Alfred Music Publishing A Percussionist's Guide to Check Patterns by Hannum

An ideal book for private lessons, small group instruction or percussion ensemble rehearsals, A Percussionist's Guide to Check Patterns focuses on mastering the essential basics of reading and controlling one-beat rhythmic patterns. It provides a systematic approach to sticking duple- and triplet-based rhythms that all beginning to advanced percussionists encounter in everyday music. All musical examples are written for non-pitched percussion, keyboards and drum set, and the step-by-step presentation is guaranteed to improve syncopation control and coordination.