It's a whole new style of
Drum Method book!
Slow it Down,
Break it Down.
A Complete Method for Snare and
Drum Set
($16.95, plus S&H)
A Drum Method book that's unique in its approach, Slow It Down helps you with the whole kit, as well as the studies and drills for the snare drum.
Sure the book is a new approach to study drums, but following along with Slow It Down, Break It Down is easy. See videos about using the book's lessons right here.
Already getting great reviews (and loads of orders from drum teachers and students), this valuable tool is also unique as the first Rick Lawton book reviewed by the international drum standard, Modern Drummer!
Combo
Book 1:
Quest
for the Right Drum Set, and Choosing
Cymbals for Your Drum Set
($12.95, plus S&H)
These 2 popular booklets are now
combined to provide
a more complete picture of selecting, buying and setting up your drum set.
In Book 1, Quest for the Right Drum Set, Rick Lawton gives you little known
facts about buying drums. Know what to ask sales clerks about options and
learn how to save hundreds when making that drum purchase.
In the perfect companion book
to "Quest", Choosing Cymbals for Your Drum Set provides
detailed information about researching and choosing the right cymbals,
from manufacturers and sizes, to materials.
Combo Book 2:
Changing
Heads and Tuning Your Drums, &
Choosing
Hard Cases vs. Soft Bags
($12.95, plus S&H)
First, like all musical instruments,
percussion instruments must be maintained, sometimes replaced, and
above all, tuned properly. Get in-depth "tricks of the trade"
from a real pro.
Then, in the very important area
of Drum Set Protection...should you spring for hard cases? Or
can you get away with soft, padded bags like you see some guitar
players use? And, is there anything new on the scene that might
give you another choice? Rick explains how, why, and what to consider
when deciding, and helps you feel confident with protecting your
new drum set, including cymbals, sticks and hardware.
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Rick's book reviewed by the
Percussive Arts Society!
 PERCUSSIVE
NOTES, The journal of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), is
the journal of the professional percussion player and educator.
Classical and jazz percussionist, composer and
educator Dr. Tom Morgan read and reviewed Rick's drum
method book, Slow
it Down, Break it Down.
Dr. Morgan, a professional player and drum method book author
in his own rite, is the Director of Percussion Studies at Washburn
University in Kansas.
Dr. Morgan says about Rick's book:
Slow it Down, Break it Down "...is a good beginning method that covers much of the foundational material young students need."
Thanks to Tom Morgan and the PAS for finding the time to offer
their professional opinion on this popular book! (Reviewer's quotes
used with permission.)
Percussive Notes magazine is available to all members of the Percussive Arts Society. (web site and membership information here)
Book Reviewed!
MODERN DRUMMER, the "World's #1 Drum Magazine", agreed with Rick's approach to learning drums, big-time:
Slow it Down, Break it Down "...provides different ways to practice one set of studies, as opposed to the "old-school" method of playing one pattern fifty times."
MD's "Reference Shelf" reviewer says the book keeps students "motivated" and "interested". Teachers, take note!
You can "preview" pages from the book before ordering, right online.
Go
to the info and ordering page here:
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