Breaking Down Drum Rudiments

By Ian LoweME326

Drum Rudiments

• What are they?

• Their purpose?

Breaking Them Down

3 basic strokes

•Single Stroke•Double Stroke•Flam

The “Single Stroke”

•The most basic stroke

The “Double Stroke”

• Stroke commonly heard during a “drum roll”

The “Flam”

• Used to add texture

Rudimental Composition

• Rudiments are crated by combing 2 or more of the 3 basic strokes

Basic to complex, all rudiments are like this

Examples on the next slide!

The “Paradiddle”

• Rudiment made up of two single strokes, and one double stroke

R+L+RR L+R+LL = Paradiddle

The “Flam Five”

• Advanced Rudiment• Combination of a 5 stroke roll and a flam

Practice Application

Practice the three basic strokes to improve ALL rudiments