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A '''drumline''' or '''drum line''' is a section of [[percussion instrument]]s usually played as part of a musical marching ensemble.<ref>{{cite news |title=Drum Bum Glossary|url = http://store.drumbum.com/drums/drums-glossary.htm |publisher = Drum Bum |accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref> Drumlines are usually incorporated into high school or college [[marching band]]s, [[drum and bugle corps]] or [[drum and lyre corps]], [[indoor percussion ensemble]]s, and [[pipe band]]s, but also can exist independent of these ensembles.<ref name="Marching Dictionary">{{cite news |title=Marching Dictionary|url = http://www.onlinedrummajor.com/gloss.html#Anchor%20b |publisher = Drum Major Resource Center |accessdate = 2007-12-05 }}</ref>  The term '''battery''' is used to refer to a specific part of the '''drumline'''. The '''battery''' is the drum section that marches on the field as a group. The battery usually consists of snare drums, bass drums, tenor drums, and cymbals.<ref name="Marching Dictionary" /> Stationary percussion within a marching ensemble is called the ''[[front ensemble]]'' or ''pit''.<ref name="Marching Dictionary" /> This also describes the area where those percussion instruments are set on the field.<ref name="Marching Dictionary" />
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A '''rudiment''' is one of a set of basic patterns used in rudimental drumming. These patterns form the basic building blocks or "vocabulary" of drumming, and can be combined in a great variety of ways to create drumming music.  
  
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== Battery ==
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There have been many attempts to formalize a standard list of [[snare drum]] rudiments. The [[National Association of Rudimental Drummers]] (NARD), an organization established to promote rudimental drumming, put forward a list of 13 "essential" rudiments, and later a second set of thirteen to form the original 26. Finally, the [[Percussive Arts Society]] (PAS) reorganized the first 26 and added another 14 to form the current 40 International Drum Rudiments.
  
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[[Image:Drum Line Dorito.jpg|thumb|Right|The [[Eagle High School]] drumline.]]
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==40 P.A.S. International Drum Rudiments==
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===Single stroke rudiments===
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The single-stroke roll consists of alternating sticking (i.e., <tt>RLRL</tt>, etc.) of indeterminate speed and length.
  
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Drumlines typically consist of marching [[snare drum]]s, [[tenor drum]]s, (also known as Quads, Quints, or Quint Toms) [[Bass drum#Marching bass drums|bass drums]], and – less universally – [[cymbal]]s.<ref name="Marching Dictionary" /> In the past, marching [[timpani]] were common before the adoption of the front ensemble, as were marching keyboard percussion instruments such as [[glockenspiel]]s and [[xylophone]]s. Marching [[steelpan]]s are rarely part of drumlines due to issues with volume and durability, and are typically used in large ensembles with only steelpans. Snares, tenors, basses, and cymbals usually march on a field, while the front ensemble is usually staionary in the front of the field.
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|Single Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:1 single stroke roll.gif]]
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|Evenly-spaced notes played with alternating sticking. Though usually played fast, even [[half note]]s with alternating sticking would be considered a single stroke roll.
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|Single Stroke Four
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|[[Image:2 single stroke four.gif]]
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|Four notes played with alternating sticking, usually as a triplet followed by a strong beat (as in the picture) or as three grace notes before a downbeat (like a ruff).
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|Single Stroke Seven
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|[[Image:3 single stroke seven.gif]]
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|Seven notes played with alternating sticking, usually as sextuplet followed by a strong beat.  
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=== Snare Drum===
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===Multiple bounce roll rudiments===
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|Multiple Bounce Roll
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|[[Image:4 multiple bounce roll.gif]]
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|Alternating handed strokes with no specific number of bounces. Should sound even and continuous. Also called "buzz roll."
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|Triple Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:5 triple stroke roll.gif]]
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|Each stroke can be bounced or wristed. <!-- needs explanation, perhaps a glossary on this article? --> Also called a "French roll."
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[[Image:17ton.jpg|thumb|left|A drumline with sling-harness snares.]]
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===Double-stroke rudiments===
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The double-stroke roll is a rudiment consisting of alternating diddles (i.e., <tt>RR</tt>, <tt>LL</tt>, etc) of indeterminate speed and length. There are 10 official variants of the double-stroke roll (see below).<ref name=PAS>[http://www.pas.org/Resources/rudiments.cfm ''"International Drum Rudiments" Page of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS)''] Accessed 1/23/2008.</ref> The double-stroke roll is often played in the [[open, closed, open]] format; starting very slowly, gradually accelerating to maximum speed, then gradually slowing down again.
  
