As a follow-up to Joe Morello’s legendary Master Studies book, he released Master Studies II in 2006. Joe was a masterful teacher and helped many great drummers with their musicality, technique, and touch. Joe was also masterful at creating exercises, many of Joe’s exercises were variations or outgrowths of his time studying with George Lawrence Stone, but many also came from Joe’s own musical mind. Master Studies II is another wonderful book filled with the exercises that Joe developed for (and with) his students, it is also filled with wisdom from the master Joe Morello. Join Modern Drummer as we explore Joe Morello’s Master Studies II. This month we will start with some wonderful eighth note and triplet combinations that Joe created. The following exercises can be played as written i.e., in their classical or “legitimate” form, where the eighth note is given its true value. They can also be […]

February 2025 Issue