Essays
“‘It Could Have Happened’: The Evolution of Music
Construction”
The Cambridge Companion to Recorded Music
By invitation of the editors. Published, Spring 2009.
“Ignorance is
Blisss: Capturing the Unintentional Performance”
Journal of
Populuar Music Studies.
Issue
18.3:2006
Peer reviewed
journal of the IASPM (International Association for the Study of Popular
Music).
The Rhythm Book – ArtistPro Publication, 1999.
Publisher’s note: The one and only guide any musician needs to the world of rhythm. A complete guide to drum programming, including information on the latest trends in computer-based music, electronic drums and percussion, and the making and recording of the latest kinds of rhythm tracks.
The Billboard Book of Rhythm – Billboard Books, 1989.
Publisher’s note: An updated percussionist's guide for the new century, Savage covers all
the bases of drum instruction, from basic rhythm to the advent of electronic
music technology. For drum machine
users, songwriters, producers, arrangers, percussionists, and owners of home
recording gear, here’s the book that gets deep inside the beat.
The Drummer’s Workbook – Consolidated Music Publishers, 1980.
Publisher’s note: Play and analyze basic models in Pop,
Rock, Reggae, and Disco. Write
your own exercises and work with your own ideas. All examples carefully explained, developed, and
expanded. A sourcebook for style
and improvisation. With a foreword
by Ginger Baker.
Rhythm: Notation and
Analysis – Consolidated Music Publishers. 1978.
Publisher’s
note: Practical theory for the
contemporary musician. Offers the
student both a study guide and a reference book on a basic musical element:
rhythm.