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Update October 2017
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Let's practice rudiments. The rudiments come from the drums field technique, from the army, and is very common in classical music and jazz.
That's technical practice I start very early with my students and in an "by ears" (no reading) way of teaching.
R means right hand, L for left hand.
To go further with this lesson you can play the etudes "Flammes en rose", "Flakimor" and the ensemble "Cube" availables at The Shop.
As it means Single Stroke Roll is one stroke by hand, the easier and most common hand combination.
3 single strokes, as a rhythm.
3 singles strokes as an appogiatura.
4 singles strokes, as a rhythm.
4 singles strokes as an appogiatura.
5 singles strokes, as a rhythm.
5 singles strokes as an appogiatura.
Double Stroke Roll. This is the sticking for the Open Roll.
In the Double Stroke Roll the second stroke is always the weak stroke. Here is an exercise to strengthen this stroke. Just play an
accent on it.
The same exercise but start on the accent. Speed up progressively.
The Flam. It's 2 strokes played closed simultaneously. The first hand is weak and the second is strong. The starting position is very
important : the weak hand is close to the head, the strong one is far from the head.
French rudiments "Le Coup Anglais" is a flam follow by a single stroke.
"Le Coup Anglais Bātard" sounds like the previous one but with a different sticking.
The Flam Accent rudiment. 8th note triplets with a flam on the first 8th note.
The Paradiddle. A mix of single stroke roll and double stroke roll.
A variation of the paradiddle.
A variation of the paradiddle.
A variation of the paradiddle.
The Flam Paradiddle. A flam played on the first stroke of the paradiddle.
The Double Paradiddle.
The Triple Paradiddle.
The Multiple Bounce Roll or Close Roll has several bounces on each hands produced by a slightly additional pressure applied to the sticks.
An exercise mixing single strokes and close roll in 16th notes.
The Drag. 2 weaks strokes with the same hand followed by an accent with the other hand. Here as a rhythmic exercise.
The Drag as an appogiatura.
The 4 Stroke Roll. 3 weaks strokes (1 with a hand and 2 with the other one) followed by an accent. Here as a rhythmic exercise.
The Four Stroke Roll as an appogiatura.
The Five Stroke Roll. 4 weaks stroke (2 by hands) followed by an accent. Here as a rythmic exercise.
The Five Stroke Roll as an appogiatura.
