Schinstine / Hoey First Lessons Snare Drum

1. Getting Acquainted with Your Equipment
2. How to Hold Your Drumsticks: Matched Grip/Traditional Grip
3. Choosing Drumsticks and The Balance Point
4. Stick Positions and Tuning the Snare Drum
5. Daily Playing Exercise
6. Exercise No. 1 - Downstrokes
7. Alternating the Right and Left Hand
8. Exercise No. 2
9. Quarter Notes, Bars, and Rests
10. Exercise No. 3
11. The Bounce Stroke
12. Exercise No. 4
13. Time Signatures
14. Exercise No. 5
15. Exercise No. 6 - Change Meters as You Go
16. Exercise No. 7 - Bounce Along
17. Playing Whole Notes, Half Notes and Ties
18. Exercise No. 8
19. Putting Them All Together
20. Exercise No. 9 - Duets
21. Exercise No. 10 - Bounces with Half and Quarter Notes
22. Half-Way Quiz
23. Play Some/Rest Some
24. Exercise No. 11
25. Exercise No. 12 - Rest Together (Duet)
26. Exercise No. 13 - Pogo Stick (Bounce and Rest)
27. Exercise No. 14 - Magic 16 (with Bounces)
28. Eighth notes
29. Exercise No. 15 - Magic 16 (with 8th Notes)
30. Eighth Rests
31. Exercise No. 16 - Magic 16 (with 8th Rests)
32. Introducing Percussion Notation
33. Exercise No. 17 - Bounce the 8ths (Bounce in 4)
34. Exercise No. 18 - Bounce in 3
35. Exercise No. 19 - Bounce in 2
36. Using 6/8 Time
37. Exercise No. 20 - 6/8 Time
38. Repeats and Endings
39. Exercise No. 21 - Repeats and Endings
40. Exercise No. 22 - First and Second Endings
41. Final Exam

First Lessons Snare Drum is a proven approach for beginners featuring easily-understood lessons. Designed for independent study, private teaching or classroom use, this book provides all the information and instruction needed for those just starting out on the snare drum. Includes access to online audio.