. This further cements the book’s value, there is enough material in here for a lifetime of learning, and if you’re already a pro, enough material to keep you conditioned.I’m still very slow but I can see benefit every day in both speed and timing. If you get this book and stay with it, I bet you will too. I recommend keeping a log so you can track your progress! Positive reinforcement will only make you want to practice more!

    5 people found this helpful

  40. HE –

    Great book for learning rudimental drumming

    I used Stick Control when I was a kid learning rudimental snare drum to march drum corps. My instructor used this book and his instructor used this book as well. It is like an etude book for drummers and has the rudiment patterns in different forms to which in the long run if practiced diligently; slow and with pace, will condition the hands to remember rudiment patterns to the point in which one can play the patterns without thought; in the same way that the Arban etude book works for brass instruments and if such exercises are practiced in the same way. This book works as a good supplement to drum lessons, other books, or other things that a person is learning. I recommend this book be used with a teacher for further guidance (otherwise, some things may seem tedious). This is in all an old book, but still a good book and many drummers that I came in contact with from drum corps to professional drum set playing all used the etudes out of this book at some time or another and attest that this book helped with their drumming. Another book many drummers use along side this book would be “Accents and Rebounds” by George Lawrence (the same author of this book); again another book to use with a teacher along side this book.

    2 people found this helpful

  41. Timmytimtim –

    Love this book

    I passed on to a friend but will be ordering another one. It’s challenging for me to apply the patterns in this book but that’s the point to be broken and stretched, my skills on ‘steroids” . 😅

  42. David L.Hart –

    A classic rudimental book

    This is a classic snare drum/practice pad workout book, there are lots of YouTube videos guiding you through it, there’s a page inside of accolades from everyone from Steve Gadd and Joe morello to Carmine Appice and Cindy Blackman, to give you an idea it’ll the level of player who use this book.

    One person found this helpful

  43. Amazon Customer –

    Great book

    Great book

  44. John Leonard –

    must

    I took a few brush up lessons in my late 40’s. The teacher was like “let’s go back to basics–let’s see how you do with Stick Control.” After running through the first couple of lines at first I thought, this seems silly, but then after a week I realized this book is great. I can’t believe I’ve had four drum teachers and only the fourth one told me about this. It should have been the first. All drummers need to know about this book.

    One person found this helpful

  45. Dustin –

    Foundation

    Recommend for all Skill levels on any instrument.

  46. Drumbeat –

    Review For Stick Control

    Back with an old friend! Started playing drums in 1962 at age 8 and started using Stick Control in 1965 at age 11. Turned pro in 1971 at 16 …..thanks in a big part to Stick Control!! My teacher for 8 years who was himself a published author of 15 books on the snare drum at school, was a good friend of George Stone back on the east coast in the 1920s and 30s. He got some first hand advice from Mr. Stone on how to study and use this book the best!! Would like to share the info here. Playing each two bar phrase 20 times each is Very Important!!! Study each exercise carefully BEFORE you even try to play it with sticks. Not only are the notes important but make sure you are playing the sticking (Right hand left hand) correctly. Go through it in your head FIRST….then start with your sticks slowly! Make sure it is right first. You have heard the saying “Practice makes perfect”….but really….”Perfect practice makes Perfect”!!! Slowly start to play each exercise faster. My teacher gave me six exercises each week along with using several other books. We went through one page each month….so it took four years to go through this book!!! I retired in the year 2000 from drumming after almost 40 years…as I had to concentrate on my “Day Gig”. I had loaned out my Stick Control to a student in 1999 and never got it back. I decided to buy a second copy and start practicing on a pad again just recently…..so this is my second go around with Stick Control after my first go around 55 years ago!!! But….great books only get better with age….you will get a great deal out of this book for years to come. My best wishes to you….and good luck in your practice!!!

    71 people found this helpful

  47. Dawn –

    Small font

    Small font. Hard to see at arm’s length.

    2 people found this helpful

  48. Kevin –

    The item was delivered on time.

