The forty rudiments

A rudiment is a sticking, not a drum part, which is why each one here is learned on the snare and then moved around the kit without being rewritten. Work the ladder on each, then put the ones you have into a workout that will not let you play them from memory.

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Roll rudiments

Singles, doubles, buzzes, and the counted rolls built out of them.

Diddle rudiments

The paradiddle family, where a double is dropped into a run of singles.

Flam rudiments

A grace note just before the stroke, from the other hand.

Drag rudiments

Two grace notes instead of one, and everything built on them.