Percussion

Percussion

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How to play double paradiddle drum rudiment
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Play double paradiddle drum rudiment

The double paradiddle is a fun rudiment that is based on the single paradiddle. It is a 12 note pattern that is often used in a 12/8 feel ...more

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How to play single paradiddle drum rudiment
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Play single paradiddle drum rudiment

The single paradiddle is an extremely popular drum rudiment. This rudiment sounds great while played within drum beats, drum fills, and even ...more

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How to play flam drag drum rudiment
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Play flam drag drum rudiment

The flam drag is a unique drum rudiment that alternates flams and drags within the structure of an alternating double stroke roll. This drum ...more

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How to play pataflafla drum rudiment
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Play pataflafla drum rudiment

The pataflafla is a unique drum rudiment that is sure to challenge your ability to play flam strokes. It requires that you play back-to-back ...more

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How to play inverted flam tap drum rudiment
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Play inverted flam tap drum rudiment

The inverted flam tap appears fairly simple, but it can be a little challenging at first. The flam placement doesn't feel very natural, and ...more

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How to play Swiss army triplet drum rudiment
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Play Swiss army triplet drum rudiment

The swiss army triplet is a unique one-way rudiment that can be played in both right and left hand leads. Unlike most of the other rudiments ...more

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How to play flam paradiddle-diddle drum rudiment
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Play flam paradiddle-diddle drum rudiment

The flam paradiddle-diddle is a combination of the single paradiddle-diddle and the flam stroke. This rudiment is great for use within a ...more

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How to master the single flammed mill
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Master the single flammed mill

The single flammed mill is an interesting rudiment that incorporates the flam stroke with a paradiddle-like foundation. It's a little less ...more

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How to play flam paradiddle drum rudiment
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Play flam paradiddle drum rudiment

The flam paradiddle is a powerful rudiment that adds flam strokes into the basic single paradiddle. It's great for use within beats, fills ...more

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How to play flamacue drum rudiment
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Play flamacue drum rudiment

The flamacue is a unique drum rudiment that incorporates the flam stroke into a partial single stroke roll. It is to be practiced with both ...more

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How to play flam tap drum rudiment
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Play flam tap drum rudiment

The flam tap is a powerful drum rudiment that integrates the basic flam into a double stroke pattern. Practice it with the flam accent to ...more

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How to play flam accent drum rudiment
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Play flam accent drum rudiment

The flam accent is a powerful drum rudiment that uses the basic flam within a triplet feel. The pattern is great for creative drum fills and ...more

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How to play seventeen stroke roll drum rudiment
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Play seventeen stroke roll drum rudiment

The seventeen stroke roll is the longest roll-based drum rudiment. As with the five stroke, seven stroke, nine stroke, eleven stroke ...more

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How to play fifteen stroke roll drum rudiment
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Play fifteen stroke roll drum rudiment

The fifteen stroke roll is a longer rudiment that combines double strokes with one single stroke at the end. This drum rudiment has the same ...more

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How to play thirteen stroke roll drum rudiment
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Play thirteen stroke roll drum rudiment

The thirteen stroke roll is a less common rudiment that is based around double strokes. This drum rudiment is similar to the five stroke ...more

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How to play single dragadiddle drum rudiment
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Play single dragadiddle drum rudiment

The single dragadiddle is a unique drum rudiment that integrates a drag stroke into a single paradiddle. This combination is sure to ...more

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How to do lesson 25 drum rudiment
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Do lesson 25 drum rudiment

Lesson 25 is an peculiar rudiment because the title doesn't appear to have any special meaning. Nobody seems to know why this rudiment is ...more

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How to play double drag tap drum rudiment
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Play double drag tap drum rudiment

The double drag tap builds upon the pattern of the single drag tap. Instead of one drag before the tap stroke, you simply play two. This ...more

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How to play opening/closing hi-hats
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Play opening/closing hi-hats

This video drum lesson will show you how to spice up simple rock beats by opening and closing the hi-hats at a certain time within the beat ...more

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How to do cymbal choking
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Do cymbal choking

You can really spice up your drumming by integrating cymbal choking within beats, fills, and even complex solo patterns. This video lesson ...more

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