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 Paradiddlediddle * 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 Dragadiddle 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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