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Knight Document UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA GRADUATE COLLEGE TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THIRTY PROMINENT SNARE DRUM METHOD BOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1935 TO 2008 WITH A REVIEW OF SELECTED MATERIAL A DOCUMENT SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS By Joshua J. Knight Norman, Oklahoma 2014 TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THIRTY PROMINENT SNARE DRUM METHOD BOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1935 TO 2008 WITH A REVIEW OF SELECTED MATERIAL A DOCUMENT APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC BY _____________________________________ Dr. Lance Drege, Chair _____________________________________ Dr. William Wakefield _____________________________________ Dr. Eugene Enrico _____________________________________ Dr. Roland Barrett _____________________________________ Dr. Mary Jo Watson © Copyright by JOSHUA J. KNIGHT 2014 All Rights Reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I Introduction ............................................................................................................................1 Need for the Study ................................................................................................................4 Purpose of the Study ............................................................................................................6 Limitations of the Study......................................................................................................7 Design of the Study................................................................................................................8 CHAPTER II Survey of Related Literature ......................................................................................... 10 Theses and Dissertations ............................................................................................... 10 Books, Articles, and Data Bases.................................................................................... 15 Electronic Catalogs ............................................................................................................ 19 CHAPTER III REVIEWS OF THIRTY PROMINENT SNARE DRUM METHOD BOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1935 TO 2008 1. Rubank Elementary Method, Drums by Paul Yoder.......................................... 21 2. Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone ............................................................ 22 3. Drum Method for Band and Orchestra by Haskell W. Harr .......................... 24 4. Drum Method, Book II by Haskell W. Harr .......................................................... 25 5. Standard Snare Drum Method by Benjamin Podemski ................................. 26 6. Drum Method by Charley Wilcoxon ....................................................................... 28 7. Modern School for Snare Drum: Combined with a Guide Book for the Artist Percussionist by Morris Goldenberg ........................................... 29 8. The Moeller Book: The Art of Snare Drumming by Sanford Moeller .........30 9. The Roll by Emil Sholle ................................................................................................ 33 10. Here’s the Drum by Emil Sholle ............................................................................. 34 11. Accents and Rebounds by George Stone ............................................................ 35 iv 12. Elementary Drum Method by Roy Burns .............................................................37 13. Intermediate Drum Method by Roy Burns ........................................................ 38 14. Snare Drum Method, Book I, Elementary by Vic Firth .................................. 40 15. Snare Drum Method: Book II, Intermediate by Vic Firth ............................. 41 16. Developing Dexterity by Mitchell Peters ........................................................... 42 17. Method for Snare Drum by Jacques Delécluse ................................................ 43 18. Odd Meter Calisthenics by Mitchell Peters ....................................................... 44 19. The Logical Approach to Snare Drum, Volume I, by Phil Perkins ............45 20. Primary Handbook for Snare Drum by Garwood Whaley .......................... 46 21. Alfred’s Drum Method, Book I, by Dave Black and Sandy Feldstein ....... 47 22. Alfred’s Drum Method, Book 2, by Dave Black and Sandy Feldstein....... 48 23. A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum by Mark Wessels .............................. 49 24. A Sequential Approach to Rudimental Snare Drum, by Tom Morgan ... 51 25. Mastering the Rudiments, by Alan Keown......................................................... 53 26. Simple Steps to Successful Snare Drumming by Kennan Wylie................. 54 27. Savage Rudimental Workshop by Matt Savage................................................ 55 28. Rudimental Logic by Bill Bachman ...................................................................... 56 29. Snare Drum Technique by Pablo Rieppi ............................................................ 58 30. Rudimental Arithmetic by Bob Becker................................................................ 60 CHAPTER IV TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF SELECTED MATERIALS 1. Set‐Up and Maintenance ............................................................................................. 63 2. Note Reading and Music Fundamentals............................................................... 66 3. Grip....................................................................................................................................... 69 4. Stroke ................................................................................................................................. 74 5. Rudimental........................................................................................................................ 82 6. Exercises ........................................................................................................................... 91 7. Etudes, Solos, and Excerpts .....................................................................................101 v 8. Organization ..................................................................................................................110 CHAPTER V Introduction .......................................................................................................................121 Recommendations ...........................................................................................................122 Need for Further Study...................................................................................................127 Conclusion ...........................................................................................................................129 BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................131 APPENDIX A Currently Published Snare Drum Method Books ...............................................134 APPENDIX B Top‐Selling Snare Drum Method Books..................................................................147 APPENDIX C Snare Drum Method Book Comparison Chart .....................................................149 vi ABSTRACT This document examines thirty prominent snare drum method books published between 1935 and 2008 in the United States. A review of each method book is provided, followed by a discussion of trends and developments in individual components including set‐up and maintenance, note reading and music fundamentals, grip, stroke, rudimental instruction, exercises, etudes and solos, and organization. By exhibiting developments and trends this study informs snare drum pedagogy and provides valuable comprehensive educational material for students and educators. The study also allows performers to efficiently filter through various approaches to technique and serves as a guide for effective musical contextualization. vii CHAPTER I Introduction The proliferation of snare drum method books published in the United States during the twentieth century necessitates an examination as well as an analysis of trends and developments in these publications. Inconsistent instruction in snare drum method books is apparent as early as the nineteenth century. Charles Ashworth and Samuel Potter, authors of two early nineteenth‐ century snare drum method books, present different explanations of fundamental techniques. For example, Ashworth (1812) writes, “The upper, or left‐hand stick must be firmly held between the thumb and two middle fingers and rest on the third finger. The lower, or right stick must be held fast between the little finger . as a man may use a stick in fencing.”1 Potter (1815) suggests that the right hand should be compared to holding a sword and the left hand like holding a pen.2 He writes, “ The right hand stick is to be grasp’d with the whole hand about two inches and a half from the top. The left is to be held between the 1 Charles Stewart Ashworth, A New Useful And Complete System of Drum Beating. Washington D.C, 1812. quoted in James A. Strain, “Evolution of Snare Drum Grips,” Percussive Notes (June 2002): 60. 2 Samuel Potter. The Art of Beating The Drum. London: Henry Potter, 1815. quoted in James A. Strain, “ Evolution of Snare Drum Grips.” Percussive Notes (June 2002): 60. 1 thumb and forefinger of the left hand close to the hollow . .”3 Subsequent methods toward the middle of the nineteenth century go on to present different analogies and conflicting
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