Percussive Arts Society's Official INTERNATIONAL _DRUM_ RUDIMENTS Compiled by Jay Wanamaker & Rob Carson with the P.A.S. International Drum Rudiment CommitteeCONTENTS Foreword a . SEVEN ESSENTIAL RUDIMENTS ROLL RUDIMENTS Single Stroke Roll Single Stroke Four Single Stroke Sever. ‘Mliple Bounce Roll. ‘Triple Stroke Roll... Double Stroke Open Roll. . Five Stroke Roll... Six Stroke Roll Seven Stroke Roll Nine Stroke Roll Ten Stroke Roll... Eleven Stroke Roll Thirteen Stroke Roll Fifteen Stroke Roll . Seventeen Stroke Roll DIDDLE RUDIMENTS Single Paradiddle Double Paradidae Triple Paradiddle Single Paradiddle-diddle ... FLAM RUDIMENTS Flam... Flam Accent Flam Tap Flamacue .. Flam Paradiddle Single Flammed Mill... Flam Paradiddle-didde Patafiala 2... eee Swigs Army Triplet... Inverted Flam Tap Flam Drag DRAG RUDIMENTS Drag... Single Drag Tap... Double Drag Tap .. Lesson 25 ..... Single Dragadiddle Drag Paradiddle #1... Drag Paradiddle #2... Single Ratamacue Dovble Ratamacue Triple Ratamacue RUDIMENT CHART PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY ABOUT THE CD: ‘The INTERNATIONAL DRUM RUDIMENT CD fea- ‘ares all the rudiments performed open (slow) to close (fast) to open. ‘They are performed by Rob Carson, the three-time WORLD SNARE DRUM CHAMPION. © Copyright MCMLXXXIV by Alfred Publishing Co., Saas Fedral “AN Diahte BecepecslFOREWORD In 1933, during the American Legion National Convention in Chicago, drummers irom alt parts of the country met to discuss methods of drumming and drum instruction, This group of thirteen gentlemen selected thirteen rudiments which they believed al rummers should know because these rudiments taught valuable sticking patterns and led to an orderly progresion for the development of physical control, coordina tion, and endurance. The “Essential Thirteen” were used a$ a test for membership in the Thirteen Club, organized for the promotion «: rudimental drumming by the National Association of Rudimental Drummers (N.A.R.D.). In later years thirteen additional rudiments were combined with the original thirteen, forming the Standard 26 American Drum Rudiments. INTERNATIONAL DRUM RUDIMENTS This book represents five year project, the goal of which was to standardize, revise, and update the Standard 26 American Drum: Rudiments. The results are the Percussive Arts Society (P.A.S.) Official INTERNATIONAL DRUM RUDIMENTS. The nucleus of this new list are the Standard 26 American Drom Rudiments. Added to the traditional 26 rudiments are a number of drum corps, orchestral, Euro- pean, and contemporary drum rudiments. The rudiments in this listing have been grouped into the following four families: Rolls, Diddles, Flam, and Drags. Also listed are the “Seven Essential Rudiments”, which are the seven rudiments that are necessary inorder to perform al other rudiments The Seven Essential Rudiments” include: Single Stroke Roll, Muliple Bounce Roll, Double Stoke Open Rol, Five Stroke Roll, Single Paradiddle, Flam, and Drag. The International Drum Rudiments list remains open