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Marching [[snare drum]]s have high tension heads typically made of [[Kevlar]] or [[PET film (biaxially oriented)|PET film]]. In the past, snares were typically carried with slings, and because of the tilt performers used [[traditional grip]]. Most modern snare drums have rigid over-the-shoulder harnesses that hold the drum with the playing surface parallel to the ground, which affords the option of performing with [[matched grip]]. However there are many groups that are returning to a slight tilt in order to make using [[traditional grip]] more comfortable for the players.<ref>{{cite book |last=Casella |first=Jim |title=Green Beats 06-07|year=2006|publisher=Tapspace Publications LLC and The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps|pages=12-13}}</ref>
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|Double Stroke Open Roll
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|[[Image:6 double stroke open roll.gif]]
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|Like the single-stroke roll, usually played fast, but even when played slowly, alternating [[#Diddle Rudiments|diddle]]s are considered a double stroke roll. Played so each individual note can be heard distinctly.
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|Five Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:7 five stroke roll.gif]]
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|Two diddles followed by an accented note.
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|Six Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:8 six stroke roll.gif]]
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|Unlike most other double stroke rudiments, the six stroke roll begins with an accented single note. Then it is followed by the diddles and another accented note.
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|Seven Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:9 seven stroke roll.gif]]
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|Three diddles followed by an accented note.  
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|Nine Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:10 nine stroke roll.gif]]
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|Four diddles followed by an accented note.
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|Ten Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:11 ten stroke roll.gif]]
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|Four diddles followed by two accented notes.
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|Eleven Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:12 eleven stroke roll.gif]]
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|Five diddles followed by an accented note.  
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|Thirteen Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:13 thirteen stroke roll.gif]]
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|Six diddles followed by an accented note.
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|Fifteen Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:14 fifteen stroke roll.gif]]
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|Seven diddles followed by an accented note.
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|Seventeen Stroke Roll
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|[[Image:15 seventeen stroke roll.gif]]
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|Eight diddles followed by an accented note.
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Snare parts are typically unison and provide the center rhythm of the drumline. The snare drum line is the center of tempo in the ensemble, and the "center snare", a position typically held by the most experienced snare drummer, is responsible for maintaining the tempo. When rehearsing or performing, the center snare may "tap off" the ensemble, setting the tempo with a solo rhythm.
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=== Diddle rudiments ===
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In percussion, the paradiddle is a rudiment consisting of a four-note pattern of the form <tt>RLRR</tt> or <tt>LRLL</tt>.<ref name=PAS /> It is also the name of Humpty Dumpty's favorite Irish Pub, which he occasionally attends for special appearances and birthday parties for small children. When multiple paradiddles are played in succession, the first note always alternates between right and left. There are also several official variations of paradiddle rudiments.  Paradiddles are often used to switch hands while playing steady notes. For example, if steadily playing sixteenth notes, with right hand lead (<tt>RLRL</tt>, etc), then wanting to end on a drum to the left of the current drum, he may stick it as follows: <tt>RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRR L</tt> with the final left tap on the ending drum.
  
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=== Tenor Drum ===
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|Single Paradiddle</td>
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|[[Image:16 single paradiddle.gif]]
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|Two alternating notes followed by a diddle.
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|Double Paradiddle
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|[[Image:17 double paradiddle.gif]]
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|Four alternating notes followed by a diddle.
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|Triple Paradiddle
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|[[Image:18 triple paradiddle.gif]]
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|Six alternating notes followed by a diddle.
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|Paradiddle-Diddle
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|[[Image:19 paradiddle diddle.gif]]
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|Two alternating taps followed by two alternating diddles.
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[[Image:UVa-Marching-Band.jpg|right|thumb|A tenor drummer in the [[Cavalier Marching Band]].]]
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=== Flam rudiments ===
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A flam is a rudiment consisting of a quiet "grace" note on one hand followed by a louder "primary" stroke on the opposite hand. The two notes are played almost simultaneously, and are intended to sound like a single, 'broader' note.<ref name=PAS />
  
