Roll rudiments

Rudiments 1 through 15 can be considered "roll" rudiments. They are simple, repetitive patterns that do not involve paradiddles or ornaments such as flams and drags.

Consult Lesson 3 for a more in-depth explanation of rolls.

1: Single stroke roll

Alternating single strokes.

"Sin-gles, sin-gles," etc.

2: Single stroke four

A series of four single strokes played in the rhythm shown.

"Sin-gle stroke four, sin-gle stroke four"

3: Single stroke seven

A series of seven single strokes played in the rhythm shown.

"Sin-gle stroke sev-en and stop"

4: multiple bounce roll

Alternating multiple bounce strokes.

"Buzz, buzz," etc.

5: triple stroke roll

Alternating patterns of three strokes per hand.

"Trip-uh-let, trip-uh-let," etc.

6: double stroke open roll

Alternating double strokes.

"2 4 6 8" etc.

7: five stroke roll

Two double strokes followed by an accented single stroke release.

"2 4 5!"

8: six stroke roll

An accented note followed by a five stroke roll. Note that this is the ONLY numbered roll that starts this way!

"1 3 5 6!"

9: seven stroke roll

Three double strokes followed by an accented single stroke release.

"2 4 6 7!"

10: nine stroke roll

Four double strokes followed by an accented single stroke release.

"2 4 6 8 9!"

11: ten stroke roll

Four double strokes followed by an accented single stroke release and an additional accented note. Note that this is the ONLY number double-stroke roll that ends this way!