After learning some basic beats, students of the drum set often ask, “How do I get to the next level?” Developing drum rudiments will open up a new universe on the drum set by building technique, speed, and dexterity. Playing these sticking patterns with the online grooves and beats creates another enjoyable dimension to the material.

Applying new skills by playing with other musicians is an important part of the learning process. The online music tracks facilitate this and make it fun to play the examples in a musical setting. Each recorded example appears in two separate versions; one includes the drums as a reference, and the other leaves the drum tracks out so students can provide the drumming.

All examples are written in standard drum set notation. Includes access to online audio.

Single Stroke Roll- Funk

Single Stroke Four-Buckshot

Single Stroke Seven- Funk

Buzz Roll-Half Time

Triple Stroke- Slow Blues

Double Stroke Roll-Funk

5 Stroke Roll- Aliens or Funk

6 Stroke Roll-Aliens

7 Stroke Roll- Aliens

9 Stroke Roll- Half Time

10 Stroke Roll- Funk

11 Stroke Roll- Aliens or Funk

13 Stroke Roll- Aliens

15 Stroke Roll- Aliens

17 Stroke Roll- Funk

Paradiddles-Funk

Double Paradiddle-Slow Blues

Triple Paradiddle-Funk

Paradiddle-Diddle- Slow Blues

Flams-Passport

Flam Accent- Slow Blues

Flam Tap-Gilbert

Flamacue-Half Time

Flam Paradiddle.-Half Time

Flammed Mill-Half Time

Flam Paradiddle-Diddle- Slow Blues

Pataflafla-Half Time

Swiss Army Triplet-Slow Blues

Inverted Flam Tap-Gilbert

Flam Drag.- Slow Blues

Drag-What a Drag

Drag Tap-Time

Double Drag Tap-Love Seat

Lesson 25-Gilbert

Single Dragadiddle- Slow Blues

Drag Paradiddle.-Funk

Drag Paradiddle #2-Half Time

Ratamacue.- Backroads

Double Ratamacue- Love Seat

Triple Ratamacue.- Backroads