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Everything you need to understand drum rudiments, fix technique problems and build a structured practice routine.
Rudiments
Single Stroke Roll
R L R L R L R L
Beginner · 60-180 BPMSingle Stroke Four
R L R L / L R L R
Beginner-Intermediate · 60-160 BPMSingle Stroke Seven
R L R L R L R / L R L R L R L
Beginner-Intermediate · 50-120 BPMMultiple Bounce Roll
buzz strokes
Intermediate · 50-140 BPMTriple Stroke Roll
R R R L L L
Beginner-Intermediate · 60-180+ BPMDouble Stroke Open Roll
R R L L R R L L
Intermediate · 60-150 BPMFive Stroke Roll
R R L L R / L L R R L
Intermediate · 60-150 BPMSix Stroke Roll
R L L R R L / L R R L L R
Intermediate · 60-140 BPMSeven Stroke Roll
R R L L R R L / L L R R L L R
Intermediate · 55-130 BPMNine Stroke Roll
R R L L R R L L R
Intermediate · 55-130 BPMTen Stroke Roll
R R L L R R L L R L
Intermediate · 50-125 BPMEleven Stroke Roll
R R L L R R L L R R L
Intermediate-Advanced · 50-120 BPMThirteen Stroke Roll
R R L L R R L L R R L L R
Advanced · 45-115 BPMFifteen Stroke Roll
R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L
Advanced · 45-110 BPMSeventeen Stroke Roll
R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L R
Beginner · 60-160+ BPMSingle Paradiddle
R L R R / L R L L
Intermediate · 60-130 BPMDouble Paradiddle
R L R L R R / L R L R L L
Intermediate-Advanced · 60-120 BPMTriple Paradiddle
R L R L R L R R / L R L R L R L L
Intermediate · 60-140 BPMSingle Paradiddle-Diddle
R L R R L L / L R L L R R
Beginner-Intermediate · 60-120 BPMFlam
lR / rL
Intermediate · 60-120 BPMFlam Accent
lR l l / rL r r
Intermediate · 60-120 BPMFlam Tap
lR R / rL L
Intermediate-Advanced · 55-115 BPMFlamacue
lR L R L R / rL R L R L
Intermediate-Advanced · 55-115 BPMFlam Paradiddle
lR L R R / rL R L L
Intermediate-Advanced · 55-115 BPMSingle Flammed Mill
lR R L R / rL L R L
Advanced · 50-105 BPMFlam Paradiddle-Diddle
lR L R R L L / rL R L L R R
Advanced · 50-110 BPMPataflafla
lR L rL R
Intermediate-Advanced · 60-110 BPMSwiss Army Triplet
flam tap upstroke triplet
Intermediate-Advanced · 55-115 BPMInverted Flam Tap
tap flam tap flam
Advanced · 50-105 BPMFlam Drag
flam plus drag phrase
Beginner-Intermediate · 60-110 BPMDrag
llR / rrL
Intermediate · 55-115 BPMSingle Drag Tap
llR L / rrL R
Intermediate-Advanced · 50-110 BPMDouble Drag Tap
llR rrL R
Intermediate · 55-115 BPMLesson 25
llR L R L
Intermediate-Advanced · 50-110 BPMSingle Dragadiddle
llR L R R / rrL R L L
Advanced · 50-105 BPMDrag Paradiddle #1
llR L R R / rrL R L L
Advanced · 45-100 BPMDrag Paradiddle #2
llR L R L R R
Intermediate-Advanced · 50-110 BPMSingle Ratamacue
drag tap tap release
Advanced · 45-100 BPMDouble Ratamacue
two drag groups plus release
Advanced · 45-95 BPMTriple Ratamacue
three drag groups plus release
Problems
Why is My Timing Inconsistent?
Practicing without objective feedback lets timing drift become normal.
Why Can't I Play Fast Double Strokes?
Tension and forcing the second stroke remove natural rebound.
Why is My Non-Dominant Hand Weaker?
Most drummers unconsciously lead with the dominant hand.
Why Do I Rush Drum Fills?
Drummers anticipate the next note instead of listening to the beat.
Practice
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