METHOD BOOKS
Shawn Glyde drum method books are used internationally by educators, performers, and students seeking a comprehensive and modern approach to drumming. Each book is designed to build strong fundamentals while expanding musical creativity, featuring in-depth studies on rock beats, drum fills, drumline techniques and exercises, reading and coordination, world styles, jazz studies, advanced time-stretching concepts, linear drumming, double pedal fills, and grid concepts. Whether developing foundational skills or pushing into advanced performance techniques, these method books provide a structured and inspiring path for drummers at every level.
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BOOK 1 - LEARN
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READING RHYTHMS
STICKING PATTERNS
FOOT CONTROL EX.
DRUM SET ETUDES
DRUM KIT COMBOS​
44 pages
Beg - Upper Intermediate
BOOK 2 - LEARN
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BASIC ROCK BEATS
SYNCOPATED ROCK
16TH NOTE ROCK
12/8 PATTERNS
JAZZ PHRASING
JAZZ SET UPS AND KICKS
44 pages
Beg - Upper Intermediate
BOOK 3 - LEARN
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DRUM FILLS (8th • 16th • etc)
LINEAR PATTERNS
MIXED LINEAR PATTERNS
PARADIDDLE LINEARS
WORLD STYLES (bossa nova, samba, calypso, songo, reggae, bell patterns)
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44 pages
Beg - Upper Intermediate
BOOK 4 - LEARN
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DOUBLE PEDAL DRUM FILLS (8th • 16th • 32nd • etc)
ADV. LINEAR PATTERNS
WORLD STYLES (salsa, clave, cha cha, merengue, mambo, cumbia, mozambique, rhumba, more!)
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44 pages
Intermediate - Adv
BOOK 5 - LEARN
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RIDE RHYTHMS PATTERNS
LINEAR COORDINATION
SAMBA GROOVES w/ STICKING COMBINATIONS
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44 pages
Intermediate - Adv
BOOK 6 - LEARN
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ACCENT GRID PATTERNS
COORDINATION
GROOVES
SUBDIVISION COMBOS
PARADIDDLE MODULATIONS
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44 pages
Intermediate - Adv
BOOK 7 - LEARN
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MULTI-COMBO GROUPINGS
4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8
ORCHESTRATION
4/4 SUBDIVISION IMPORTS
PULSE SHIFTING
TIME STRETCHING
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44 pages
Upper Intermediate - Adv
BOOK 8 - LEARN
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ALL DOUBLE PEDAL FUNDAMENTALS, TECHNIQUES, BEATS, COORDINATION, HAND / FEET INTEGRATION, MODULATIONS AND INTERPLAY
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44 pages
Intermediate - Adv
BOOK 9 - LEARN
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PRACTICE PAD OR SNARE DRUM SUBDIVISION COMBINATIONS
8TH NOTES, TRIPLETS, 16TH NOTES, QUINTUPLETS,
MULTI-SUBDIVISION COMBINATION EXERCISES, STICKING VARIATIONS
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44 pages
Intermediate - Adv
BOOK 10 - LEARN
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PRACTICE PAD OR SNARE DRUM EXERCISES FOR DRUMLINE STUDIES. SINGLE-HANDED, TWO-HANDED, DIDDLE PATTERNS, TIMING, 16TH NOTE GRID, HYBRID FLAM RUDIMENTS
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44 pages
Beg - Upper Intermediate
BOOK 11 - LEARN
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PRACTICE PAD OR SNARE DRUM EXERCISES FOR DRUMLINE STUDIES. SINGLE-HANDED, TWO-HANDED, DYNAMICS, FLAM CONTROL, FLAM GRID, HYBRID FLAM RUDIMENTS
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44 pages
Intermediate - Adv
BOOK 12 - LEARN
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SNARE • TENOR EXERCISES FOR DRUMLINE STUDIES. SINGLE-HANDED, TWO-HANDED, MODERN RUDIMENTAL COMBOS, DYNAMICS, BASIC WARM UPS, GRIDS
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44 pages
Beg - Adv