Excellent
- Rating
- Posted by
- Gary
- Date Posted
- 10/11/2023
Like having a lesson with Buster himself.. he played these exercises with such precision and feel made it look and sound soo easy.. if you practice slowly you will make beautiful music..
Description
After 40 years with the New York Philharmonic and more than twenty years teaching at the Juilliard School, Elden "Buster" Bailey, one of the greatest snare drummers and snare drum teachers of all time, has finally written a snare drum book! It's called Wrist Twisters, but it's much more than what the title might suggest. Everyone who has seen it says it is an instant classic. It includes a online access of Buster's playing and a discography of great snare drum performances with the New York Philharmonic. Scott Stevens of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra worked with Buster for more than three years to compile and organize the materials Buster has been gathering for the last forty years. Percussionists everywhere will be forever grateful to Buster and Scott for their efforts. The Introduction is by Christopher Lamb of the New York Philharmonic and Manhattan School of Music. Need we say more? 132 pages plus online audio access.
Product Info
| SKU | WT/P |
|---|---|
| Weight | 1.4 lb |
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Use the bounce
- Rating
- Posted by
- drums1959
- Date Posted
- 05/30/2020
The instructions and commentary alone are worth the cost of the book. From learning to use the bounce, to really listening to what your playing so everything is clean - in time flows - gets the tones you want. Your speaking - it's your language !! The exercises are really tough - lots of dynamic markings accents as well as difficult stickings. This book is mainly about singles doubles flams and rolls - it does not attempt to cover all the rudiments. If you get these down you will be able to play all rudiments anyway.
Tuff - Comprehensive - Insightful
- Rating
- Posted by
- drums59
- Date Posted
- 08/06/2018
Good book - lots of exercises. These are not easy. He wants them played smoothly and with flow. Something we may not pay much heed to necessarily. Good explanations on how to get clean flowing rolls and buzz rolls. The only negative to this book is that it covers primarily singles, doubles, rolls , drags and flams. No mention of the other rudiments - although any of the other rudiments would be comprised of what is covered.
Wonderful book
- Rating
- Posted by
- H
- Date Posted
- 04/22/2018
I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to improve their playing ability, or refine their existing ability. The text at the beginning alone is worth the price of the book, and the exercises will improve your technical and musical facility in every possible way.
Former Musician
- Rating
- Posted by
- Hal Gary
- Date Posted
- 11/21/2016
I was a student of Buster's back in the 1970's that picture on the cover is just how I remember him. The exercises in the book are also how I remember our weekly warm ups on snare drum. He had a rare talent and it is hard to convey to people why he played the way he did.