The 7-Stroke Motion Open & Closed Roll – DC Rudiment #8

Teacher: Ralph Humphrey Length: 25 min Category: Technique

The 7-stroke roll is built on top of a 4-stroke alternating stroke motion.  3 of the notes will be diddled which means they will be played as double strokes or rebounce strokes.

6 – Roll Practice Routine

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 16 min Category: Rudiments

This lesson will show you the whole Murray Spivack roll chart.

Single Stroke Roll

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 2 min Category: Rudiments

The single stroke roll is the fundamental basis of everything that we are going to do with the instrument. The most important aspect of this rudiment is the motion that you use to motivate the stick and create a nice, relaxed bounce action from the stick.

The 9-Stroke Open & Closed Roll – DC Rudiment #9

Teacher: Ralph Humphrey Length: 12 min Category: Technique

The 9-stroke roll is built upon a 5-stroke alternating single stroke motion with the hands.  4 of the notes are diddled, and you always end with the hand that you start with.

5-Stroke Roll and Paradiddle on Drum Set

Teacher: Al Velasquez Length: 9 min Category: Vocabulary

Remember, speed is not important, the most important thing is to keep the tempo even. When you get these a little faster, you will have some great sounding professional drum fills.

5 – 7-Stroke Roll and 5-Stroke Roll

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 14 min Category: Rudiments

The 7 stroke roll is thought of as four/eight time signature and is played with rebounds as learned in previous lessons.

The 10-Stroke Open & Closed Roll – DC Rudiment #10

Teacher: Ralph Humphrey Length: 15 min Category: Technique

The 10-stroke roll builds upon the 9-stroke roll by adding one extra single stroke.

5-Stroke Roll and Paradiddle

Teacher: Al Velasquez Length: 4 min Category: Rudiments, Vocabulary

You will learn the sticking of a 5-Stroke Roll and Paradiddle. Both are intermediate to advanced rudiments and it will take time to master them and play them with speed. In these lessons the sticking is the most important part, not the speed. You will learn how to put these on a drum set in upcoming lessons.

4 – Single Stroke Rebound

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 14 min Category: Technique

One of the main points of this lesson is the economy of motion, staying relaxed and letting the stick bounce.

The 5-Stroke Open & Closed Roll on Drum Set

Teacher: Ralph Humphrey Length: 12 min Category: Technique

The 5-stroke applies directly to the drum set and standard drum set vocabulary.