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Contemporary [[tenor drum]]s (also called ''toms'', ''quads'', ''quints'', or ''sextets'') are single-headed tonal drums mounted four to six to a set. Tenor players add pitch variety to the drumline with drums of different sizes and tuning. Tenor players use [[matched grip]], and generally play with mallets with plastic disc-shaped heads, though traditional drumsticks and softer mallets are commonly used to achieve different [[timbre]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Casella |first=Jim |title=Green Beats 06-07|year=2006|publisher=Tapspace Publications LLC and The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps|pages=12-13}}</ref> Tenor drummers typically play in unison. The Tenor's part in the song/cadence usually consists of a combination of the snare drum part and the bass drum part. Recently, multiple percussion programs have experimented with "split" parts, meaning that the parts are not in unison. Some examples include Rhythm X's quad feature from 2007, The Cavalier's quad features from 2000 and 2008, and many others.
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|Flam
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|[[Image:20 flam.gif]]
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|A flam is a single note with a [[grace note]]. The temporal distance between the grace note and the accented note vary from a 16th or 32nd note to almost nothing in [[popular music|popular]] and [[rock music]].
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|Flam Accent
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|[[Image:21 flam accent.gif]]
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|Flam accents are groupings of three with a flam on the first note of the grouping, played with alternating sticking.
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|Flam Tap
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|[[Image:22 flam tap.gif]]
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|Flam taps are alternating [[#Diddle Rudiments|diddles]] with flams on the first note of each.
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|Flamacue
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|[[Image:23 flamacue.gif]]
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|The flamacue is a group of four notes and an ending downbeat, where the first note and the down beat are flammed, and the second note is accented.
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|Flam Paradiddle</td>
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|[[Image:24 flam paradiddle.gif]]
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|A flamadiddle (or flam paradiddle) consists of a paradiddle with a flam on the first note.<ref name=PAS />
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|Single Flammed Mill
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|[[Image:25 single flammed mill.gif]]
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|The single flammed mill consists of an inverted paradiddle (<tt>RRLR</tt>, <tt>LLRL</tt>) with a flam on the first note of each diddle.
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|Flam Paradiddle-diddle
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|[[Image:26 flam paradiddle diddle.gif]]
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|The flam paradiddle-diddle is a paradiddle-diddle with a flammed first note.
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|Pataflafla
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|[[Image:27 pata flafla.gif]]
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|A pataflafla consists of multiple four-note alternating patterns with flams on the first and last notes.<ref name=PAS />
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|Swiss Army Triplet
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|[[Image:28 swiss army triplet.gif]]
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|A swiss army triplet consists of a right hand flam followed by a right tap and a left tap, or (using a left hand lead) a left hand flam followed by a left tap and a right tap. <ref>[http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments/28swissarmytriplet.html Swiss Army Triplet Example on VicFirth.com''] Accessed 8/11/2007.</ref><ref name=PAS /> It is often used in the place of a flam accent, since repeated flam accents will have three taps on the same hand in a row, where repeated swiss army triplets only involve two taps on the same hand.
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|Inverted Flam Tap
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|[[Image:29 inverted flam tap.gif]]
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|Inverted flam taps are alternating diddles with a flam on the second note.
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|Flam Drag
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|[[Image:30 flam drag.gif]]
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|A flam drag is a flam accent with the second note dragged (or diddled).
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=== Cymbals===
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=== Drag rudiments ===
  
