Free Rudiment Lessons
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Single Stroke Roll
The first rudiment we all learn is the single stroke roll which just consists of single strokes in each hand.
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RL RL RL RL
Double Stroke Roll
The Double Stroke Roll exercise is also known as the Long Roll or the Double Stroke roll.
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RR LL RR LL
5 Stroke Roll
The 5 Stroke Roll as demonstrated in this video consists of 2 sets of doubles and one single beat played as an accent.
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rrllR llrrL
The Six Stroke Roll
The Six stroke roll is played as two single notes and two double notes with the single notes being accented.
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R ll rr L
Single Paradiddle
The Single Paradiddle consists of 2 single strokes and one double stroke which then swaps it on to the opposite hand.
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RLRR LRLL
The Paradiddle Diddle
The Paradiddle Diddle is a single paradiddle but with two extra notes attached to the end played with the opposite hand.
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RLRRLL LRLLRR
The Flam
The Flam is a simple rudiment but very difficult to perform accurately.
We play a Grace note just prior to the actual beat.
lR rL lR rL
Moving Accent
This is the MOVING ACCENT exercise taught to me by Pete Riley at ACM. I believe it is originally taken from David Garibaldis book Future Sounds.
Finger Exercise
This is a short Video which shows how I was taught to strengthen my fingers by playing Singles, Doubles and Paradiddles on my forearms with my sticks.