Taking No Shortcuts: A Complete Pipe Band Drumming Reference Book J. Reid Maxwell's Taking No Shortcuts is absolutely packed with drumming fundamentals, from the basics to beyond. There is little text and it's not a course on it's own, but it provides an unmatched platform for skill and score-building. The printing is clear and the book lays flat for easy use. The exercises and movements come a lifetime of drumming, with 3 decades spent with Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. Spiral bound. 2023. 118 pages.
