{"id":36270,"date":"2022-07-15T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=36270"},"modified":"2023-11-14T12:53:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:53:33","slug":"5-underrated-rudiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/5-underrated-rudiments\/","title":{"rendered":"Use These 5 Underrated Rudiments To Level Up Your Drum Fills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JgAPNY3sduk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you been writing the same drum parts over and over again? Are you looking for some new patterns to add to your arsenal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re in luck: the answer to your problem was right under your nose this entire time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/rudiments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resource: The 40 Drum Rudiments<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this quick video lesson, Dorothea Taylor shares five less-popular rudiments that you can use to build into your drum parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/the-drum-set-can-wait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dorothea has decades of experience<\/a> teaching and playing marching snare. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/rudiments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rudiments<\/a> deserve more love, and they may be just what you need to upgrade your drum fills (and beats and solos), whether you keep them on the snare drum or move them down the toms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Single Ratamacue<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/14113316\/ruds-38-single-ratamacue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36287\" style=\"width:841px;height:87px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/single-ratamacue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">single ratamacue<\/a> pattern sounds like &#8216;ra-ta-ma-CUE&#8217;, with an accent at the end. Make sure you get a nice clean drag on those grace notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Swiss Army Triplets<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/14113325\/ruds-28-swiss-army-triplet.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36288\" style=\"width:839px;height:87px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Flam-right-left. That&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/swiss-army-triplet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swiss Army Triplet<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/double-drag-tap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Double Drag Tap<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/14113337\/ruds-33-double-drag-tap.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36289\" style=\"width:841px;height:87px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s in the name: two drags and a tap. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/double-drag-tap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Double Drag Tap<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/drag-paradiddle-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drag Paradiddle #1<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/14113354\/ruds-36-dragadiddle-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36291\" style=\"width:840px;height:87px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/drag-paradiddle-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drag Paradiddle #1<\/a> starts with a single stroke. Then a drag takes you into the paradiddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Grandma&#8217;s<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/14112941\/grandmassvg.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36284\" style=\"width:842px;height:79px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/5-hybrid-rudiments-that-every-drummer-should-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hybrid rudiment<\/a> (meaning it&#8217;s not found on the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/rudiments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40 standard rudiments<\/a>) consists of a paradiddle with an accent on the second note, followed by an accented tap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to practice all of these <em>slowly <\/em>and regularly until you have them clean and tight.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve put together a playlist with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-find-and-use-drumless-tracks-and-play-alongs\">drumless tracks<\/a> at different tempos so you can practice your exercises over real music:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1pPXjC7HbKSmU9chVYxvEb?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Dorothea has a ton of rudiment-focused lessons (and more) in the Drumeo members area. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get a free trial here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try turning these 5 underrated (but awesome) rudiments into drum fills. 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