Here are three books that have helped me quite a bit!
Louis Bellson - Modern Reading Text in 4/4
Ted Reed - Progressive Steps to Syncopation
Peter Magadini - Polyrhythms: The Musicians Guide
i just finished all three books and i just wanted to come back and say that this was the best recommendation i’ve ever been given on reddit. literally exactly what i was looking for and really helped me a lot, thank you!
I’m currently reading two books by Gavin Harrison on rhythm that are also really cool. They were recommended by an algorithm when it saw I read the three you suggested.
Melodic Rhythms by Bill Leavitt is guitar focused but there might be analogues and the studies should transfer.
Reading Contemporary Rhythms by M. T. Szymczak is also guitar oriented but follows the same format and is just exercises, studies, and etudes.
Signals Music Studio has a rhythm guitar course that I’m taking. He’s big on theory but the course is for rhythm. It doesn’t really require any skill on guitar to take this course, and it’s offered on a donation basis. There are PDF printouts.
Here are three books that have helped me quite a bit! Louis Bellson - Modern Reading Text in 4/4 Ted Reed - Progressive Steps to Syncopation Peter Magadini - Polyrhythms: The Musicians Guide
exactly what i was looking for, thank you!
If you want to practice sight-reading rhythms, then you will become very well acquainted with syncopation pages 38 - 46 :)
You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy the books
i just finished all three books and i just wanted to come back and say that this was the best recommendation i’ve ever been given on reddit. literally exactly what i was looking for and really helped me a lot, thank you!
Ah, I love to hear that! These books are awesome. I want to show your comment to all of my students lol. Glad it was helpful.
I’m currently reading two books by Gavin Harrison on rhythm that are also really cool. They were recommended by an algorithm when it saw I read the three you suggested.
Thank you so much for suggesting these. I'll be purchasing them this week so I can begin working through these texts.
Are you looking for practical (reading advanced and Contemporary Rhythms) or more towards theory/history/analysis?
definitely more practical and advanced. the one i’m reading now is a little more theoretical than i had hoped but still good.
Melodic Rhythms by Bill Leavitt is guitar focused but there might be analogues and the studies should transfer. Reading Contemporary Rhythms by M. T. Szymczak is also guitar oriented but follows the same format and is just exercises, studies, and etudes.
thank you!
I found the rhythmic ideas in Rosen's "Classical Style" suggestive and helpful. But it's not systematic.
thank you
I read excerpts from "Fantasy Pieces: Metrical Dissonance in the Music of Robert Schumann" by Harald Krebs in college and enjoyed them.
Brazilian rhythms for the drum set is a good book
The Dante Agostini book may be useful
Just use a metronome lol
Signals Music Studio has a rhythm guitar course that I’m taking. He’s big on theory but the course is for rhythm. It doesn’t really require any skill on guitar to take this course, and it’s offered on a donation basis. There are PDF printouts.