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- Roll rudiments
- Single stroke rudiments
The single-stroke roll consists of alternating sticking (i.e., RLRL, etc.) of indeterminate speed and length.
1. Single Stroke Roll
Evenly-spaced notes played with alternating sticking. Though usually played fast, even half notes with alternating sticking would be considered a single stroke roll.
2. Single Stroke Four
Four notes played with alternating sticking, usually as a triplet followed by a strong beat (as in the picture) or as three grace notes before a downbeat (like a ruff).
3. Single Stroke Seven
Seven notes played with alternating sticking, usually as sextuplet followed by a strong beat.
- Multiple bounce roll rudiments
4. Multiple Bounce Roll
Alternating handed strokes with no specific number of bounces. Should sound even and continuous. Also called "buzz roll."
5. Triple Stroke Roll
Each stroke can be bounced or wristed. Also called a "French roll."
- Double stroke open roll rudiments
The double stroke roll is a rudiment consisting of alternating diddles (i.e., RR, LL, etc) of indeterminate speed and length.
There are 10 official variants of the double-stroke roll
6. Double Stroke open
Like the single-stroke roll, usually played fast, but even when played slowly, alternating diddles are considered a double stroke roll. Played so each individual note can be heard distinctly.
7. Five Stroke Roll
Two diddles followed by an accented note.
8. Six Stroke Roll
Unlike most other double stroke rudiments, the six stroke roll begins with an accented single note. Then it is followed by the diddles and another accented note.
9. Seven Stroke Roll
Three diddles followed by an accented note.
10. Nine Stroke Roll
Four diddles followed by an accented note.
11. Ten Stroke Roll
Four diddles followed by two accented notes.
12. Eleven Stroke Roll
Five diddles followed by an accented note.
13. Thirteen Stroke Roll
Six diddles followed by an accented note.
14. Fifteen Stroke Roll
Seven diddles followed by an accented note.
15. Seventeen Stroke Roll
Eight diddles followed by an accented
- Diddle Rudiments
In percussion, a diddle consists of two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL).
- Compare to the drag, which also consists of two consecutive notes played by the same hand.
- The paradiddle is a rudiment consisting of a four-note pattern of the form RLRR or LRLL. When multiple paradiddles are played in succession, the first note always alternates between right and left. There are also several official variations of paradiddle rudiments.
- Paradiddles are often used to switch hands while playing steady notes. For example, if steadily playing sixteenth notes, with right hand lead (RLRL, etc), then wanting to end on a drum to the left of the current drum, he may stick it as follows: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRR L with the final left tap on the ending drum.
16. Single Paradiddle
Two alternating notes followed by a diddle.
17. Double Paradiddle
Four alternating notes followed by a diddle.
18. Triple Paradiddle
Six alternating notes followed by a diddle.
19. Paradiddle-Diddle
Two alternating taps followed by two alternating diddles.
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A flam is a rudiment consisting of a quiet "grace" note on one hand followed by a louder "primary" stroke on the opposite hand. The two notes are played almost simultaneously,and are intended to sound like a single, 'broader' note.
20. Flam A single primary note note preceded by a grace note which is played with the opposite hand.
The temporal distance between the grace note and the primary note can vary depending on the style and context of the piece being played.
21. Flam Accent
Alternating groups of three notes of the form [Flam - tap - tap].
22. Flam Tap
Alternating diddles with flams on the first note of each.
23. Flamacue
A group of four notes and an ending downbeat, where the first note and the down beat are flammed, and the second note is accented.
24. Flam Paradiddle
A paradiddle with a flam on the first note.
25. Single Flammed Mill
An inverted paradiddle (RRLR, LLRL) with a flam on the first note of each diddle.
26. Flam Paradiddle-diddle
Alternating paradiddle-diddles with flams on the first note of each.
27. Pataflafla
- A four-note pattern with flams on the first and last notes.
28. Swiss Army Triplet
- A right hand flam followed by a right tap and a left tap, or (using a left hand lead) a left hand flam followed by
a left tap and a right tap. It is often used in the place of a flam accent, since repeated flam accents will have three taps on the same hand in a row, where repeated swiss army triplets only involve two taps on the same hand.
29. Inverted Flam Tap
- Alternating diddles (offset by one sixteenth note)
with a flam on the second note of each diddle.
30. Flam Drag
Alternating groups of three notes of the form [flam - drag - tap].
- Drag rudiments
31. Drag
A drag consists of two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL). This is similar to the diddle, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed, where drags are played at twice the speed as the context in which they are placed.
For example,if a sixteenth note passage is being played then any drags in that passage would by definition be thirty-second notes, where diddles would be sixteenth notes.
Drags can also be played as grace notes. When played as grace notes on timpani, the grace notes are alternated (rlR, lrL).
Continuously playing alternating drags (or diddles) results in a double-stroke roll.
32. Single Drag Tap
A single drag tap is two alternating notes where the first note has drag grace notes and the second is accented.
33. Double Drag Tap
A double drag tap is a single drag tap with another grace note drag before it.
34. Lesson 25
A lesson 25 is three alternating notes where the first note has drag grace notes and the third is accented.
35. Single Dragadiddle
A single dragadiddle is a paradiddle where the first note is a drag.
36. Drag Paradiddle #1
The first drag paradiddle is an accented note followed by a paradiddle with drag grace notes on the first note.
37. Drag Paradiddle #2
The second drag paradiddle is two accented notes followed by a paradiddle with drag grace notes on the second
accented noteand the first note of the paradiddle.
38. Single Ratamacue
A single ratamacue consists of four notes where the first note has drag grace notes and the fourth is accented.
39. Double Ratamacue
A double ratamacue consists of a single ratamacue with a drag before it.
40. Triple Ratamacue
A triple ratamacue consists of a single ratamacue with two drags before.
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