Portraits in Rhythm: 50 Studies for Snare Drum

A .J .Cirone's Portraits in Rhythm contains 50 very musical snare drum etudes, each designed to improve the reading, playing and interpretation skills of the advanced drummer. They all contain challenges designed to advance the musician who desires to use practice time to actually improve her playing.I advise any drummer who wishes to acquire a high level of reading ability to encounter this useful book with a competent teacher. Since without excellent reading chops and expert guidance most people will not get beyond the second page.I use this book for my students who have mastered the concepts found in the Podemski book. They have all been challenged by Poprtraits, and thy have all benefited by it's use.Cirone has also published study books using the same rhythm notation in Portraits for tympani, keyboards, multi percussion, and drum set. Many of my students have successfully used these etudes as audition solos. It is quite impressive to be able to demonstrate reading, playing and interpretation skills on different instruments, using the same rhythmic notation.Highly recommended.

Exactly what I ordered and it came quickly!

It came in great condition.

Arrived in excellent condition

This book was purchased for my daughter. She was delighted to receive and begin using it. My daughter is very happy and with the contents of this book.

My percussion teacher said this is a must have for any percussionist going into college to study music. The etudes are fun, varied, and have dynamics and are good for putting your technique to good use on an actual piece of music.

This book contains 50 solos that each work a different aspect of playing. One must pay special attention to note length and placement. It works timing and different feels of classical music. This pieces are meant to be played as orchestral pieces, not marching. Make sure all rolls are buzz and pay attention to if they are tied to a downbeat or not. It is an excellent book to work on every aspect of snare playing. Try to play the pieces for someone with musical knowledge so they can tell you if your interpretation of the solos are correct.

This book is filled with great snare solo pieces that can challenge you, and help you improve on everything from rhythm reading to time signatures. It is hard to find good snare solos, but this book is chalk full of them! I highly recommend this for the intermediate/advanced drummer

Good it is cool and useful for drummers who are willing to work on basic techniques and all sorts of rudiments

Adatto per chi è ad un livello intermedio di studi.

年末の注文で何時届くのか心配でしたが、輸入での配送の割には早く丁寧でしたので満足です。良い練習になると喜んでいました。

Chiaro e ben leggibile, rilegato bene. E' quello che cercavo ed è stato facile da reperire. Senza muovermi di casa l'ho ricevuto in pochi giorni.

Non lo consiglio ad un principiante, ma solamente a chi vuole affinare tecnica e lettura ed è ad un più che buono livello.