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Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer

by George Lawrence Stone

A structured foundation in snare-drum control

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    Named one of Modern Drummer’s Top 25 Books of All Time

    Named one of the magazine’s top 25 books of all time in 1993.

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A structured foundation in snare-drum control

George Lawrence Stone’s method book is organized as a progression of rhythmic exercises, from basic patterns to more advanced combinations. Its categories cover single-beat combinations, triplets, short rolls, flams, dotted notes, and roll progressions, with particular attention to developing the weaker hand. The emphasis is practical and specific: building control and coordination through work across a broad range of patterns.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Drummers seeking structured exercises for technique practice
  • Players who want focused work on weaker-hand development
  • Drummers working with triplets, flams, rolls, and dotted-note patterns

Themes

Snare-drum techniqueRhythmic patternsHand coordinationWeak-hand development

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Book overview

George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named the book one of the top 25 books of all-time. In the words of the author, it 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-level rhythms, moving through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.
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