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A '''rudiment''' is a foundational [[drum]] pattern used as an exercise.

Informally it can mean any percussion exercise, but it is most commonly associated with [[snare drum]] patterns.

==Rudiment Lists==

There have been several attempts to formalise a recommended list of snare drum rudiments, especially among marching band instructors. The [[National Association of Rudimental Drummers]], an organisation established to promote rudiment-based drumming, put forward a list of 26 rudiments.

If rudiments are to be used on a drumkit, the point of the rudiment is to end your fill on your left hand, ergo, leaving your right hand free to hit the cymbol. Much of the Rudiments are just multiple rudiments combined.

More recently, the [[Percussive Arts Society]] has extended this to a set of 40 "International Drum Rudiments".

They are

# The Single Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
# The Single Stroke Four
# The Single Stroke Seven
# The Multiple Bounce [[drum roll|Roll]]
# The Triple Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]
# The Double Stroke Open [[drum roll|Roll]]*
# The Five Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
# The Six Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]
# The Seven Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
# The Nine Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
# The Ten Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
# The Eleven Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
# The Thirteen Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
# The Fifteen Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
# The Seventeen Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]
# The Single [[Paradiddle]]*
# The Double [[Paradiddle]]*
# The Triple [[Paradiddle]]
# The Single [[Paradiddle]]-Diddle
# The [[Flam]]*
# The [[Flam]] Accent*
# The [[Flam]] Tap*
# The [[flam|Flamacue]]*
# The [[Flam]] [[Paradiddle]]*
# The Single [[flam|Flammed]] Mill
# The [[Flam]] [[Paradiddle]]-Diddle*
# The [[Pataflafla]]
# The [[Swiss Army Triplet]]
# The Inverted [[Flam]] Tap
# The [[Flam]] [[Drag]]
# The [[Drag]]*
# The Single [[Drag]] Tap*
# The Double [[Drag]] Tap*
# The [[Ratatap]]*
# The Single [[Dragadiddle]]
# The [[Drag]] [[Paradiddle]] 1*
# The [[Drag]] [[Paradiddle]] 2*
# The Single [[Ratamacue]]*
# The Double [[Ratamacue]]*
# The Triple [[Ratamacue]]*

Rudiments indicated with an astersik above are those also found in the NARD list.

==Practical Use==

Some rudiments are rather esoteric, such as the Single Flammed Mill and the Ratatap, and are used only in a very small number of drum parts. They can still provide valuable practice to all percussionists, however, as they exercise different degrees of hand-independence and fine stick control.

Others, such as the [[Flam]], [[Drag]] and [[Paradiddle]] form the basis of a wide range of rhthms in orchestral, drum-kit and marching percussion. The [[Paradiddle]] in particular is very versatile, forming the basis of many popular music [[drum fill|drum fills]].

==External link==
*[http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.html Vic Firth] - Drum rudiment essentials.

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