{"id":19680,"date":"2019-10-22T09:14:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T16:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=19680"},"modified":"2023-11-14T14:21:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:21:37","slug":"11-ways-to-make-rudiments-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/11-ways-to-make-rudiments-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Ways To Make Rudiments Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3XwvxfgoiT0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I learned a rudiment. Now what do I do with it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Juan Mendoza&#8217;s book <em>Rudiment Creativity<\/em> answers that question &#8211; and then some &#8211; by introducing 11 methods for adapting each rudiment to the drum set in a creative way. Anyone can play this stuff, not just seasoned drummers.<\/p>\n<p>In this game-changing video lesson, you&#8217;ll learn what those 11 methods are and how rudiments can be applied to grooves. Juan recommends starting with just one of the methods (get outside your comfort zone and choose one you wouldn&#8217;t normally think of) and exploring rudiments in a non-traditional sense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson Index:<\/strong><br \/>\n0:21 &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Nada es Imposible&#8221; by Rene Gonzales<br \/>\n4:24 &#8211; Introduction<br \/>\n7:39 &#8211; Splitting hands<br \/>\n10:37 &#8211; Moving the right hand<br \/>\n11:55 &#8211; Moving the left hand<br \/>\n14:55 &#8211; Sweeping inward &amp; outward<br \/>\n17:35 &#8211; Subdivision adjustment<br \/>\n19:50 &#8211; Substitution<br \/>\n21:25 &#8211; Displacement<br \/>\n22:48 &#8211; Using a rudiment as an ostinato<br \/>\n24:05 &#8211; Adding accents<br \/>\n26:55 &#8211; Moving the accents<br \/>\n29:09 &#8211; Changing the time signature<br \/>\n31:00 &#8211; SOLO<br \/>\n35:40 &#8211; Takeaways<br \/>\n36:28 &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Odd Movements&#8221; by Damani Rhodes<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Methods<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>1. Splitting hands<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Instead of treating a rudiment pattern as a one surface exercise, split it between two surfaces (ie. snare and tom). Try with both right and left hand lead.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. Moving the right hand<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>While playing the same pattern, start moving the right hand around the toms to create more textures.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>3. Moving the left hand<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You can keep moving the right hand around while you start moving the left around, or keep the right hand steady and move the left between the hi-hat and the snare.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>4. Sweeping inward &amp; outward<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Create melodies by sweeping inward (letting the sound sources come toward the body) or sweeping outward (moving away from the body). Try this with a double stroke roll. In this video, Juan swings the doubles.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>5. Subdivision adjustment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Give the pattern a different flavor. Play an 11 stroke roll (organized around a sextuplet) and breaking it up around the kit with different accents.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>6. Substitution<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Substitute one limb for a different one. Try playing a paradiddle diddle where you sub the left hand for the bass drum.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>7. Displacement<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Instead of always starting on the downbeat, put the &#8216;one&#8217; on a partial or any subdivision.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>8. Use the rudiment as an ostinato<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Play paradiddles and put an accent on the downbeats. Use it in a groove context and get creative.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>9. Adding accents<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>With that same paradiddle pattern, you can move the accents around to the <em>e<\/em>, the <em>and<\/em>, the <em>a<\/em>, and so on. Paradiddles don&#8217;t have to sound mechanical; you can make them groove!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>10. Moving the accents<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Add accents to a double stroke roll. Move them around. Try combining them with sweeping in and out.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>11. Changing the time signature<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Let&#8217;s say you&#8217;d normally play a paradiddle with 16th notes in 4\/4 or 6\/8. Try playing it in 7\/8, letting it drift over the bar line. This is a great way to train your ear so when you&#8217;re soloing or playing something tricky you can understand how everything falls into place.<\/p>\n<p>Check out more of Juan&#8217;s lessons on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/\">Drumeo <\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Juan plays:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pearldrum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pearl Drums<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meinlcymbals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meinl Cymbals<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/remo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Remo Drumheads<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vicfirth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vic Firth Drumsticks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Juan:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlito_dozer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/juancarlitomendoza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/juancarlitomendoza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCM1-QHl0wCXzVmZ2-DThfjA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlitomendoza.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><\/p>\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 these rudiments over real music:<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1pPXjC7HbKSmU9chVYxvEb?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video lesson, you&#8217;ll learn 11 ways to adapt each rudiment to the drum set in a creative way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":19814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4019,4038,4034],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drummers","category-full-lessons","category-rudiment-applications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19680"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49157,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19680\/revisions\/49157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}