    I like this book because you special information exercisers for the drums.

  49. Shabbyitup –

    A drummer for 50+ years and he LOVES IT!

    My husband is a gifted, talented drummer that has been drumming professionally for 50 + years and could not read a NOTE of music! Hence, why I say gifted. He can listen and jump right in and play and not miss a Beat. Grandpa was a professional musician also. It’s in the blood LOL what can I say. now in our golden years he decided he wanted to learn how to read music. This book was a hit. He loves it and is learning a lot from it. Impresses me because a gifted talented drummer can even pick up a few tips. One hint he did give me was that this book would be good for someone who started drumming in a school band. Rudiments are the foundation and very important for drumming. They are a big asset. This book assist with teaching those skills.

    One person found this helpful

  50. Jennifer D. Williams –

    Summer fun

    My 14yr son wanted to stay fresh with his drum skills. He really enjoyed this book.

  51. Lucas McAbee –

    This is the book you need to buy – jazz, rock, punk, it doesn’t matter

    To a beginners surprise, this book will enhance your drumming skills. Make sure to read the directions because they give good advice, and to continually practice and you will see results. Personally, I typically play rock/punk music which makes it sound like this book wouldn’t be for me. But it’s for any drummer, and the sheets are well written and rise in difficulty at a great pace.There are two drum books that have helped me tremendously – this is one of them.

  52. Joel –

    Great Practice Material!

    At the beginning of this year (2014) I started practicing again and typed up my own basic practice routine which did not really work for me. I came across this book with alot of positive reviews and thought I would give it a try. So far I have been practicing for about 1 month for around 2 hours a day with hands and feet with a metronome. Once I get through the book, I am going to practice alternating between feet and hands (replace R hand with foot or L hand with foot etc). I focus on my grip also gripping the sticks with the pad of your fingers instead of a full grip. I can truly say that I can tell a big difference in my technique, control, and with the two combined, speed! Definitely worth the buy for any level of drumming if you use it!

    3 people found this helpful

  53. Nathan Couch –

    Incredible

    Holy crap, this book is intense. Right out of the gate this really humbled me. I thought I was halfway decent with my stick control but boy this book expose some weakness. Theres no fat to this thing just exercises to be worked with a metronome. I wish I had started with this.

    2 people found this helpful

  54. Albert B –

    Put In The Work

    When I don’t know what to practice or lack motivation I only have to put in some reps with my Stick Control to make gains in stick control and develop tempo.It is as dynamic as you are creative. As with any drumming book, exercises can be expanded across the four limbs and orchestrated around the whole drum set.

  55. Roby E. Gamboa –

    Great content, but stored as a series of images

    The content is an excellent set of exercises for both new and experienced drummers. The format, however, is a series of (high-quality) scans of the print edition, which means if you’re viewing it on a tablet or other Kindle reader, you have to treat each page as an image and zoom into the section you want to work on. This makes switching from page to page more than a little bit of a pain. In this case, it’s sheet music, so I can kind of see the need for handling it the way that was provided. Still, there are modern music fonts in Unicode that are up for the task of rendering the content as text. Doing so would also reduce the size of the e-book considerably.

    One person found this helpful

  56. Paul –

    It was the best of books, it was the worst of books!

    As anyone who’s used it knows, this book can be somewhat dry and, after many, many hours of practice, it can become an object of hate just like an old High School Chemistry textbook. However, there is a reason that it is the “industry standard” and that is because the exercises within it will make you a better drummer, with the application of perseverance. It is suitable for all levels, including the complete beginner, providing you can understand and follow the notation. This is the third copy of this book that I have purchased as it remains a relevant tool ……….. the other two copies were burnt after graduation!!

    32 people found this helpful

  57. BTA –

    Easy to follow but challenging enough. Can pace yourself or speed up also.

