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Rudiment Grooves Rick Considine Section 2 Single- and Double-Stroke Rolls

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SECTION 2
Practice each rudiment on a single drum before trying to orchestrate it on the drum set.

SINGLE- AND DOUBLE-STROKES

Grooves 2 thru 6 will develop your ability to apply the rudiments to the drum set. You will work on hand/foot independence by substituting hands for feet in parts of the rudiments. These grooves will help you hear how rudiments t into drum set playing.

GROOVE 2. Single-Stroke Roll

RUDIMENT
Single-Stroke Roll Single-Stroke Roll, Triplets

R L R L

R L R L R L

MOVE
In bar 2 of this move, the bass drum substitutes for the hands in completing a part of the single-stroke roll rudiment. Play this move at a tempo that is comfortable. Then, orchestrate this single-stroke roll on the drum set. For example, play the bass drum part with the hi-hat foot instead. Or, play the snare part on the ride cymbal. Whichever instruments you choose, this move will give you practice going back and forth between playing sixteenth notes and eighth-note triplets. When going from eighth-note triplets to sextuplets, your hands continue to play the exact same rhythm; the addition of the bass drum between the snare part creates sixteenth-note triplets.
R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L

4 4
R L R L R L R L R L R L
3 3 3 3

L
6

R
6

L
6

R
6

..

GROOVE 3. Double-Stroke Roll

RUDIMENT
Double-Stroke Roll Double-Stroke Roll, Triplets

R R L L

R R L L R R

MOVE 1
This move illustrates a double-stroke roll played as a triplet subdivision. In this move, youll play a triple structured roll on the snare drum, then orchestrate the double right hand on the cymbal while playing doubles on the bass drum.
R L
3

R
3

R
3

L
3

L
3

R
3

R
3

L
3

x x x x x x x . 4 4 .
MOVE 2
The double-stroke roll moves the right hand between different parts of the drum set. For this and all moves, rst play the phrase as written, then orchestrate it on the drum set.

>> >> >> >> j 4 4

R R L L R R L L

R R L L R R L L

R LLR

R LLR

j ..

LLR

MOVE 3
This double-stroke roll moves the right hand between the rim of the oor tom and the rim of the snare drum. The left hand moves between the hi-hat and the rim of the snare drum.
R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L

j x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x .. 4 x x x x x x x 4 . x . .
* x noteheads on the floor tom and snare should be played on the rims

GROOVE 4. Single Paradiddle and Single-Stroke Six

RUDIMENT
Single Paradiddle Single-Stroke Sextuplets

L R

R L

L R

L R

R L R L R L

MOVE
The bass drum plays the diddles. Go back and forth between sixteenth notes and sixteenth-note triplets. Alternate the hands.
R L L R R L L R R L
6

L R

R L
6

R L
6

L R

R L
6

4 4 ..
GROOVE 5. Four-Stroke Ruff
RUDIMENT
Four-Stroke Ruff

R L R L L R L R

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MOVE
In this four-stroke ruff, the left-hand part is played by the bass drum. The bass drum changes between quarter notes and eighth notes. The speed at which you can play the bass drum will determine the tempo.
R L R R L R R L R R L R R L R R L R R L R R L R R L R R L R R L R R L R

4 4 ..