Stick Control

Stick Control. (For the Snare Drummer). By George Lawrence Stone. For Snare Drum. Method/Instruction; Percussion - Snare Drum Method. Book. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.32749).

ISBN 1892764040.

George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving "control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.

"It truly is a timeless classic and an essential requirement for every drummer's library."
- Drummer Magazine.