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Stick Control ­ A Drumset Classic by Kev in Barrett
One of the best drumset books ever wri tten isn’t a drumset book at all . It’ s a book designed to develop snare drum techni que. Neverthel ess i t has become a stapl e of drumset pedagogy. The book I’ m speaki ng of i s Stick Contr ol by
George Lawrence Stone. George Lawrence Stone was a promi nent New England drum i nstructor during the 1930's t hrough the 1950’s. Perhaps hi s most famous student was Joe Morello. Stick Control was first published in 1935. To quote St one,
“It is an advanced book, consisti ng of a progressive, highly concentrated collection of rhythms, arranged in cali stheni c form, w hich, if practi sed regularly and intelligentl y, will enabl e one to acquire contr ol , speed, fl exi bi lity, touch, rhythm, lightness, deli cacy, power, endurance, preciseness of executi on and muscul ar co­ordination to a degree f ar in excess of hi s present ability.” If practiced diligentl y it meets t hat goal admi rabl y. The remarkable thing about Stick Control is that it also meets a si milar goal when applied to the drumset. Sti ck Control has been adapted and u sed b y many teacher s and pl ayers. Its practical appl ication to the drumset i s limi ted only by the imagination of the pl ayer or teacher. What fol lows is bri ef overview of some appli cati ons I have used. The y are meant only as sugg estions. Explore the book and come up wi th your own variati ons.
F or those of you unfamiliar wi th Stick Control i t i s primaril y a coll ecti on of sticking exercises. For example t he first 3 pages go through many of the sticking combinations available