    I’m just learning…starting out on drums and this has been the easiest practice book to follow. It helps you be more comfortable and natural with stick control and beats. I don’t read music very good so this is very clear to read. It’s for snare drumming whether loud or soft but the rest of the drums could easily be incorporated with filling in the rhythm. It’s helped me to actually produce drum rolls with timing. Works with metronome or without. Really get a lot out of this for beginning practice. It’s about 60 pages long and is size of say sheet music..regular copy paper dimension. Paper back so easy to prop up on music stand.

    2 people found this helpful

  58. Matthew Kusnohadi –

    Classic drumming book

    Every drummer needs this book, whether drum set, marching, band percussion, anything. Gotta practice your rudiments and this is a very comprehensive book that will set up a very solid foundation for any drummer. Pick this book up if you want to improve.

  59. Matias Pfund –

    PERFECT!

    This is a great book!! A lot of information that brings you the best to became a better drummer!

  60. mark –

    The Bible of drumming

    I had a copy of this in 1971. It finally fell apart and I replaced it with a new one. This is a serious piece of any drummers arsenal

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    6. pen name –

      Fun

      This book is a lot of fun to go through. I will admit however, it is not a part of my daily practice routine, but more a part of when I want to just get on the guitar and noodle. It has a lot of short riffs to it that are fairly simple, even for a beginner. For the price of the book, I definitely recommend it.

      One person found this helpful

    7. Brian Rhody –

      Very easy to follow

      I like the samples. Very easy to work with.

    8. NamelessNameless –

      Kindle Version has broken multimedia – But the content is good !

      Really good book BUT! Once I began reading it none of the audio clips would play in my Kindle apps. Not the Android, not the PC version.The audio clips worked fine when I was looking at the book sample before I purchased.Back to the content… Other than the audio clips not working for me… the rest of the content seems to be really good. Three Stars for the bad audio clips.

      4 people found this helpful

    9. Ken K –

      Different from other HL guitar books!

      This book takes the beginner approach from their other books and turns it upside down. The “riffs” all start from the lowE string vs starting on the high E. The riffs are easy and mostly well known and fun for the student. The only problem is that they only learn the riffs and not the whole song. The images are all in “tab” orientation and look upside down in the book.

      2 people found this helpful

    10. Dragonryder –

      Tab Method Warning!

      Get this. Better on computer or iPad as the music is embedded. If not the included CD has it all. Great way to learn and to learn short riffs.This should be a book anyone starting to play should get. The warning is you’ll wind up buying them all. :-)Fun way to learn.

      2 people found this helpful

    11. stueystu –

      Excellent

      I would recommend this to others. The audio and text combined make the book very easy to understand. Well done.

    12. John Mercer –

      Four Stars

      Not all songs complete.

    13. GAP –

      Four Stars

      Great book now why does this one come with a CD but the acoustic one doesn’t?

    14. Amazon Customer –

      Four Stars

      Guitar teacher recommended. Was a clean book in great condition.

    15. DEER –

      Good one.

      Good one.

    16. Agnes M. Hoff –

      Three Stars

      As expected.

    17. Chet –

      Great product

      Best learning book yet easy to follow and not under done or over your head makes it easy to learn

    18. Amazon Customer –

      No audio/video with Kindle edition

      No audio/video with Kindle edition; I am using iPad.

    19. Laura –

      molto bello

      libro molto ben fatto e indispensabile per muovere i primi passi con la chitarra!esercizi carini e divertenti!si imparano i riff più famosi!è scritto in inglese!

    20. ipad user –

      Good book for beginners

      I am new to the guitar. The book walks you through it slowly. It’s a good way to start learning small parts of some popular songs you know.

    21. Yasmeen Gagnon –

      Great music book

      Excellent beginner guitar book

    22. David G –

      Good for acoustic or electric beginners

      This is a good method for beginning acoustic or electric players wanting to learn TAB. Lots of short snippets of famous tunes in TAB format.

