The Art of Drumming includes exercises written specifically to expand the musician's sense of phrasing over the barline and to develop self-confidence in a deeper sense of time, while enhancing a sense of melodic and polyrhythmic phrasing.

The exercises are designed to expand the musician's self-understanding and to introduce a system for developing a more efficient use of energy while aiding in the removal of all unnecessary tension.

In addition the book includes six solo transcriptions b...