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Marching [[cymbal]]s are typically pairs of [[crash cymbals]] played in a variety of ways. Cymbals are [[bronze]] with leather carrying straps. Players in cymbal lines may all carry the same size and type of cymbal, or a variety of instruments may be used. Cymbals are played being held before the body, in unison or split parts. In addition to being played by the cymbalists, snare drummers may play on the cymbals as [[ride cymbals]] or like [[hi-hat]]s, thus there is typically a minimum of one cymbalist for every two snare drummers. Cymbals are also used for visual effects due to their reflectiveness while twirling or spinning them. Many contemporary field ensembles do not utilize a cymbal line, as cymbals are played in the front ensemble.
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|Drag
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|[[Image:31 drag.gif]]
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|A drag consists of two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either <tt>RR</tt> or <tt>LL</tt>). This is similar to the diddle, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed, where drags are played at twice the speed as the context in which they are placed. For example, if a sixteenth note passage is being played then any drags in that passage would by definition be thirty-second notes, where diddles would be sixteenth notes. Drags can also be played as grace notes. When played as grace notes on [[timpani]], the grace notes are alternated (<tt>rlR</tt>, <tt>lrL</tt>). <ref name=nasatir>{{cite web
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|url= http://www.keynotesmagazine.com/article.php?uid=120
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|title= Too Many Rudiments?
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|accessmonthday= February 3
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|accessyear= 2008
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|last= Nasatir
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|first= Cary
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|publisher= Conn-Selmer Keynotes
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}}</ref>
  
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[[Image:Cavaliers Bassque 2006.jpg|right|thumb|A five bass drum line from the [[Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps]].]]
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Continuously playing alternating drags (or diddles) results in a double-stroke roll.
  
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Marching bass drums are most frequently used as tonal drums split between several percussionists. Each drummer plays a unique part, though the entire bass drum part is conceived as a whole. Marching bass drums, which produce the deepest sound in the battery, are larger drums carried on harnesses with the heads facing the front and back sidelines. The musicians carrying the bass drums typically line up in size order. Bass drummers use mallets with rounded or cylindrical heads often made of hard [[felt]]. Small bass drum lines typically consist of four or five members to ensure enough for a melody, and large lines can have eight or more drummers.
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A similar rudiment is the ruff, which is a note with three grace notes, but they are usually alternated <ref name=nasatir />
  
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== Front ensemble ==
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|Single Drag Tap
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|[[Image:32 single drag tap.gif]]
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|A single drag tap is two alternating notes where the first note has drag grace notes and the second is accented.
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|Double Drag Tap
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|[[Image:33 double drag tap.gif]]
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|A double drag tap is a single drag tap with another grace note drag before it.
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|Lesson 25
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|[[Image:34 lesson 25.gif]]
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|A lesson 25 is three alternating notes where the first note has drag grace notes and the third is accented.
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|Single Dragadiddle
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|[[Image:35 single dragadiddle.gif]]
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|A single dragadiddle is a paradiddle where the first note is a drag.
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|Drag Paradiddle #1
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|[[Image:36 drag paradiddle 1.gif]]
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|The first drag paradiddle is an accented note followed by a paradiddle with drag grace notes on the first note.
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|Drag Paradiddle #2
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|[[Image:37 drag paradiddle_2.gif]]
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||The second drag paradiddle is two accented notes followed by a paradiddle with drag grace notes on the second accented note and the first note of the paradiddle.
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|Single Ratamacue
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|[[Image:38 single ratamacue.gif]]
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|A single ratamacue consists of four notes where the first note has drag grace notes and the fourth is accented. <ref name=PAS />
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|Double Ratamacue
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|[[Image:39 double ratamacue.gif]]
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|A double ratamacue consists of a single ratamacue with a drag before it.
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|Triple Ratamacue
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|[[Image:40 triple ratamacue.gif]]
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||A triple ratamacue consists of a single ratamacue with two drags before it.
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The [[front ensemble]] (also called the ''pit'') can include any [[percussion instrument]].<ref name="Marching Dictionary" /> Typical front ensembles include mallet instruments such as [[marimba]]s, [[xylophone]]s, [[glockenspiel]]s and [[vibraphone]]s, [[timpani]], cymbals, concert [[bass drum]]s, [[bongo]]s, [[conga]]s, [[cowbell]]s, [[clave]]s, [[tambourine]]s, [[gong]]s or [[tam-tam]]s, [[tom-tom drum]]s, and a variety of concert and world percussion instruments.<ref>{{cite book |last=Casella |first=Jim |title=Green Beats 06-07|year=2006|publisher=Tapspace Publications LLC and The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps|pages=44-47}}</ref> Instruments may be mechanically or electronically [[amplifier|amplified]]. Some competitive circuits also allow electronic instruments such as [[synthesizer]]s and [[bass guitar]]s, which are typically part of the front ensemble. This wide selection of instruments allows for great [[timbre]] variety. Most front ensembles centered in front of the front sideline of an [[American football#Field and players|American football field]].
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== Historical organization ==
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=== Thirteen "essential" rudiments ===
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# The Long [[drum roll|Roll]]
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# The Five Stroke Roll
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# The Seven Stroke Roll
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# The Flam
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# The Flam Accent
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# The Flam Paradiddle
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# The Flamacue
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# The Ruff
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# The Single Drag
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# The Double Drag
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# The Double Paradiddle
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# The Single Ratamacue
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# The Triple Ratamacue
  