ended and will be revised and updated when necessary INTERNATIONAL DRUM RUDIMENT COMMITTEE, The P.AS. International Drum Rudiment Committee was formed to act as the governing body inthe revision of the rudiments. Ths research committe is one of several sponsored by the Percussive Arts Society. The members ofthe Rudiment Committe consist of eolege professors, high school band directors, drum corps and marching band instructors, symphonic percussionists, and percussion industry specialists, They have worked diligently over the last half decade in order to create a new vocabulary of drum rudiments that will serve the contemporary percussionist for many years to come, Jay Wanamaker International Drum Rudiment Chaisman P.A.S. INTERNATIONAL DRUM RUDIMENT COMMITTEE First Row: William F. Ludwig, Jt.—Ludwig tndustries; Fred Sanford—Ludwig Industries; Jay ‘Wanamaker—Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Committee Chairman; Rob Carson—Remo, ne; Sherman Hong—Southern Missisippi University Second Row: George Tuthil—Argonauts Drum & Bugle Corps; Jim Campbell—Montana State Universy; Jim Peteresak—Crane School of Music; Anthony Cirone—San Francisco Symphony; Charles Owen—University of Michigan Committee members not shown: John Beck—Easiman School of Music; Marty Hurley—Brother Martin High School; Mike Kumer—Dequesne University; Willis Rapp—lowa State Univesity; Dan ‘Spalding~Stephen F. Austin University; Larry Vanlandingham—Baylor UniversitySEVEN ESSENTIAL RUDIMENTS Knowledge of the Seven Essential Rudiments is necessary in order to perform all other rudiments. They are listed in a suggested teaching order. All rudiments should be practiced: open (slow) to clase (fast) to open (slow) and/or at an even moderate march tempo. SINGLE STROKE ROLL Cp. RL R tC A LR LARCALAL AL RAEREACALACRCALAL simile—close and open Rofo R tC R LC R LC REALALALRUERUERLRLA simile FIVE STROKE ROLL RALUCRLLAALARALLA LUERAL ARLLA LLRRL AREER ALL simile simile TR PL TR FL CR AL CR AL CRALiR ALIA AL TR ALURALCAAL simile Tor AL RAL tin #8 ttm ARAL ttR ARAL ttR ARAL CCR simileRUDIMENTS GROUPED BY FAMILIES ¢3’ Al rudiments in is listing are grouped by family for convenience or reference. The four families ae 1 ROLLS I. DIDDLES MM. FLAMS| IV. DRAGS ‘The first version ofthe rudiment listed in each of the following examples, isthe most commonly used. Each rudiment is notated at a moderate march tempo, Remember, this collection of rudiments acts as a listing rather than a method or suggested teaching ordering. I. ROLL RUDIMEN A. SINGLE STROKE ROLL RUDIMENTS 1. SINGLE STROKE ROLL 2, SINGLE STROKE FOUR (Four Stroke Ratt) C5) Rudimental Interpretation Orchestral Interpretation q = & Bs Ge a = URL ALAL ALAL ALA CRUR LALA LALA LALA 3. SINGLE STROKE SEVEN RURLARLR CRLALRE RURLRLR6 B. MULTIPLE BOUNCE ROLL RUDIMENTS @/*" 4. MULTIPLE BOUNCE ROLL (Buzz, Orchestral, and Press Rolls) The mukiple bounce roll is measured from note to note by pulsations, dynamics, and musical character. (Multiple Bounce Roll - $°) Duple Pulsation Triple