Hudson Music

Hudson Music LLC

In-app purchases

About this app

The Hudson Music Digital Bookstore and Reader delivers the finest drum education books to your tablet or mobile device. Featuring a catalog of over 300 digital lesson books, there is something for every drummer. Our digital books feature an interactive format integrating print, audio, and video! For books that include audio, you will find the examples embedded right on the pages - just tap the notation to begin playback! Select books also include embedded video lessons, which present an even more complete, integrated, and fun music lesson experience.

NEW! Rebuilt completely from the ground up! Our latest generation book reader is a major leap forward:

- Audio Playback: Our app's most significant update is the custom audio playback functionality. Each book includes streamed audio, enhanced with new controls: play, pause, timeline scrub, looping, and speed control (without altering pitch). Playback now seamlessly spans multiple pages, ideal for charts and exercises extending beyond one page.

- Purchase Sync: The second major change is automatic sync for in-app purchases on Android with your HudsonMusic.com account. This feature lets you access your purchases on any supported device, including our web-based reader. This addresses the top customer query: how to access mobile purchases on a computer. Now, if you buy directly at HudsonMusic.com, you can instantly access your book on any reader app or web browser.

- Speed: The app is now twice as efficient, with the Shop and Catalog screens loading 20% faster and books loading 90% faster. Media is delivered via edge CDN servers globally, ensuring faster and more reliable audio and video streaming.

- Search: Every book now features an in-app search. Simply tap the search icon, start typing, and get a comprehensive index list to navigate quickly.

- Renamed Screens: We’ve made navigation clearer by renaming "Shop" to "Buy" and "Bookshelf" to "Read."

- Shop and Bookshelf Search: Easily search our catalog or your owned books by title, author, style, skill level, or publisher. No more endless scrolling to find what you need.

- Navigation: The Shop catalog now only displays books you don’t own, while the Bookshelf shows only your owned books, making navigation cleaner and less confusing.

- Table of Contents: Each book now has a consistent app-based table of contents for easy navigation.

- Bookmarking: Bookmark pages within the app to quickly access favorite sections, exercises, lessons, and charts.

- Improved Zoom: Double-tap to zoom in on a page, or use granular zoom controls for precise adjustments.

- Account Info: View and manage your account details directly within the app, including password reset options.

- Support: Access common support questions within the app. If you need further assistance, a direct contact option is available.

Ratings and reviews

You now need to be online to practice. Pages flicker. Navigation is flakey. Wish I could get the old version back. Feels like I lost easy access to my library. I can no longer take it with me and practice.

A vast improvement upon the previous app! Well done team Hudson 👏👏

Fun app. Lots of books to choose from. Books load fast. Audio in books is helpful.