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
10. Nine Stroke Roll *

A. Single Stroke Roll Rudiments

1. Single Stroke Roll *

R
L

R L R L
L R L R

11

RLRLRLR
LRLRLRL

5. Triple Stroke Roll

R
L

13

13. Thirteen
Stroke Roll *

B. Multiple Bounce Roll Rudiments

4. Multiple Bounce Roll

12. Eleven
Stroke Roll *

3. Single Stroke Seven

11. Ten Stroke Roll *

14. Fifteen
Stroke Roll *

R
L

17

RRRL L LRRRL L L

15. Seventeen
Stroke Roll
C. Double Stroke Open Roll Rudiments

6. Double Stroke
Open Roll *

RRLLRRLL

> 5>
@ @
5

7. Five Stroke Roll *

R
L

LR
RL

RL
LR

R
L

RL
LR

R
L

>>

RL
LR

> 11
!

>
!

RL
LR

> 13
>
@ @
L

> 15
>
@. @.
LR
RL

> 17

R

>

L
R

II. Diddle Rudiments

> >
16. Single Paradiddle *

L
R

> 7 >
@. @.

17. Double Paradiddle *

18. Triple
Paradiddle

9. Seven Stroke Roll *

> > 10

>

RLRRLRL L

> 6 >> 6 >

@ @

8. Six Stroke Roll

15

10

R L R L
L R L R

R L R L R L R L

2. Single Stroke Four

>

19. Single
Paradiddle-diddle

>
>

R L R L R R L R L R L L

>
>

>
>

RLRLRLRRLRLRLRL L

R
LR
L
R L R R L L R L R R L L
L
RL
R
L R L L R R L R L L R R
* These rudiments are also included in the original Standard 26 American Drum Rudiments.

Copyright 1984 by the Percussive Arts Society, 110 W. Washington Street, Suite A, Indianapolis, IN 46204
International Copyright Secured
All Rights Reserved

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III. flam Rudiments

j
j


20. Flam *
R
L
>
>
j
21. Flam Accent *

j
L

R RR L L LR RR L L

L
R

R
L

>
>
j

>
>
j
j

L

R L R R L L R L R L L R R

>
> >
>
j
j
j
j

R L R R L LR L R R L

> 3 > 3
j
j

L
R

> > > >

j j j
R LR L RL R LR L R

L L R R L

L L

L RRL

L L

R LLR

L L

R L R LLR L R
L R L RRL R L

L RRL RRL

>
>

RR

>
>
! !

35. Single Dragadiddle

RR L R R LL R L L

>
>

36. Drag
Paradiddle
#1 *

R LLR L R R L RRL R L L

>
>

37. Drag Paradiddle #2 *

R LLR LLR L R R L RRL RRL R L L

38. Single Ratamacue *

3 >
>

3

R L R L RRL R L R

39. Double Ratamacue *

R R L LR R L
L L RR L L R

RR

>
>

33. Double
Drag Tap *

L L

>
>
j
j

L

32. Single
Drag Tap *

R L R R R L R L L

R R L R R L L R L

>
>

L L

34. Lesson 25 *

L L R
R R L

>
>
j
j

30. Flam Drag

R
L

29. Inverted
Flam Tap

L
R

25. Single Flammed

Mill

28. Swiss Army

Triplet

24. Flam
Paradiddle *

27. Pataflafla

>
j
j

23. Flamacue *

26. Flam
Paradiddlediddle *

> > > >

j j j

22. Flam Tap *

Iv. DRAG Rudiments

31. Drag *

R R L

3
>
>

3

L L

R LLR L R L RRL RRL R L R

40. Triple Ratamacue *

3 >
>

3

L L

R LLR LLR L R LRRL RRLRRL R L R

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