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Weekly Recap – Fun with Flams and more!

It was another exciting week for Drummin’ Around. “Fun with Flams” week featured Flama-Singles, Flam-a-Flam, Flamacue-Diddle, Flama Chuck, and Flaflam Drag in the Hybrid Rudiments Video Series. The YouTube channel @drumminaround reached 250 subscribers and continues to grow almost daily. A new resource page was added, Books and Manuals, offering early 1900s drum publications. And there’s more to come!

Upcoming hybrids in the Hybrid Rudiments Video Series include Zigiddy Bops, Parafladdle, Flama Chucka Diddle, Fuzz Taps, and Churruckitahs. Stay tuned and happy drumming!


Weekly Recap

What an exciting week this has been! The Drummin’ Around YouTube channel not only surpassed 200 videos but also 200 subscribers! And Week 4 of the Hybrid Rudiments Video Series continued with five fresh hybrids. New hybrids included the Didda-let, Dragateenth, Side Flamadiddle, Four Note Swiss Army Triplet, and Cheese-Ka. Tune in Monday as Week 5 in the series rolls on.

The Week 4 companion PDF is here and you can explore other hybrids here. Happy drumming!


Weekly Recap

Week 3 in the Hybrid Rudiments Video Series added 5 more rudiments. These were Cupcakes, Opies, the Parabuzzle, Kramer and Flyz. Upcoming hybrids are Didda-let, Dragateenth, Side Flamadiddle, Four Note Swiss Army Triplet and Cheese-Ka.

This week’s companion PDF is available here, while other hybrids can be explored here. Happy drumming!


Weekly Recap

The Hybrid Rudiments Video Series continued with five more fun hybrids. This week covered the One-Handed Flam Drag, Grandpas, Chutuddas, Diddle Herta and Cheese Paradiddle. Upcoming videos include Cupcakes, Opies, Parabuzzle, Kramer and Flyz.

This week’s companion PDF is available here while other hybrids can be explored here. Have fun discovering hybrid rudiments and happy drumming!


In Case You Missed It

What a busy week this was! The Hybrid Rudiments Video Series was introduced, an ongoing series devoted to highlighting a wide variety of fun and challenging hybrid rudiments. This weeks hybrids were Hertas, Grandmas, Choo-Choo, Alternated Pataflafla and Cheese. Upcoming videos will include the One Handed Flam Drag, Grandpas, Chutuddas, Diddle Herta and Cheese Paradiddle.

This week’s companion PDF is available here while other hybrids can be explored here. Have fun discovering hybrid rudiments and happy drumming!


Weekly Recap

This past week saw the posting of the following videos, from “America’s NARD Drum Solos”, a collection of 150 solos of the National Association of Rudimental Drummers, to my channel @DrumminAround:

Also published was a new resource, Marching Health and Wellness Toolkit, just in time for those hot summer camps.