    23. FIONA.A.GILL –

      Four Stars

      great thanks

    24. davide albertindavide albertin –

      Recensione Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method Book One

      The author takes us by the hand and guides us step by step through the fantastic world of music, in this case specifically centered on the instrument that, more or less, we all have, at least once, tried to play the guitar!Just an excellent job that the author did in preparing this manual. Inside, many tips, explanations and practical explanations on how to get started, well presented even for a neophyte like me. I was afraid in too difficult a reading and that it would discourage me, but the guide is gradual and helps to make progress starting from the basics.There are tips on how to choose the guitar, what it is made of, how to tune it, the posture to use while playing, scales, chords, etc … It also suggests some techniques for playing without a pick, to embellish the songs, to improvise, in short, a small bible to devour !!!!

      One person found this helpful

    25. genonceau –

      enfin une methode pour les debutants

      superbe methode pour apprendre les bases de la guitare a travers de morceaux connus tres bonne pedagogie pedagogiea achetez sans hesiter

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      Alfred’s Drumset Method, Bk 2

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      Alfred’s Drumset Method, Bk 2

      $19.00

      SKU: 1470627019 Category:

      4 reviews for Alfred’s Drumset Method, Bk 2

      1. Joseph McGowan –

        Five Stars

        Our son Wade, who’s becoming quite the musician and Alfred’s books are a major part of his success.

      2. Amazon Customer –

        Honest review.

        Very good for any level.

      3. jason –

        Five Stars

        My drum students love this book! Thanyou, Alfred!

      4. khathar ranglak –

        it OK

        nice

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      Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1

      $7.00       Buy now

      Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1

      $7.00

      SKU: 0739047930 Category:

      60 reviews for Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1

      1. Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer –

        Great material, but product not shipped well.

        These are great beginner books. 2 stars because they were shipped “brand new” but arrived with broken spines. They need to be shipped in something more sturdy so they are not folded in transit.

        One person found this helpful

      2. Yulduz Bozorova –

        Ok

        Ok

      3. Kindle Customer –

        Music in me.

        Nice and easy for me to learn.

      4. Tina smith –

        Five Stars

        My husband loved it

      5. Cheryl Cherry-hill –

        Good buy!

        I got the book for my 85 year old mother who just started guitar lessons. She loves the book because the notes are large enough for her to see!

        One person found this helpful

      6. Gabbie M. –

        Love it

        This is a great guide for beginners.

      7. JR –

        Five Stars

        Easy to follow

      8. Sharon Clark –

        Great choice.

        Easy to follow and understand, starts easy and builds on skills as you move forward without throwing you in right away.

      9. Charles Wilson –

        Five Stars

        great

      10. Morg –

        Great!

        Great beginner guitar book! no confusing terminology, and always to-the-point!

      11. Amazon Customer –

        Good starter book for guitar

        Could introduce strumming and chord structure more instead of concentrating on picking notes

      12. jp –

        would have been 4 stars but no sound files

        At a private teacher I do like this book…. but obtaining sound files is proving to be next to impossible. Of course you can shell out 13.46 for the cd but that seems a little unfair. Anyway, I did find it in iTunes store and purchased it and … viola….the sound files are included and actually will play….. but they are too fast for beginners. My plan was to find these files on my laptop (I know they are not coming from the cloud as they work even when I turn off my wifi) and use the Anytune app to slow them down…. but I can’t find them on my hard drive! They are there somewhere … but I can’t locate them. Anyway, if you are reading this and have found these files please let me know in a review. I would say in the questions section but for some reason I can’t find the “ask question ” link…. ugh.

        5 people found this helpful

      13. william –

        Perfect start into playing guitar manual.

        Exactly what I was looking for. Shipped quick. Highly recommend this seller.

      14. Rick –

        Been around for a generation

        The original edition(s) of this classic beginner’s book date back to the 1960s. When I was 8 or 9 years old (1965-ish), my dad bought a beginner’s guitar for me, along with this book. I was glad to see that the book is still around [in an updated edition], and I bought it as a future gift for my grandson… or someone else if he decides he doesn’t want to learn the guitar.

