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 9  
~ ~
9

A. SINGLE STROKE ROLL RUDIMENTS 10. NINE STROKE ROLL *

  10 
R R L L
10

~ ~
1. SINGLE STROKE ROLL *
R L R L R L R L
11. TEN STROKE ROLL *
3 3

R RL R RL

 11 
L LR L LR
2. SINGLE STROKE FOUR 11

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~

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

6 12. ELEVEN

STROKE ROLL * R RL R RL
L LR L LR

 13 
3. SINGLE STROKE SEVEN RLRLRLR 13

~ ~
LRLRLRL
13. THIRTEEN
STROKE ROLL *
B. MULTIPLE BOUNCE ROLL RUDIMENTS
 15 
R R L L

15

~  ~ 
4. MULTIPLE BOUNCE ROLL Z
14. FIFTEEN
3 3 3 3 STROKE ROLL *

R LR L

 17 
L RL R
5. TRIPLE STROKE ROLL
17

~ ~
RRRL L LRRRL L L
15. SEVENTEEN
C. DOUBLE STROKE OPEN ROLL RUDIMENTS STROKE ROLL
R R L L

6. DOUBLE STROKE ~ II. DIDDLE RUDIMENTS

OPEN ROLL *  
16. SINGLE PARADIDDLE *
RRLLRRLL

 5

5

 
RLRRLRL L
7. FIVE STROKE ROLL *

 6  6 
R R L L

17. DOUBLE PARADIDDLE *

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

8. SIX STROKE ROLL
R LR L
L RL R 18. TRIPLE
PARADIDDLE
 7   
RLRLRLRRLRLRLRL L

 
7

9. SEVEN STROKE ROLL * 19. SINGLE

R LR L PARADIDDLE-DIDDLE 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.
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III. FLAM RUDIMENTS IV. DRAG RUDIMENTS

H H
20. FLAM * 31. DRAG *
 
R L

 
L R L L R RR L

H
H
21. FLAM ACCENT * 32. SINGLE
DRAG TAP *
   
L R L R R L R L

 
L L R L RRL R

22. FLAM TAP *

H
H H H 33. DOUBLE
R RR L L LR RR L L DRAG TAP *

L

 
L L R LLR L RRL RRL R

H H
23. FLAMACUE *
L R L R L L R 34. LESSON 25 *
L L R L R LLR L R
L R L R R L

 
R

 
RR L R L RRL R L

24. FLAM
PARADIDDLE *

H

H
35. SINGLE DRAGADIDDLE


 
R L R R R L R L L RR L R R LL R L L

 
L

25. SINGLE FLAMMED

H H
36. DRAG
PARADIDDLE
MILL #1 * R LLR L R R L RRL R L L
L R R L R R L L R L

  
37. DRAG PARADIDDLE #2 *


26. FLAM

H H
PARADIDDLE-
DIDDLE * R L R R L L R L R L L R R

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

H H H H 38. SINGLE RATAMACUE *
27. PATAFLAFLA
3  3 

L R L R R L LR L R R L

 3  3

R L R L RRL R L R
H H
L L
28. SWISS ARMY
39. DOUBLE RATAMACUE *
 
TRIPLET L R R L LR R L
3 3

   
R L L RR L L R

29. INVERTED
FLAM TAP

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

40. TRIPLE RATAMACUE *

 3 
R LR L RL R LR L R

 
L

H H
30. FLAM DRAG
L R L L R R L R R L L L R LLR LLR L R LRRL RRLRRL R L R
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