Category Archives: Educational
Check out the latest addition to the Hybrid Rudiments page, Sheet 16!
Included in the last sheet of 2025 are:
- Flammed Chinese Fives – Chinese Fives with a Flam on the first note of each
- Flam Beaters – a Five Stroke Paradiddle with Flams on the first and third notes
- Flam Beats – two Inverted Flam Taps with an extra note added; similar to Flam Beaters with a sticking variation
- Swiss Pug – a Swiss Army Triplet followed by a Didda-let variation
- Cheese Pataflafla – a Pataflafla with Cheese on the first Flam
Happy Drumming!
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The Historical Documents page continues to grow! The 1861 version of “Army Regulations for Drum, Fife and Bugle” by William Nevins has been added. The 1861 publication includes 3 additional pages not included in the 1864 publication. Both versions are available for download on the Historical Documents page. Enjoy this peek into our drumming past and happy drumming!
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Check it out! Another sheet of hybrid rudiments has been added to the Hybrid Rudiments page.
Hybrid Rudiments – Sheet 15 (with hints of breakfast)
- Backward-Eggbeaters – Eggbeaters but the triple and double strokes are played in reverse order
- Change Ups – two Backward-Eggbeaters then two regular Eggbeaters
- Overeasy – four single strokes with an accented Flam on the second note and a double stroke on the third note
- Flamill Drags – a Single Flammed Mill with a double stroke on the second note of each. Also called a Flam Drag Mill
- Flam Triple Stroke Roll – a Triple Stroke Roll with a Flam on the first stroke of each triple stroke. Also called Pancakes
Happy drumming!
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New resources have been added to the Technique Builders page. These include Diddles for roll development, Flam Tap Development, Gallop Exercises for double stroke development, Jedi 8’s for counting and tempo development, and Paradiddles, focusing on single, double, and triple paradiddle development. These join the previously available Full/Legato Stroke Exercises and Shifting Paradiddles, also called P.I.M.A. Check them out, as well as all the other free downloadable Resources available. Happy drumming!
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Today, I’m excited to introduce a new resource category that I’m calling Technique Builders. Technique builders are exercises that focus on developing specific techniques necessary to properly execute a variety of disciplines, such as rolls, double strokes, rudiments, or even warm-ups. The current downloads include “Full/Legato Stroke Exercises” and “Shifting Paradiddles” (also called PIMA). Additional technique builders will be added in the coming weeks. I hope you find these resources helpful and invaluable in your ongoing drumming journey. Enjoy and happy drumming!
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The Essential Rudiments Video Series is complete! Videos of all 40 essential rudiments are ready for viewing. This is a great resource for both beginner students and educators.
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New videos are now available on the Essential Rudiments Videos page. Videos included are Single, Double and Triple Ratamacues, Flam Tap, Flam Paradiddle and Lesson 25. All 40 Essential Rudiments will be available by the end of January 2024.
Happy drumming!
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Happy New Year everyone! I’m very excited to announce a new video series available on the YouTube channel @drumminaround. The series will include all 40 Essential Rudiments and will be complete by the end of January. All rudiments are played in the open-close-open (fast-slow-fast) format and will provide a valuable visual reference for beginner students and educators alike. Individual videos to each of the rudiments can be accessed on the Essential Rudiments Videos page.
Thanks for visiting and Happy Drumming!
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Check it out! Another sheet of hybrid rudiments has been added to the Hybrid Rudiments page.
Hybrid Rudiments – Sheet 12 (all about that Para-pa-diddle)
- Para-pa-diddle – a Paradiddle with an extra single stroke before the double stroke; usually played in 5/8 or as quintuplets
- Flammed Para-pa-diddle – a Para-pa-diddle with a flam on the first note of each; also called “Flam Parapadiddle”
- Flow Five – a Para-pa-diddle with a flam on the fourth note; usually played in 5/8 or as quintuplets
- Cheese Para-pa-diddle – a Para-pa-diddle with Cheese on the first note of each; played in 5/8 or as quintuplets
- Cheese Flow Five – a Flow Five with Cheese on the first note; can be played in 5/8 or as quintuplets
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I’ve just added 7 (wow!) 19th century manuals, with publication dates ranging from 1853 to 1891, to the Historical Documents page. That brings the total number of period manuals to 10, covering drum beatings, playing styles and notation used during the War of 1812, the Civil War, and beyond! Check it out and discover a bit of our rudimental drumming history. Happy drumming!
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