        One person found this helpful

      15. Amazon Customer –

        very good

        My friend wanted me to teach her 8 year old son how to play the guitar, so she asked a retired music teacher what a good book to use is, and he recommended this one. So we each got it and so far I am very pleased with it. I have never known how to read music (I learned to play chords years ago, but never to read music)but this book teaches to read music as you learn which string of the guitar plays which note and where it is on the music staff. I am learning things as I teach my little friend also. I really like this book. It is simple to understand and it is laid out in a way that I (and my student) don’t feel overwhelmed. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about playing than just chords.

        7 people found this helpful

      16. Kara Anne –

        Great book for a beginner

        I bought this book for a friend. As I am giving her lessons. It is well written and easy for a beginner to understand.

      17. Harpo –

        Good for beginner

        Easy to follow. Good for beginner.

      18. R&M –

        Great Book for Beginners

        Fantastic book to start learning how to play and read music. Very simple to use where you don’t need a teacher to help you thru the book. I started with this same book over 40 years ago and I just bought it again for a friend who is wanting to learn to play.

        2 people found this helpful

      19. L. M. Bolt –

        Easy to understand and very helpful

        I’m three years in to re-teaching myself piano with Alfred’s books and I’ve always wanted to play guitar as well so I bought this one. All of Alfred’s books are easy to understand but, as with anything, practice makes perfect. I’ve been doing the lessons for just over a month now and am pleased with my progress. Playing any instrument takes time and practice and I find myself wishing I could play more than three simple lines of ‘Ode To Joy’ but ,as with the piano, I know I’m learning things at this necessary stage and this book is very helpful.

        One person found this helpful

      20. invisible –

        Not the most inspiring elementary music book.

        This is an elementary level book, which has pictures, fretboard diagrams and standard notation. Many of the songs are traditional ones but others would be unfamiliar to the twelve year old target reader. It was designed to use song files which were not included and not linked so I suppose this means the learner must learn the song before they can hear it played. So I doubt that any child I know would be motivated to practice without strong mentoring from a teacher or family member. At this point I’d say it would not be as effective otherwise.

      21. Nurse James –

        As good as ever

        Every bit as good as when it was part of my training in 1965 forming a strong foundation for learning music theory as it applies to Guitar. This purchase is in an effort to show my Son how to fret with all Four fingers.

      22. Mark Weathers –

        Great

        This is a great beginner’s guide to learning to play the guitar.

      23. catherinepb –

        Good method, but not so good theory

        It seems to progress in a very methodical way from one string, two fingers, onto the next string and eventually all fingers. So the student can work up those callouses and build the finger strength gradually. I’m not sure I like how the theory is presented, and so I use a separate book for the music theory. That’s why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars.

      24. Amazon Customer –

        Kids need to learn slower.

        It is great accept it goes to fast unless you have a teacher helping you. I have a teacher to help me but some people don’t!

      25. A.Prime.Shopper –

        Miss the chord chart

        It is still a good tutorial for learning to read music on a guitar. However, I REALLY miss the chord chart that they used to have inside the back cover. It is now best for only note by note playing.I used this many, many years ago when I was learning guitar, so this has probably been through several new editions since then. But, one of the most useful references was the the index with finger charts for nearly any chord. If I had known that it no longer contained this, I probably wouldn’t have purchased it. Will have to use on-line chord references instead.

        8 people found this helpful

      26. Lou –

        Not very basic for a beginner, more like a lesson on music reading

        The book is good but not what I expected for a non player beginner.

      27. Sandra Robinson –

        Guitar method for us oldies works!!

        Maybe it’s because I’m ‘older’, I am struggling a little. Mainly with the first string cords, but each time I practice them I see an improvement and better understanding. This book is great for explains thing in a clear and precise way. Love it. Highly recommend it.

      28. PeterSz –

        It is OK I guess but it did not help …

        It is OK I guess but it did not help my kids to want to learn the basics of the guitar.

