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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