Pulsation 120 j= 120 z ® ® + REALRUER LR LAL Inepred RE RE RE ROR UR CRON deed RL RC R EAL ALR 5. TRIPLE STROKE ROLL (Uy*” Sa FS eS RRARLULAARULLLARALLLRRALLL C. DOUBLE STROKE OPEN ROLE RUDIMENTS gr 6. DOUBLE STROKE OPEN ROLL (Long Roll) Duple Pulsation AR WORR WLOAR ag WLORR WL AR LL AR LL ORR L Thome (Paw foam Tl ae Ul nw Ct ma TE ae OD ae Interpreted Triple Pusation AR OL AR LL AR WL RR ORR RR aL Amerpreted Tam Tak TL ak TE ak TD ak TP ae Perform the following numbered rolls as double stroke open rolls and multiple bounce rolls. Roll rudiments can be played starting on the beat, off the beat or on any subdivision of the beat. 7. FIVE STROKE ROLL Duple Pulsation Triple Pulsation = Se es qe Ss RALLR | LLRRL RRLLR | LLARL RALLR LURAL ARLLR LLAALALLARLA LLARLA LLARZA CoARL EC RRCCAL RALURL ARLERL RALLR Variations: 1 2 6 = 6 6 ALU RL AACE RL AACE RL ARLE RALL Al AALL @CARCC RL AALL Cina CRtcRR CR CCAR CR CURR ER Pkttan Bh Ctra FGtcne CR cRR 9. SEVEN STROKE ROLL (/*" ‘Duple Pulsation Triple Pulsation 7 7 7 7 RALURRLRALLARL ARLURH, —AMLLRAL Coane eaceg = Staacc & Charce Tap Seven Stroke Roll 10, NINE STROKE ROLL @1*” Duple Pulsation 9 3 a) = 9 > —— Lt ts ARLURALLR UURRLLARL RALLARLIR TURRUEARL ‘Triple Pulsation 9, = = WALLARLLA LORALLARL 11. TEN STROKE ROLL12, ELEVEN STROKE ROLL G5” Duple Pusation ‘Tepe Postion 13. THIRTEEN STROKE ROLL Cy)” Duple Pulsation Triple Pulsation B B = B B { eh g Ft WRCUAALLARLLA LERALEAALERAL WALUAALLARLE R-LERRLCAALLAR | 14, FIFTEEN STROKE ROLL Duple Pulsation Is = _ WALUAR | ARLLARLUARLL RLCAR| ct ARLUARLO CtARLL ‘Triple Pulsation 1s = 1s ——— se RALEARLLARLLAR L ARLLARLLARLLAR L LUARULRRLLARLL CLRRLLARLLARLL ‘Tap Fifteen Stroke Rofl =1s RUCRALLRALLARLLR LARULARECRACCRAL 15. SEVENTEEN STROKE ROLL Duple Pulsation WAUURALLARLLEARLER LEARLURALLMALURAL Triple Pulsation 17 = RRULARLURALLARLE RR LLAALLARLURALLARLIl. DIDDLE RUDIMENTS G5” 16, SINGLE PARADIDDLE RLERRLALLALRALALL 17, DOUBLE PARADIDDLE @5/*" RURCARLALALL RLALAALALALL 18. TRIPLE PARADIDDLE C3) RLCALARLL RURRLLALAALL LR simile BLA iiIIL. FLAM RUDIMENTS ¢,"” URRALLURAALLERRALLUARALL 23, FLAMACUE (% URURAALALLURLARALALL 25, SINGLE FLAMMED MILL. URALAALLALCRALAALLALi a Erp 26. FLAM PARADIDDLE-DIDOLE (57 URLRAULLALALLRR CRLARLLALRLLAR 21, PATAFLAFLA C3) RL simile Variations: 1. 2 pe feet i RL LR simile 29, INVERTED FLAM TAP Variation tR LAL RUR LALOR AiR LAL ACA LALn IV. DRAG RUDIMENTS (** All grace notes may be played in either an open or closed manner depending on the interpretation. 31. DRAG lin RL LtR RRL 32. SINGLE DRAG TAP CY Eas TR LAL Variation Alternate Notation 33, DOUBLE DRAG TAP (/*" | Variation : _ pieirsiei = pe wey trALtR URAL ALO WULA CUAL ARAL ARL A Alternate Notation § vacation RACAL ARL ARAL R tik WRU RAL AREA Variation Alternate Notation _ e oa ne Rea ER 38. SINGLE DRAGADIDDLE PRL RRMA LLARL RAUL ACL36. DRAG PARADIDDLE #1 35" Alternate Notation RUCRLAR LU ARLALL RURAL AR RUPRE ALL 37, DRAG PARADIDDLE #2 Alternate Notation ==! —a UCR UERLAAL AALAALALL RURAL ALAALARLRL ALL 38. SINGLE RATAMACUE