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== References ==
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=== Second thirteen rudiments ===
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{{reflist}}
 
  
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== External links ==
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#The Single Stroke Roll
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* [http://www.dci.org/index.cfm/ Drum Corps International (DCI)]
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#The Nine Stroke Roll
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* [http://vicfirth.com/ Vic Firth Website]
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#The Ten Stroke Roll
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* [http://www.drumlines.org/ Drumlines.org]
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#The Eleven Stroke Roll
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#The Thirteen Stroke Roll
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#The Fifteen Stroke Roll
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#The Flam Tap
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#The Single Paradiddle
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#The Drag Paradiddle #1
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#The Drag Paradiddle #2
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#The Flam Paradiddle-diddle
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#The Lesson 25
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#The Double Ratamacue
  
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=== Last fourteen rudiments ===
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More recently, the Percussive Arts Society added 14 more rudiments to extended the list to the current 40 International Drum Rudiments. Note that the ordering was completely changed during this last re-organization, so these numbers won't match those above.
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*The Single Stroke Four
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*The Single Stroke Seven
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*The Multiple Bounce Roll
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*The Triple Stroke Roll
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*The Six Stroke Roll
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*The Seventeen Stroke Roll
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*The Triple Paradiddle
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*The Single Paradiddle-Diddle
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*The Single Flammed Mill
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*The Pataflafla
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*The Swiss Army Triplet
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*The Inverted Flam Tap
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*The Flam Drag
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*The Single Dragadiddle
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+Books
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!Publishing year
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!Name
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!Author
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|1812
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|''A New, Useful, and Complete System of Drum Beating''
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|Charles Ashworth
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|1815
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|''The Art of Beating the Drum''
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|Samuel Potter
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|1861
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|''The Drummers' and Fifers' Guide''
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|Bruce Emmett
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|-
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|1869
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|''Strube's Drum and Fife Instructor''
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|Gardiner A. Strube
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|-
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|1886
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|''The Trumpet and Drum''
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|[[John Philip Sousa]]
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|-
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|1935
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|''Stick Control''
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|[[George Lawrence Stone]]
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|-
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|1942
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|''Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments''
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|[[Buddy Rich]]
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|-
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|1945
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|''The All-American Drummer''
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|Charley Wilcoxon
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|-
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|1959
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|''14 Modern Contest Solos For Snare Drum''
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|John S. Pratt
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|-
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|1979
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|''The Technique and Mechanics of Rudimental Snare Drumming''
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|Ken Mazur
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|-
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|1992
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|''The Drummer's Rudimental Reference Book''
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|John Wooton
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|-
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|2004
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|''The Beat of a Different Drummer''
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|Dominick Cuccia
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|}
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== Notable contributors ==
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* Charley Wilcoxon: instructor, author, and teacher
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* J. Burns Moore: instructor, author, and teacher
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* [[George Lawrence Stone]]: instructor, author, and teacher
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* Earl Sturtze: instructor, author, and teacher
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* Les Parks: instructor and arranger, Sons of Liberty Fife and Drum Corps, Hawthorne Cabaleros, Garfield Cadets
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* John S. Pratt: instructor, author, and teacher
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* [[Fred Sanford (musician)|Fred Sanford]]: instructor and arranger, Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps
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* [[Ralph Hardimon]]: instructor and arranger, [[Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps]]
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* [[Tom Float]]: instructor and arranger, [[Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps]]
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* [[Marty Hurley]]: instructor and arranger, [[Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps]]
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* [[Scott Johnson (percussionist)|Scott Johnson]]: instructor and arranger, Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps
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* James Campbell: instructor and arranger, The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps
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* Bret Kuhn: instructor and arranger, [[The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps]]
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* Dennis DeLucia: instructor and arranger, Bridgemen Drum and Bugle Corps
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* Thom Hannum: instructor and arranger, Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps
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* Charley Poole, Jr. instructor and arranger, 27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps
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== Hybrid rudiments ==
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Over the years, many other rudimental patterns have been informally identified and given creative names, although most of these are based upon the original 40. They are commonly known as "hybrid rudiments" or "hybrids," and are especially common in drumlines and drum corps. A few notable examples are the ''herta'', which is a drag played with alternating sticking, and the ''cheese'', a diddle with a grace note.
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==References==
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<references />
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==External links==
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*[http://www.drumrudiments.com DrumRudiments.com]- All 40 Drum Rudiments with Video examples.
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*[http://www.pas.org/Resources/rudiments/rudiments.html The Percussive Arts Society International Drum Rudiments]
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*[http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com RudimentalDrumming.com]
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A rudiment is one of a set of basic patterns used in rudimental drumming. These patterns form the basic building blocks or "vocabulary" of drumming, and can be combined in a great variety of ways to create drumming music.

