Books

Books for Drumset and Snare Drum

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Kangarudiments”
It’s Official! The Roo is loose! My new book Kangarudiments Rudiment Lists and Etudes/Solos for Snare Drum, is available now, published as a digital book with Wizdom Media and Hudson Music, and is available in the Hudson Music digital bookstore. https://hudsonmusic.com/product/kangarudiments/

In Kangarudiments, Art Bernstein has created snare drum compositions (solos/etudes) and rudiment lists that are fun to play and will help students learn rudiments.

Video of each snare drum solo/etude, performed at three different tempos by Artʼs long time former student, Caleb Davis, are accessible within the ebook.
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Step By Step Book 1 Drumset
129-page book that comes with a DVD-ROM Data disc containing mp3 audio and MPEG-4 video files of short demonstrations of select examples from the book. Over 200 short demonstration examples in both mp3 audio and MPEG-4 video format are included on the DVD-ROM Data disc including possibilities for rock, 12/8 blues, Shuffle, 1/2 time shuffle, swing, funk & more!

To access the material on the DVD-ROM Data disc, transfer or copy the folders on the DVD-ROM Data disc that comes with the book to your computer and open the files with a program that can open & play mp3s for audio or MPEG-4 for video.
Click here or click the picture of the book to purchase at Amazon.
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Step By Step Book 2 Drumset
85-page book that comes with a DVD-ROM Data disc containing mp3 audio and MPEG-4 video files of short demonstrations of select examples from the book. Over 300 short demonstration examples in both mp3 audio and MPEG-4 video format are included on the DVD-ROM Data disc including possibilities for Bossa Nova, Samba, Baiao, Cha Cha Cha, Bongo Bell, Mambo Bell, Guaguanco, Songo, Mozambique, 6/8 Bembe and more!

To access the material on the DVD-ROM Data disc, transfer or copy the folders on the DVD-ROM Data disc that comes with the book to your computer and open the files with a program that can open & play mp3s for audio or MPEG-4 for video.
Click here or click the picture of the book to purchase at Amazon.
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Step By Step The Play-Alongs Drumset (Book 3)
Drumset play along/instructional book that comes with a Book & CD-ROM Data disc containing mp3 audio files of 27 songs as both a full band mix & a minus drums mix to play along with.

The book is 135 pages, includes short form charts and in most cases full transcriptions of the drum performances.
This book is the play along companion book for Step By Step Books 1 & 2 for Drumset.

Grooves & rhythms employed within the tunes include possibilities for Bossa Nova, Samba, Bongo Bell, Mambo Bell, Guaguanco, Songo, Mozambique, 6/8 Bembe, Funk, Rock, Shuffle, 1/2 time shuffle, 12/8 Blues 2nd line, Zydeco & more!

To access the material on the CD-ROM Data disc, transfer or copy the folder on the CD-ROM Data disc that comes with the book to your computer and open the files with a program that can open & play mp3s.
Click here or click the picture of the book to purchase at Amazon.
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