percussive Arts society internAtionAl drum rudiments

All rudiments should be prActiced: open (slow) to close (fAst) to open (slow) And/or At An even moderAte mArch tempo.

I. Roll RudIments
A. single stroke roll rudiments
1. single stroke roll * 10. nine stroke roll *

R L R L R L R L

3 3
R L R L L R L R

>
R

2. single stroke four

R L R L L R L R

11. ten stroke roll *

R L

10

> > 10
RL LR

9
L

>
L

11

3. single stroke seven

RLRLRLR LRLRLRL

12. eleven stroke roll *

R L

b. multiple bounce roll rudiments

4. multiple bounce roll 5. triple stroke roll
Z
3 3 3 3

13. thirteen stroke roll *

13

15. seventeen stroke roll c. double stroke open roll rudiments 6. double stroke open roll * 7. five stroke roll *

RRRL L LRRRL L L

14. fifteen stroke roll *

R L

15

> 15 > @. @. > 17

R L LR RL

> 13 > @ @
R L L

RL LR

> 11 !
R L

R L

>>
RL LR

RL LR

> !

17

>
L

L R

RRLLRRLL

> 5> @ @
5
R L L R L LR RL

II. dIddle RudIments > > 16. single pArAdiddle *

RLRRLRL L

8. six stroke roll

> 6 >> 6 > @ @ > 7 > @. @.

7
L R

17. double pArAdiddle * 18. triple pArAdiddle 19. single pArAdiddle-diddle

> >
RLRLRLRRLRLRLRL L

> >
R L R L R R L R L R L L

9. seven stroke roll *

R LR L R L R R L L R L R R L L L RL R L R L L R R L R L L R R * These rudiments are also included in the original Standard 26 American Drum Rudiments.

> >

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III. flAm RudIments j j 20. flAm * R L > > j 21. flAm Accent * j
L R
L

Iv. dRAG RudIments 31. drAg *

32. single drAg tAp * 33. double drAg tAp *

22. flAm tAp *

j
L

23. flAmAcue *

> j j
L R

> > > > j j j

R RR L L LR RR L L
R L L R R L L L R R R L

> >
L L

> >
L L RR

L RRL

L L

34. lesson 25 *

24. flAm pArAdiddle * 25. single flAmmed mill 26. flAm pArAddidlediddle * 27. pAtAflAflA

j
L

> > j j
L

> > j j
L

> > j
R L R R R L R L L

> >
RR L L

R LLR

L RRL RRL

R L R LLR L R L R L RRL R L

35. single drAgdiddle 36. drAg pArAdiddle #1 *

R R L R R L L R L

> >
R LLR L R R L RRL R L L

RR L R R LL R L L

> > ! !

37. drAg pArAdiddle #2 *

R L R R L L R L R L L R R

28. swiss Army triplet

> 3 > 3 j j
L R

> > > > j j j j

L

> >
R LLR LLR L R R L RRL RRL R L L

38. single rAtAmAcue *

3

R L R R L LR L R R L

3 > >
L L

R L R L RRL R L R

29. inverted flAm tAp

30. flAm drAg

> > j j
L

j
L

> > > > j j j

R LR L RL R LR L R

R R L LR R L L L RR L L R

39. double rAtAmAcue *

3 > > 3
L L

R LLR L R L RRL RRL R L R

40. triple rAtAmAcue *

L L R R L

R R L

3 > > 3
L L

R LLR LLR L R LRRL RRLRRL R L R

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