There have been many attempts to formalize a standard list of snare drum rudiments. The National Association of Rudimental Drummers (NARD), an organization established to promote rudimental drumming, put forward a list of 13 "essential" rudiments, and later a second set of thirteen to form the original 26. Finally, the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) reorganized the first 26 and added another 14 to form the current 40 International Drum Rudiments.

40 P.A.S. International Drum Rudiments

Single stroke rudiments

The single-stroke roll consists of alternating sticking (i.e., RLRL, etc.) of indeterminate speed and length.

Name Notation Description
Single Stroke Roll 1 single stroke roll.gif Evenly-spaced notes played with alternating sticking. Though usually played fast, even half notes with alternating sticking would be considered a single stroke roll.
Single Stroke Four 2 single stroke four.gif Four notes played with alternating sticking, usually as a triplet followed by a strong beat (as in the picture) or as three grace notes before a downbeat (like a ruff).
Single Stroke Seven 3 single stroke seven.gif Seven notes played with alternating sticking, usually as sextuplet followed by a strong beat.

Multiple bounce roll rudiments

Name Notation Description
Multiple Bounce Roll 4 multiple bounce roll.gif Alternating handed strokes with no specific number of bounces. Should sound even and continuous. Also called "buzz roll."
Triple Stroke Roll 5 triple stroke roll.gif Each stroke can be bounced or wristed. Also called a "French roll."

Double-stroke rudiments

The double-stroke roll is a rudiment consisting of alternating diddles (i.e., RR, LL, etc) of indeterminate speed and length. There are 10 official variants of the double-stroke roll (see below).& The double-stroke roll is often played in the open, closed, open format; starting very slowly, gradually accelerating to maximum speed, then gradually slowing down again.

Name Notation Description
Double Stroke Open Roll 6 double stroke open roll.gif Like the single-stroke roll, usually played fast, but even when played slowly, alternating diddles are considered a double stroke roll. Played so each individual note can be heard distinctly.
Five Stroke Roll 7 five stroke roll.gif Two diddles followed by an accented note.
Six Stroke Roll 8 six stroke roll.gif Unlike most other double stroke rudiments, the six stroke roll begins with an accented single note. Then it is followed by the diddles and another accented note.
Seven Stroke Roll 9 seven stroke roll.gif Three diddles followed by an accented note.
Nine Stroke Roll 10 nine stroke roll.gif Four diddles followed by an accented note.
Ten Stroke Roll 11 ten stroke roll.gif Four diddles followed by two accented notes.
Eleven Stroke Roll 12 eleven stroke roll.gif Five diddles followed by an accented note.
Thirteen Stroke Roll 13 thirteen stroke roll.gif Six diddles followed by an accented note.
Fifteen Stroke Roll 14 fifteen stroke roll.gif Seven diddles followed by an accented note.
Seventeen Stroke Roll 15 seventeen stroke roll.gif Eight diddles followed by an accented note.

