Percussion Essentials – A Practical Manual for Music Educators by John Beck

Designed for educators, students and professionals, this comprehensive manual explains the history, equipment, and performance techniques for snare drum, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, mallet percussion, drumkit, tambourine and triangle, Information about world percussion instruments, improvisation, rhythmic accuracy, and playing as a multiple percussion soloist is also included along with over 45 demonstration photos taken at the Eastman School of Music.

This is the perfect book for college percussion methods course.