Drum Lessons With George Lawrence Stone, by Barry James with Joe Morello, Drum Lessons Orlando

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The system Barry James teaches has been used, with great success, all over the world; it is known as the George Lawrence Stone drum method. George L. Stone was a renowned drum teacher in the Boston area, who wrote two famous drum method books: “Stick Control,” and “Accents and Rebounds.” “Stick Control” was voted No. 1 “Best Drum Method Book” in a poll of professional drummers by Modern Drummer magazine. When he attended Boston University School of Music, Barry had the privilege of studying for four years with Mr. Stone, who was on the faculty there. Joe Morello was a world renowned jazz drummer, known for his years with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. He was voted Best Jazz Drummer 5 years in a row by Downbeat Magazine Readers Poll and an inductee into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. He was regarded as George L. Stone’s most influential student; many of Joe’s ideas were incorporated into Stone’s book, “Accents and Rebounds,” which Stone dedicated to Morello. Over the years, Barry James and Joe Morello developed a friendship that led to a collaboration between the two on the development of a book. The concept of the book is to present modern drum rudiments in a way that Mr. Stone himself would have taught them. Barry and Joe discussed concepts and excercises, and worked together for four years on the book that would come to be called “Drum Lessons With George Lawrence Stone.”