      29. Muhammad Bilal –

        Easy to learn

        Very easy and detailed information for beginner learners

      30. TimM –

        Good basic book

        Bought this for our 11 year old daughter, who wants to learn the guitar. I went through the book and brushed up on my cords and note reading so that I could help her. The book makes it very easy to learn the basics and our girl is having fun trying to learn the instrument.

        One person found this helpful

      31. Amazon Customer –

        Cool

        Cool

      32. G. Davis –

        Good, needs to be updated.

        Good instruction, old songs.

      33. Leo –

        Very instructional

        Very instructional

      34. Norma V –

        The foundation to learn the guitar and play it.

        This guitar study is an expanded version of the Alfred guitar book 1. A basic study for the beginning student or a guitar player who would like to learn guitar basics and theory.

        One person found this helpful

      35. Cher G. –

        She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her …

        My daughter has started guitar lessons and this is the book her instructor asked her to purchase. She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her to follow.

      36. Gene’O McQueen –

        guitar hero

        was excited to open the package and start playing. although i have a long way to go to be the hero that enamours mariah carey i’ll practice, practice, practice until she recognizes my style.

        One person found this helpful

      37. Luke Freml –

        Nice book

        Nice book

      38. DEEVCO –

        Five Stars

        Needed for guitar lessons and was recommended by the teacher.

      39. Roderick E. Tankerson –

        Good Buy

        jumps right in. best for teenagers and adults.

      40. Clara –

        great book, very useful for beginners

        Came fast, great book, very useful for beginners.

      41. SaigonSteve –

        Good for the basics

        Good book for learning or reviewing the basics.

      42. Simon Segal –

        I’m happy with the item I’ve got from

        I’m happy with the item I’ve got from you

      43. CWalker –

        Five Stars

        Great book for beginners, children or adults.

      44. Amazon Customer –

        Don’t buy this if you are looking for the chord progression chart.

        It is missing the last page of Chord progression chart. I bought this for beginner to have the legacy chord progression chart.

        One person found this helpful

      45. loraleep –

        Five Stars

        Great book, great condition

      46. DuArte –

        Five Stars

        Great deal!…

      47. Dudley E Craig –

        Basic Guitar Method ???

        Only 3 pages of measly instruction; the rest of the book is some music reading but mainly sheet music you can get in many other places.I would return it but I was only suckered for $7.00.

        One person found this helpful

      48. Chan Chun Man Philip –

        Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1 (kindle)

        I bought the kindle version for convenience sake. But the images in the kindle version were so blur that I feel being cheated. It is below the usual expectation. Finally, I have to buy again a printed version.

        5 people found this helpful

      49. Mary A. Harris –

        DVD missing

        My husband likes the book but it does not have the DVD that was suppose to be included.

        One person found this helpful

      50. Kim B. –

        Easy to Understand

        This book is great, however we can’t access the digital files to listen to the samples that you follow.

      51. Jasonian –

        Great guitar lesson book for beginners

        Great guitar lesson book for beginners! I bought it for my son who just started lessons, but I’ve been using myself to practice and learn so I can keep him interested. Very easy to follow.

      52. Amazon Customer –

        Great book

        I sell learned allot from YouTube. But with this book I learned to play melodies and read music. It has some great songs.

      53. Pina –

        Easy to follow

        Easy to follow

      54. Ninjagal –

        Easy to follow

        Very easy to follow. This was highly recommended by a friend who teaches basic guitar and I’m glad I got it.

      55. Amazon Customer –

        Fundamentals of music

        This is a great book for beginners. It will have you playing music withpractice in no time.

      56. sveda277 –

        This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the …

        This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the theory book for the price the music store was selling each.

        One person found this helpful

      57. Claudio –

        Four Stars

        really good

      58. vincent –

        it helps

        na

      59. donna casale –

        Love it

        I had same book 30 yrs ago very goid

      60. Emma –

        good

        Good helpful for the beginner. Teacher recommend me to buy. Good good good. Hope to play guitar well. Fighting fighting

        One person found this helpful

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