THE RUDIMENTS:

A Learning Sequence
INCLUDING: APPLICATION EXERCISES AND PROGRESS CHART
31. Triple Stroke Roll
32. Ten Stroke Roll
33. Eleven Stroke Roll
34. Inverted Flam Tap
35. Flam Drag
36. Flam Paradiddle-diddle
37. Drag Paradiddle #1
38. Drag Paradiddle #2
39. Double Ratamacue
40. Triple Ratamacue
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Quadrant D
Quadrant D
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m.m. = 80 95 m.m. = 100 115 m.m. = 120 135 m.m. = 140 155 m.m. = 160 180
33. 11 STROKE ROLL
34. INVERTED FLAM TAP
BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:
Applied:
BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:
Applied:
THE RUDIMENTS: A Learning Sequence Quadrant D, page 2
m.m. = 40 55 m.m. = 60 75 m.m. = 80 95 m.m. = 100 115 m.m. = 120 135
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TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:
Applied:
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m.m. = 60 75 m.m. = 80 95 m.m. = 100 115 m.m. = 120 135 m.m. = 140 160
m.m. = 80 95 m.m. = 100 115 m.m. = 120 135 m.m. = 140 155 m.m. = 160 180
35. FLAM DRAG
37. DRAG PARADIDDLE #1
BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:
BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:
Applied:
THE RUDIMENTS: A Learning Sequence Quadrant D, page 3
m.m. = 50 55 m.m. = 60 65 m.m. = 70 80 m.m. = 85 95 m.m. = 100 110
36. FLAM
PARADIDDLE-DIDDLE
BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:
Applied:
m.m. = 35 45 m.m. = 50 60 m.m. = 65 75 m.m. = 80 90 m.m. = 95 105
m.m. = 50 70 m.m. = 75 95 m.m. = 100 120 m.m. = 125 145 m.m. = 150 170
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38. DRAG PARADIDDLE #2
40. TRIPLE RATAMACUE
BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:
BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:
Applied:
THE RUDIMENTS: A Learning Sequence Quadrant D, page 4
m.m. = 50 60 m.m. = 65 75 m.m. = 80 95 m.m. = 100 115 m.m. = 120 135
39. DOUBLE RATAMACUE
BRONZE SILVER GOLD PLATINUM DIAMOND
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS:
Applied:
m.m. = 35 45 m.m. = 50 60 m.m. = 65 75 m.m. = 80 90 m.m. = 95 105
m.m. = 50 70 m.m. = 75 95 m.m. = 100 120 m.m. = 125 145 m.m. = 150 160
Applied:
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