The Noble Snare

Table of Contents:
Stuart Saunders Smith
Ben Johnston
Michael LaRosa
Alexander Lepak
Milton Babbitt
Charles Boone
David Macbride
Udo Kasemets

This book is for the advanced snare drummer. It’s a fun collection of snare drum solos that Stuart Saunders Smith received from a handful of different composers. There are challenging time signatures, multiple time signatures in a piece, groups of 5’s and 7’s, strange grace notes, rolls, stick changes, and even some pieces of untraditional notation using symbols and words.

Review by Ashley Feist:
I think this book is great. It’s difficult and inspiring. It’s not a book that works on this technique and then another one; It’s full of complicated solos that work on a combination of techniques. It’s for one who wants to play music and not only work on techniques or rudiments. Rating: I