Snare Drum Methods: Final Update

Here we are! We are finally done with this journey. Before we get into the nitty-gritty, let me first thank everyone for following and supporting me in this journey. It was not easy, and there was a lot of hard work. It is incredible to look back and see how my small thought has turned into something big. I read through the book this weekend and felt a euphoria of “I’m done.” I am beyond words for what this thing has come to be, and I am very excited to see where this leads me down the road.

For the New-Comers

I wrote an etude book, packed with a step by step process of how to get your snare drum playing skills up to an intermediate level. The reason for this book is to help guide young musicians and educators in learning the details of snare drumming. Now, I know a lot of people are saying, “but you’re just a kid what makes this book different than others?” This book incorporates everything great from the staple snare drum books. It has everything!

1. Technique Instruction
2. Practice Instruction
3. Snare Drum History
4. 10 Etudes
5. 3 Orchestral Excerpts
6. Exercises
7. Interpretations for ALL Music
8. and MUCH More

There is truly nothing like it. This book combines everything you need to get started in the percussion world.

Why I am so passionate

I believe that every percussionist should start playing the snare drum and here is why. It is easy to make music on a marimba, xylophone, etc., but it is difficult to make music on the snare drum. Keyboard instruments make music when you strike a key, a snare drum just makes a “thud” sound. Learning the snare drum teaches you;

1. Musicality
2. Rhythm
3. Phrasing
4. Artistic Decision
5. Technique

These things are ideas you can bring to any instrument, percussive or not. If you choose to learn how to play in the percussion section, this is something you need to know how to do. I believe this book can help you achieve all of that.

Video Advertisement

I made a short video to promote this book to people. It includes a video (without sound) of me playing etude 9. The absence of sound is due to copyright laws. I was playing the etude using a pop song as a metronome and as many of us know, that is against YouTube’s policy. I hope you enjoy it!

Statistics for the people who care

• Pages – 107
• Words – 16,519 (Approximate)
• Etude Pages – 13
• Excerpt Pages – 10
• Weeks – 10
• Days – 70
• Hours – MANY!!!

Where can I buy it?

First of all, If you are interested at all, that is awesome! Thank you for your interest, and support. Now, I have not worked out the small details of how to distribute this book yet, but if you are eager to have this, I will be more than happy to talk with you and work it out. Contact me using my contact form below or on the Contact page.