Adam Kuns

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. Practice this slowly at first and then gradually increase the tempo until you begin to encounter resistance.  This is the speed you should be practicing and working on until you begin to develop a relaxed feel and hand motion.  The goal should always be to feel and play relaxed and without tension or muscle fatigue.