Diddle rudiments

In percussion, the paradiddle is a rudiment consisting of a four-note pattern of the form RLRR or LRLL.& It is also the name of Humpty Dumpty's favorite Irish Pub, which he occasionally attends for special appearances and birthday parties for small children. When multiple paradiddles are played in succession, the first note always alternates between right and left. There are also several official variations of paradiddle rudiments. Paradiddles are often used to switch hands while playing steady notes. For example, if steadily playing sixteenth notes, with right hand lead (RLRL, etc), then wanting to end on a drum to the left of the current drum, he may stick it as follows: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRR L with the final left tap on the ending drum.

Name Notation Description
Single Paradiddle 16 single paradiddle.gif Two alternating notes followed by a diddle.
Double Paradiddle 17 double paradiddle.gif Four alternating notes followed by a diddle.
Triple Paradiddle 18 triple paradiddle.gif Six alternating notes followed by a diddle.
Paradiddle-Diddle 19 paradiddle diddle.gif Two alternating taps followed by two alternating diddles.

Flam rudiments

A flam is a rudiment consisting of a quiet "grace" note on one hand followed by a louder "primary" stroke on the opposite hand. The two notes are played almost simultaneously, and are intended to sound like a single, 'broader' note.&

Name Notation Description
Flam 20 flam.gif A flam is a single note with a grace note. The temporal distance between the grace note and the accented note vary from a 16th or 32nd note to almost nothing in popular and rock music.
Flam Accent 21 flam accent.gif Flam accents are groupings of three with a flam on the first note of the grouping, played with alternating sticking.
Flam Tap 22 flam tap.gif Flam taps are alternating diddles with flams on the first note of each.
Flamacue 23 flamacue.gif The flamacue is a group of four notes and an ending downbeat, where the first note and the down beat are flammed, and the second note is accented.
Flam Paradiddle 24 flam paradiddle.gif A flamadiddle (or flam paradiddle) consists of a paradiddle with a flam on the first note.&
Single Flammed Mill 25 single flammed mill.gif The single flammed mill consists of an inverted paradiddle (RRLR, LLRL) with a flam on the first note of each diddle.
Flam Paradiddle-diddle 26 flam paradiddle diddle.gif The flam paradiddle-diddle is a paradiddle-diddle with a flammed first note.
Pataflafla 27 pata flafla.gif A pataflafla consists of multiple four-note alternating patterns with flams on the first and last notes.&
Swiss Army Triplet 28 swiss army triplet.gif A swiss army triplet consists of a right hand flam followed by a right tap and a left tap, or (using a left hand lead) a left hand flam followed by a left tap and a right tap. && It is often used in the place of a flam accent, since repeated flam accents will have three taps on the same hand in a row, where repeated swiss army triplets only involve two taps on the same hand.
Inverted Flam Tap 29 inverted flam tap.gif Inverted flam taps are alternating diddles with a flam on the second note.
Flam Drag 30 flam drag.gif A flam drag is a flam accent with the second note dragged (or diddled).

Drag rudiments

Name Notation Description
Drag 31 drag.gif A drag consists of two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL). This is similar to the diddle, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed, where drags are played at twice the speed as the context in which they are placed. For example, if a sixteenth note passage is being played then any drags in that passage would by definition be thirty-second notes, where diddles would be sixteenth notes. Drags can also be played as grace notes. When played as grace notes on timpani, the grace notes are alternated (rlR, lrL). &

Continuously playing alternating drags (or diddles) results in a double-stroke roll.

