The 40 Percussive Arts Society International Drum Rudiments consist of the traditional 26 rudiments along with a number of drum corps, orchestral, European, and contemporary drum rudiments.
This listing was an outgrowth of a five-year project compiled by the PAS International Drum Rudiment Committee, a highly select group of percussionists, organized and chaired by Jay Wanamaker. It is the hope of the International Drum Rudiment Committee that this new listing of rudiments will create a new vocabulary of drum rudiments that will serve contemporary percussionists for many years to come.
All rudiments should be practiced: open (slow) to close (fast) to open (slow) and/or at an even moderate march tempo.
*These rudiments are also included in the original Standard 26 American Drum Rudiments
The PAS International Drum Rudiments are Copyright © 1984 by the Percussive Arts Society. All Rights Reserved.
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This selection of rudimentary percussion exercises are performed by Aubrey Adams and are featured in the Percussion Book 2 of Alfred’s “Band Expressions” series. All rights reserved. Used with Permission of the copyright owners.
I. ROLL RUDIMENTS
A. Single Stroke Roll Rudiments
1. SINGLE STROKE ROLL *
2. SINGLE STROKE FOUR
3. SINGLE STROKE SEVEN
B. Multiple Bounce Roll Rudiments
4. MULTIPLE BOUNCE ROLL
5. TRIPLE STROKE ROLL
C. Double Stroke Open Roll Rudiment
6. DOUBLE STROKE OPEN ROLL *
7. FIVE STROKE ROLL
8. SIX STROKE ROLL
9. SEVEN STROKE ROLL *
10. NINE STROKE ROLL *
11. TEN STROKE 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. SINGLE PARADIDDLE-DIDDLE
III. FLAM RUDIMENTS
20. FLAM *
21 FLAM ACCENT *
22. FLAM TAP *
23. FLAMACUE *
24. FLAM PARADIDDLE *
25. SINGLE FLAMMED MILL
26. FLAM PARADIDDLEDIDDLE *
27. PATAFLAFLA
28. SWISS ARMY TRIPLET
29. INVERTED FLAM TAP
30. FLAM DRAG
IV. Drag Rudiments
31. DRAG *
32 SINGLE DRAG TAP *
33. DOUBLE DRAG TAP *
34. LESSON 25 *
35. SINGLE DRAGADIDDLE
36. DRAG PARADIDDLE #1 *
37. DRAG PARADIDDLE #2 *
38. SINGLE RATAMACUE *
39. DOUBLE RATAMACUE *
40. TRIPLE RATAMACUE *