Becker-Rudimental Arithmetic

Rudimental Arithmetic by Bob Becker is both a conceptual approach to playing the snare drum and a practical method for creating music for it. It provides useful tool for improvisation, interpretation and composition in all forms of rhythmic music. This text encompasses principles that underlie all of the fundamental mechanics of metric rhythmic execution. Since a single drum played with two sticks is the most basic platform for learning about this material, the presentation should be equally comprehensible to snare drummers, drum set players, mallet players, hand drummers, and any other percussionists.