Methods and Mechanics: For Useful Musical Drumming (Book & CD)

Cool book. Fun stuff to practice.👍

This is an excellent resource to help show you how to use Rudiments around the drum kit.After watching this you should know enough to start making your own combinations, I have.I rate this as amongst the best drumming material I own.

The DVD is great now to see the same material written out gives you the opportunity to work on the material and your reading at the same time. This will make you a better player but it will take work. Thanks Todd!

This book is more for advanced music readers. The cd. really helps and are great tunes to listen to even in the car or an ipod. cheers

Well thought out, insightful and offering a ton of ideas - another quality offering from Sucherman!

A+++ thank you - Diane

I have been a fan of Styx for as long as I can remember. And a fan of Todd Sucherman's style since he joined the band. I may be carbon-dating myself a bit but I grew up on 1980's rock, and I still love the old long-haired jams of many bands.But I must say that when I look back on the drummers who have influenced me, over time, there is a very elite list that continues to perfect their craft, and continues to learn and grow themselves, that really inspires me, and that's the category that I put Todd into!If you're a new student, and haven't purchased the first Methods & Mechanics, you need to do that, and study it, over and over. Why? Because imagine this: you will come into your school band practice, proficient in what Todd teaches in M&MI, and you will blow your music teacher away with your knowledge and skills! That in itself is beyond cool! But there's more...When you watch and listen and learn what is taught on M&MI, M&MII, and now the M&M Book and CD, well, all I can say is, be prepared to receive both compliments on who you studied under, as well as some jealous rants because you will be blowing people away with your drumming skills. I can only imagine the amount of work and dedication it took to transcribe what Todd does on the drum kit in order for him to bring this to you!Buy this if you want to rise way above the average drummer!!!

If you're a fan of Todd's playing and his first DVD, Methods and Mechanics I, then you really need to get this book. It's an incredibly detailed look/transcription of the songs and solos from the DVD and is really a wealth of knowledge. The included CD has all of his performances as well as some play along tracks minus the drums. This, along with all of Todd's educational material, really show his love for the craft and the desire to pass along that knowledge to us in a clear, concise and entertaining manner. This is the kind of thing that makes you want to pick up the sticks and advance your skills. You won't be disappointed.

Per appassionati del genere. Comprende trascrizioni di famosi brani degli Stix e il cd dove ascoltarli. Non per principianti data la difficoltà delle trascrizioni. Consigliato.

I bought this book for my son-in-law. I think it looked better than it was. It is definnitelt for an advanced player.

mucho nivel y mucho q estudiar pero merece la pena.todo un reto. y el dvd genial! es un crack!

Libro molto interessante per chi suona questo genere in particolare,l'autore prende in considerazione anche cenni ad altri stili ma in realtà rimane pur sempre un eccellente musicista prog,trascrivendo passo dopo passo tutti i brani suonati sul suo primo dvd,in verità per chi non mastica questo genere anche abbastanza complessi,consigliato a chi piace questo tipo di musica!!!!