Over The Barline

<p>Over The Barline: The A.R.C (Art of Reading and Communicating) is a book for percussionists drummers and students teaching them to count and play rhythms while reading music. It emphasizes the importance of reading music comparing it to a foreign language for effective communication among percussionists. The benefits of reading music include organizing thoughts tracking progress receiving feedback recalling learned material and facilitating cross-language communication. The book explores note values from whole to sixteenth notes providing a solid foundation for rhythm reading and communication in percussion. It aims to help readers save mental real estate by relying on written notation instead of memorization.</p>