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The 40 essential rudiments

July 21, 2011 By Stephen Flinn Leave a Comment

Here’s a list of the 40 essential rudiments.

40 ESSENTIAL SNARE DRUM RUDIMENTS

Welcome to Vic Firth’s Drum Rudiment page! Included in this section of the website are all 40 of The Percussive Arts Society’s Essential Snare Drum Rudiments, along with videos of each rudiment being performed by Dr. John Wooton, audio play-along files, exercises that apply the rudiment to “real world” musical phrases and practice suggestions from the Vic Firth Education Team. To get started, grab your sticks and a practice pad and select a rudiment from one of the rudimental families below!

I. Roll Rudiments

A. Single Stroke Rudiments

1. Single Stroke Roll

2. Single Stroke Four

3. Single Stroke Seven

B. Multiple Bounce Rudiments

4. Multiple Bounce Roll

5. Triple Stroke Roll

C. Double Stroke Rudiments

6. Double Stroke Open Roll

12. Eleven Stroke Roll

13. Thirteen Stroke Roll

14. Fifteen Stroke Roll

15. Seventeen Stroke Roll

II. Diddle Rudiments

16. Single Paradiddle

17. Double Paradiddle

18. Triple Paradiddle

19. Paradiddle-Diddle

III. Flam Rudiments

26. Flam Paradiddle-Diddle

27. Pataflafla

28. Swiss Army Triplet

29. Inverted Flam Tap

IV. Drag Rudiments

35. Single Dragadiddle

36. Drag Paradiddle #1

37. Drag Paradiddle #2

38. Single Ratamacue

39. Double Ratamacue

40. Triple Ratamacue

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what you can learn in the new rhythm magazine

June 14, 2011 By Stephen Flinn Leave a Comment

The Summer issue of Rhythm hits newsstands today, and it’s packed with features, lessons, reviews and tips. In fact, it’s so crammed-full of drumming goodness that to help get you started we’ve put together this list of five things you can learn from the latest issue of Rhythm.

1

A Classic Nirvana Track: Thanks to our new-look CD and tuition section you can learn how to play Grohl classic ‘In Bloom’.

2

What it’s like to work with Travis Barker: As part of our Travis Barker cover feature we’ve got the lowdown on collaborating with the versatile sticksman from Pharrell Williams, Corey Taylor and Tim Armstrong.

3

The hell that Ray Luzier went through recording the new Korn record: Korn’s decision to head back into the studio with Ross Robinson saw Ray Luzier laying down drums in a cramped guitar room, with no click track and occasionally playing one-handed. Read about how he came through it in our four-page feature.

4

Why Brian Downey has returned to Thin Lizzy: The veteran sticksman looks back on first meeting Phil Lynott, hitting the big time with the Irish rockers and the band’s latest incarnation.

5

How to play like Derek Grant, Steve Jordan and Vinnie Colaiuta: As well as playalong tracks from Nirvana, Bon Jovi and Transplants, a guest lesson from Dave Mackintosh and a whole load more, we’ve got tips from our expert tutors on how to play like a trio of drum heroes – Derek Grant, Steve Jordan and Vinnie Colaiuta.

For full details of the issue head here, and to order yourself a copy visitwww.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk.

http://www.musicradar.com/rhythm

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Every drummer should be hip to Baby Dodds

June 13, 2011 By Stephen Flinn Leave a Comment

Every drummer should be hip to Baby Dodds.

Welcome to the 100 most influential drummers of all time. A celebration of the players that have shaped the drumming world and inspired future generations to take the art to new levels.

The list was put together by Rhythm magazine, its expert contributors, and over 50 world-class drummers – many of whom appear in this rundown.

So sit back, grab a stick to twirl and click through to see – in roughly age order – the drummers with the most enduring legacies, and 500 of their most essential tracks to download. First up: the inimitable Warren ‘Baby’ Dodds…

b. 24.12.1898
d. 14.02.1959
Nationality: American
Genre: Jazz

Dodds was the first important drummer of New Orleans jazz – master of the traps and percussion effects, the infectious tap dancing style, the press roll beat before hi-hats and ride cymbals came along. He was widely considered to be the first major player of our instrument, he directly influenced Chick, Gene and Buddy.

Essential downloads:

King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band: Dipper Mouth Blues
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers: Beale Street Blues
Louis Armstrong with King Oliver’s Jazz Band: Sobbin’ Blues
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers: Wild Man Blues
Sidney Bechet Quartet ‘live’ drum solo: China Boy

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Marching drumming article from LA Times

June 9, 2011 By Stephen Flinn Leave a Comment

Most musicians play instruments made by professionals. But they can be expensive. That’s why folk musicians often make their own instruments from common household objects.

Folk music is a type of traditional music played by everyday people in their homes, at their places of worship and at social gatherings. Over the years, folk musicians have played everything from a used jug, known as the “poor man’s tuba,” to an overturned tin wash basin called the “washtub bass.” Did you know that even the spoons you eat your cereal with have been used as instruments?

Here’s an interesting article from the Los Angeles Times.

The slaves of British colonial Trinidad often followed the customs of their native Africa by playing drums. After slavery was abolished in 1837, drums were used for street parades and celebrations.

A little more than 100 years ago, a type of folk music called zydeco began to be played in the French-speaking areas of Louisiana. Early forms relied on hand-clapping and chest-pounding to keep the beat. As the music evolved, instruments like the accordion and bass guitar were added. To add rhythm, musicians would strum on a “frottoir,” a ribbed metal washboard that was used to clean clothes.

By the 1930s, marching drum bands were making music on overturned paint and biscuit tins. As the tins became dented from use, they made different tones. In time, musicians learned how to produce notes from overturned oil barrels. Today we call this tuned oil barrel the steel drum.

Learn how to make soda can rattles, clay flutes and straw whistles at the Idyllwild Arts Academy summer program’s weeklong “Zounds! Let’s Make Sounds!” You can paint your new instruments the colors of the rainbow and make folk music for family and friends. The program runs July 24 to 29 and is open to children ages 9 to 12. For information about this and other summer arts programs, call (951) 659-2171, Ext. 2365, or visit

www.idyllwildarts.org

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