GENE LUNA
Drummer | Instructor
Drum Lessons & Professional Drummer
Richmond, Texas
Gene's Library and Links
Method books, Videos and Apps that I use for Lessons
From Beginner to Advanced, these are just a few tools I use with my students
BOOKS
Alfred's Snare Method (Dave Black/Sandy Feldstein)
Alfred's Drumset Method (Dave Black/Sandy Feldstein)
Alfred's Kids Drumset Course (Dave Black/Steve Houghton)
Hal Leonard's Snare Drum Method (Rick Mattingly)
Hal Leonard's Drumset Method 1 (Kennan Wylie/Gregg Bissonette)
Groove Essentials 1.0 & 2.0 (Tommy Igoe)
Stick Control (George L. Stone)
Syncopation for the Modern Drummer (Ted Reed)
The Drumset Musician (Rod Morgenstein/Rick Mattingly)
Essential Drum Fills (Peter Erskine)
FUNdamentals of Drumming (Rich Redmond)
Advanced Funk Studies (Rick Latham)
Fast Track Music Instruction - Drums (Blake Neely/Rick Mattingly)
Rudiment Grooves for Drum Set (Rick Considine)
The Rudimental Cookbook (Edward Freytag)
Drummer's Complete Vocabulary (Alan Dawson/John Ramsay)
Groove Facility (Rob Hirons/Dom Famularo)
Life's Little Rudiments (David Steinquest)
Realistic Rock for Kids (Carmine Appice)
Ultimate Realistic Rock Drum Method (Carmine Appice)
Master Studies (Joe Morello)
Rudimental Jazz (Joe Morello)
4-Way Coordination (Marvin Dahlgren/Elliot Fine)
Paradiddle Power (Ron Spagnardi)
Modern School for Snare Drum (Anthony J. Cirone/M. Goldenberg)
Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming (B. Rondinelli/M. Lauren)
The Art of Bop Drumming (John Riley/Dan Thress)
The Drummer's Rudimental Reference Book (John Wooton)
Dr. Throwdown's Rudimental Remedies (John Wooton)
Linear Drumming (Mike Johnston)
Drumset Warmups (Rod Morgenstein)
Survival Guide for the Modern Drummer (Jim Riley)
Pathways of Motion (Steve Smith)
VIDEOS
Learn to Read Rhythms...Better! (Pat Petrillo)
Drumset Technique/History of the U.S. Beat (Steve Smith)
Method & Mechanics 1 & 2 (Todd Sucherman)
Creative Control (Thomas Lang)
Mel Bay's Complete Modern Drum Set (Frank Briggs)
Great Hands for a Lifetime (Tommy Igoe)
Natural Evolution: How to Practice (Dave Weckl)
Natural Evolution: How to Develop Technique (Dave Weckl)
The Language of Drumming (Benny Greb)
Wicked Beats (Gil Sharone)
The Grid (Mike Mangini)
Groove Alchemy (Stanton Moore)
Taking Center Stage( Neil Peart)
Anatomy of a Drum Solo (Neil Peart)
Modern Drummer Festivals 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011 (Various)