Feature: "Unleash Your Inner Jazz Master: A Deep Dive into Joe Morello's Master Studies 2"
Elias knew Joe Morello was the man behind the legendary "Take Five" beat—the master of the "Stone-Gladstone" technique. While the first book focused on the fundamentals of control and accents, this sequel felt like a secret transmission.
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Key Features
Control Studies with Fill-Ins: Exercises that teach the ability to switch between stickings (eighths to triplets to sixteenths) while maintaining a consistent sound.
The book expands on the original Master Studies with more difficult material centered on these key technical pillars:
Joe Morello's Master Studies II is the definitive technical manual for drummers looking to push their hand control beyond the fundamentals. While many players are familiar with his first volume—widely considered the spiritual successor to George Lawrence Stone’s Stick Control—the second volume offers even more complex exercises designed for precision, rhythmic accuracy, and physical conditioning. What is Master Studies II?
My advice: If you don’t own Master Studies (Book 1), buy that first. Work through the accent studies until page 20. Then buy Master Studies II. You’ll get 10x more out of it.