Cay" . Variation Alternate Notation tCRURL AALALA RUCRLRLARLRL Rott RLAL PRLAL 39. DOUBLE RATAMACUE (0x) 3 TORLURLALRAL AR Alternate Notation RUCRUCRLAL ARL RR LAL RUCRURCRL RAL ARLAL 40. TRIPLE RATAMACUE. Variation WRUL AM ALAL APL ARLRURUR RURURUALALAPLARLARLAL Alternate Notation pre ET EE RUA ALL RLAL ARL AR YAR4 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 * mB RURUALAL 2. SINGLE STROKE FOUR mR Soph RERL LAL PRok ERER ‘ 3. SINGLE STROKE SEVEN ERpPR RERERLA PRERCRE B. MULTIPLE BOUNCE ROLL RUDIMENTS 4, MULTIPLE BOUNCE ROLL é 3 3 3 5. TRIPLE STROKE ROLL Sana RARLULRRALLL C. DOUBLE STROKE OPEN ROLL RUDIMENTS 6. DOUBLE STROKE OPEN ROLL * ARLLRRLL 7. FIVE STROKE ROLL* 8. SIX STROKE ROLL 9. SEVEN STROKE ROLL * 9 NINE STROKE ROLL* i u R= = 12. ELEVEN STROKE ROLL * i A ’ i Fal 1 7 of tk POR B = 1 = 13, THIRTEEN # # STROKE ROLL* i ys R AL t Is 5 ~ 14. FIFTEEN Fa STROKE ROLL * ? ie Og i Rte 1 t Ae fi u a 15. SEVENTEEN 7 5 STROKE ROLL a R ROL L II. DIDDLE RUDIMENTS 16. SINGLE PARADIDDLE * ~F RLURALALL |. DOUBLE PARADIDDLE?* F * ADT RLURLAALRLERLL 18, TRIPLE PARADIDDLE RURLALARLALALALL 19, SINGLE * F PARADIDDLE-DIDDLE i Td ¢ ‘These rudiments are also included in the original ndard 26 American Dram RudimentsIll. FLAM RUDIMENTS IV. DRAG RUDIMENTS Lou tod 31. DRAG * a, Be tr AL ir AL 21, FLAM ACCENT* > > 32, SINGLE z = yd Ji Td DRAG TAP * a aves TRL Am RL tte LAR oR Fee 33, DOUBLE = = 22. FLAM TAP * LT iades | mom aad Jalal tR RAL LER RAL OL LLR LER OL RPRL RRL OR 23. FLAMACUE + = 34, LESSON 25 * = = WIT afi af) nok ER RE . onbk ba CRE 24, FLAM * {- 35. SINGLE * + PARADIDDLE * widdiddad DRAGADIDDLE. Fis fa 7 a CRUER RAL REL PRE RRO RE EL 25. SINGLE ee * 36. DRAG >. * FLAMMED MILL wosetded PARADIDDLE #1* Jayla a. id TAAL RAL LAL RORLARL PALA LL 26, FLAM a > 37. DRAG PARADIDDLE #2 * PARADIDDLE- widodensdadad > >, DIDDLE * URLARLL ALALLAR ta ahita Bove : RURLERLRAL PAL PRLALL 21, PATAFLAFLA. * == Bd didtsd dts 38. SINGLE RATAMACUE + Cart ante ni 3> 3> tRLRALIR LE RAL a aft) aT] 28, SWISS ARMY == RLRL PRLALR, TRIPLET wld’ Tatil 39. DOUBLE RATAMACUE * RR LUA RL SPC ARLER i= i= 29, INVERTED + == fe fi alasald FLAM TAP te dhe ote ots UR OCRLAL PAL ARLARLR CRLAL RERLALR - 4, TRIPLE RATAMACUE,* 30. FLAM DRAG ee F = a fl J ala) aliala alt: CR LR RL RAL Wrttr ace Al oe ARAL A recording ofthe International Drum Rudiments as performed by Rob Carson. the thee-time WORLD SNARE DRUM CHAMPION. is available trom Alfred Publish on IneNo. 1 ‘The Long Roll No. 2 ‘The Five Stroke Roll No. 8 ‘The Seven Stroke Roll No. 4 The Flam No. 5 ‘The Flam Accent No. 6 ‘The Flam Paradiddle No. 7 ‘The Flamacue No. 8 ‘The Rutt No. 9 ‘The Single Drag | No. i The Duable Drag No. t ‘The Double Parsdiddle No. 12 ‘The Single Ratamacue TERURE PRURLR No. 13 ‘The Triple Ratamaoue AML Rudiments a od Open and Close sa kpggiGoprmiehe 1934. Ludwig and, Ludwig ie I Pere eesRit Ri kaa Sastre ‘ HR. "ST ROR CRUR CRC efe 3 i j 4 } BRAS : ——= RU CRRELR + Yeuite p Stroke Roll @ No.2. the SINGLE 22 eee PARADIDDLES “TR LLARLAR CALL RCAR LRLC RL