The Drummers Vade Mecum covers the drumming styles of Pop, Rock, Heavy Metal, Country, Blues, Jazz, Brazillian and Afro-Cuban music.  Contains comprehensive exercises on note values, drum fills, accents, double bass drumming, using the hi-hat stand, as well as providing information on topics such as, polyrhythms, metric modulations, odd time signatures and snare drum rudiments.  Also provides a glossary of terms that all drummers should know and a list of resources for future study.