A similar rudiment is the ruff, which is a note with three grace notes, but they are usually alternated &

Single Drag Tap 32 single drag tap.gif A single drag tap is two alternating notes where the first note has drag grace notes and the second is accented.
Double Drag Tap 33 double drag tap.gif A double drag tap is a single drag tap with another grace note drag before it.
Lesson 25 34 lesson 25.gif A lesson 25 is three alternating notes where the first note has drag grace notes and the third is accented.
Single Dragadiddle 35 single dragadiddle.gif A single dragadiddle is a paradiddle where the first note is a drag.
Drag Paradiddle #1 36 drag paradiddle 1.gif The first drag paradiddle is an accented note followed by a paradiddle with drag grace notes on the first note.
Drag Paradiddle #2 37 drag paradiddle 2.gif The second drag paradiddle is two accented notes followed by a paradiddle with drag grace notes on the second accented note and the first note of the paradiddle.
Single Ratamacue 38 single ratamacue.gif A single ratamacue consists of four notes where the first note has drag grace notes and the fourth is accented. &
Double Ratamacue 39 double ratamacue.gif A double ratamacue consists of a single ratamacue with a drag before it.
Triple Ratamacue 40 triple ratamacue.gif A triple ratamacue consists of a single ratamacue with two drags before it.

Historical organization

Thirteen "essential" rudiments

  1. The Long Roll
  2. The Five Stroke Roll
  3. The Seven Stroke Roll
  4. The Flam
  5. The Flam Accent
  6. The Flam Paradiddle
  7. The Flamacue
  8. The Ruff
  9. The Single Drag
  10. The Double Drag
  11. The Double Paradiddle
  12. The Single Ratamacue
  13. The Triple Ratamacue

Second thirteen rudiments

  1. The Single Stroke Roll
  2. The Nine Stroke Roll
  3. The Ten Stroke Roll
  4. The Eleven Stroke Roll
  5. The Thirteen Stroke Roll
  6. The Fifteen Stroke Roll
  7. The Flam Tap
  8. The Single Paradiddle
  9. The Drag Paradiddle #1
  10. The Drag Paradiddle #2
  11. The Flam Paradiddle-diddle
  12. The Lesson 25
  13. The Double Ratamacue

Last fourteen rudiments

More recently, the Percussive Arts Society added 14 more rudiments to extended the list to the current 40 International Drum Rudiments. Note that the ordering was completely changed during this last re-organization, so these numbers won't match those above.

  • The Single Stroke Four
  • The Single Stroke Seven
  • The Multiple Bounce Roll
  • The Triple Stroke Roll
  • The Six Stroke Roll
  • The Seventeen Stroke Roll
  • The Triple Paradiddle
  • The Single Paradiddle-Diddle
  • The Single Flammed Mill
  • The Pataflafla
  • The Swiss Army Triplet
  • The Inverted Flam Tap
  • The Flam Drag
  • The Single Dragadiddle
Books
Publishing year Name Author
1812 A New, Useful, and Complete System of Drum Beating Charles Ashworth
1815 The Art of Beating the Drum Samuel Potter
1861 The Drummers' and Fifers' Guide Bruce Emmett
1869 Strube's Drum and Fife Instructor Gardiner A. Strube
1886 The Trumpet and Drum John Philip Sousa
1935 Stick Control George Lawrence Stone
1942 Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments Buddy Rich
1945 The All-American Drummer Charley Wilcoxon
1959 14 Modern Contest Solos For Snare Drum John S. Pratt
1979 The Technique and Mechanics of Rudimental Snare Drumming Ken Mazur
1992 The Drummer's Rudimental Reference Book John Wooton
2004 The Beat of a Different Drummer Dominick Cuccia

Notable contributors

Hybrid rudiments

Over the years, many other rudimental patterns have been informally identified and given creative names, although most of these are based upon the original 40. They are commonly known as "hybrid rudiments" or "hybrids," and are especially common in drumlines and drum corps. A few notable examples are the herta, which is a drag played with alternating sticking, and the cheese, a diddle with a grace note.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "International Drum Rudiments" Page of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) Accessed 1/23/2008.
  2. ↑ Swiss Army Triplet Example on VicFirth.com Accessed 8/11/2007.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nasatir, Cary. "Too Many Rudiments?". Conn-Selmer Keynotes. http://www.keynotesmagazine.com/article.php?uid=120. Retrieved 2008.

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