Home » Member Page

Rory Stuart

About Me

My Jazz Story

I've designed and taught the rhythm curriculum at New School since 1992. Check out my new series of rhythm books. The first is available from Hal Leonard at: https://www.amazon.com/Rhythm-Book-Beginning-Sight-Reading-Instruments/dp/1540012573/ and the second is at https://www.amazon.com/Rhythm-Book-Intermediate-Sight-Reading-Instruments/dp/1540012581/ Those first two volumes are all about rhythmic notation and sightreading. The remaining four volumes are about rhythmic concepts and practices, from basic feels in 4/4 to the most advanced metric modulation, feel modulation, rhythmic superimposition and subdivision, crossrhythms on odd meters, etc... There is no other book series like this, and there are more than 2,000 supporting mp3s online. The four volumes on rhythmic concepts and practices, as well as the entire 6-volume set of books, are available at therhythmbooks.com. There are previews there, as well - please check them out!