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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!


The Dragateenth

Day 17 of the Hybrid Rudiments Video Series – Dragateenth. The Dragateenth is a group of four 16th notes played as alternating strokes with the first note diddled (double stroke/drag).

Download the companion PDF here and explore other hybrids here.


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!


More Hybrid Rudiments

I’ve just added three additional downloads to the Hybrid Rudiments page. These include:

Sheet 3

  • Cupcakes – a Flamacue Drag with accented flams on the first and second notes
  • Opies – a five note pattern, sticked RLLRL or LRRLR, with a flam on the fifth note of each
  • Parabuzzle – a Paradiddle with the fourth note buzzed/crushed
  • Kramer – a Pataflafla with cheese on the fourth note
  • Flyz – two Swiss Army Triplets, with the second note of each buzzed/crushed, followed by a Flam Tap

Sheet 4

  • Didda-let – a single accented stroke followed by a double stroke; a common variation reverses the order
  • Dragateenth – a group of four 16th notes played as alternating strokes with the first note diddled (double stroke/drag)
  • Side Flamadiddle – a four note grouping sticked RLLL or LRRR with a flam on the first note of each
  • Four Note Swiss Army Triplet – a Swiss Army Triplet with an extra note on the same hand after the flam
  • Cheese-Ka – a Four Note Swiss Army Triplet with an accent on the fourth note; also called “Aaron Swiss”

Sheet 5

  • Gallops – a Didda-let with a flam on the second note; when played properly this produces a “galloping” sound
  • Puguda – a Didda-let followed by an accented note
  • Shirley Murphy – a single stroke + double stroke + triple stroke; also called “1-2-3”, “Murphs”, “Murfs” or “Shirley Murphies”
  • Pataflaka – a Cheese-Ka with an extra flam on the fourth note
  • Side Cheeseadiddle – a Side Flamadiddle with cheese on the first flam of each

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