Drum Set Warm-Ups: Essential Exercises for Improving Technique (Workshop Berklee Press)

This book makes me mad as hell.On some of the exercises I feel like I am playing the game "Twister." Other exercises make my brain swell to the point of exploding.What a great book.Everyone is different, but you should play better with regular, focused, and determined practice of this book.I buy and study a number of books. Some have been a disappointment either because they were too easy for me or I just didn't respond to the way it was presented. Unfortunately, you don't really know if you have a winner until you put the book on the music stand and get busy. For me, this book was a winner.I don't take recommending a book lightly. So I will recommend this book under the following conditions.First, you must practice. I practice 4 to 8 hours a day on average, 5 days a week. That's the big secret in this music game. I don't care if you came out of the womb with a pair of drumsticks in your hand. You still have to hone your God given Talent. Don't be fooled, all of the greats have spent an ungodly amount of time hacking away inside their drum cave.Second, Practice this book each and every day that you practice. If you try it for a week and then come back to it a month later, positive results will be slow in coming. All I'm saying is be consistent for a couple of months or so.Third, if you truly despise the book, then move on. It's not for you and there's no harm in that.I love a challenging book that will elevate my playing skills. I believe this book has provided me that opportunity and may for you as well.

If you are a drummer that can actually read drum music (as opposed to taking 10 or 15 minutes to decipher a measure or two), this is a very fine book. My friend, who can't site read drumset notation, did not like it so much, but I discovered that this was because it took too much time for him to work out what was wanted in each little exercise. Like most of these types of exercises, you should seek out the exercises that you find most awkward and difficult and work your way through them. This can be a highly individual process. The thinks that are hard for me to do seem to sap my concentration very quickly. By playing difficult thinks beyond the point of mental fatigue, pushing myself to focus and continue, I cultivate my concentration and endurance to a much higher degree. I don't practice in this painful sort of way all of the time, of course, but the benefits are tangible, especially in performance.

As a Newbie Drummer I was looking for various books to get me loose and moving.This book is an excellent book for growing through the kit. I cant speak as a pro, but as a babe at the kit I can say this book has opened my body, my eyes and my ears to a new way of approaching the kit. Being a righty, the warmups really push the left side of my body.As with anything, when you start, you feel it in your limbs. They will tire easily and the weak side of your body will want to take quick breaks. I tend to practice 40 measures of any exercise I do to slowly build endurance. When I am "There" I up it to 80 measures.These are very freeing and really limber me up for a day of practice with the family. (We all play)

I like these exercises because it uses the whole drum kit, not a practice pad. The exercises are challenging but easy to follow and perform. I was a "beginner" when I started this book, but now with this and  The New Breed: Systems for the Development of Your Own Creativity (Book with CD) , I quickly got so much better.As described on the product info, this book is developing and improving my "speed, power, control, coordination, independence, accuracy, endurance and agility."And I am gaining a "greater facility and command of the drum set, along with an increased feeling of confidence."Great price too, I love amazon.

At first I was doubtful. Warm ups, we do them all the time. I then stopped short at the very first routine. I adopted immediately to my practice routine. I thought, if I master this very first warm up it will improve my chops. After a month on it I moved on to the next. You can truly acquire a superior skill set with these well thought out routine. Get it, you won't regret it!

This is an excellent that I found looking for material in your catalogue. I knew Mr Morgenstein drumming by hearing Dixie Dregs records of my big brother. He is an overwhelming drummer and I like very much his style so when I saw this book, I thought that it was for me. I'm not a proffessional drummer, just an amauteur, entusiast, but I enjoy a lot practicing with it. It is very complete and a great exercise too. I recommend this book for anyone who is seeking to be better in the drums, or to just have some fun with the exercises.

I bought this book at a local music shop as it was on sale, it only costs 15 to start. 🤣 when I first started I was sort of underwhelmed. It seemed playing actual songs or rudiments around the kit would be better. And really, it is. But this book has proven to be really good over the long haul. I kept up with the lessons, about 10 or say per page. I spent the first 10 minutes going through them each practice. The book has you perform exercises you really wouldn’t do in natural playing, going from the hihat to the ride to the floor tom to the mounted tom for example. Doing so over time has opened up playing. It has given me a deeper understanding of my drum kit in space and how I connect its parts through the sticks.I think book is worth getting. Glad I did. Stick with it. Give it the time it deserves, 10 minutes tops, and you’ll be sure to improve your movement around the kit.

This lesson book is amazing!If you're looking to work on your speed and fluidity around the kit, as well as learn some new and interesting fills, then this is the book you've been looking for. It's filled with hours upon hours of things for you to practice, especially if you take your time and really try to master each and every exercise.Don't hesitate to buy this if you're interested in it. You won't regret it!

I really love this book, its something every drummer that wants to increase speed and endurance should have in their book collection.# Remember, Great persistance is required to achieve great results!

This was a gift for my nephew and I know it has proved very helpful. It arrived in perfect condition.

Das Buch ist ähnlich dem Klassiker "Stick Control" nur statt ausschließlich auf dem Pad rumzurattern wird das komplette Drumset mit einbezogen.Durch UNZÄHLIGE Übungen trainiert man Koordination, Unabhängigkeit, Schnelligkeit und Gewandeit übers komplette Set. Alle erdenklichen Schlagfolgen werden abverlangt (einhändig, beidhändig, einfüßig, beidfüßig, Paradiddle, Doublestrokes, Crossover, im Kopfstand;-)...). Das macht fit! Es ergeben sich EDNLOSE Übungsmöglichkeiten.Viele Patterns allein klingen nicht unbedingt "musikalisch", dem Autor ging es auch eher um das Tranieren der Spieltechnik. Manche Grooves kann man aber wiederum schon als Killerfills verwenden.Fazit: Wer bei bloßen Notenleseübungen (wie z.B. Stick Control) nicht so recht weiß, wie er diese als sinnvolle Übungen kreativ übers Set verteilen kann, sollte sich also lieber gleich die "Drum Set Warm-Ups" kaufen.

Ahora mismo de la cantidad de libros de batería que tengo hay 6 que sobresalen de los demás1. Stick control for the snare drum2. progressive steps to syncopation3 the new breed4. accents and rebounds5. advanced techniques for the modern drummer6 drum aerobics.7 drum set warm-ups Este último es el stick control del siglo XXI . Ejercicios en todo el set de la batería. Lo recomiendo

Ich habe nach langjähriger Pause wieder mit dem Schlagzeugspielen angefangen und übe nun unter anderem mit diesem Buch: Bei mir hat sich mit Hilfe dieses Buches schnell wieder eine gute Koordinationsfähigkeit eingestellt.Die Übungen lassen sich für mich persönlich auch sehr gut für Fillins benutzen, falls man, wie ich, noch ein wenig strauchelt, wenn es um die eigene Kreativität geht :) .