The Four Stroke Ruff can be a tricky thing to learn but no more tricky than a lot of snare drum rudiments. I think as long as you practice you can play anything. The Four Stroke Ruff is comprised of 3 grace notes that precede the main note. There are several ways to play the […]
How to Play the Flam Tap
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The Flam Tap is another one of those onomatopoeic words that early drum teachers used to teach their students how to play the rudiments on the snare drum. It’s simply a Flam then a tap and they are played with alternate sticking. Before you go any further with this lesson, make sure you understand what […]
How to Play a Flam
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Flams can be tricky! But they are very important for every percussionist to learn how to play correctly. What is a flam? A flam is a pair of notes played on the snare drum where one note is played ever so slightly ahead of the other note. The first note is a grace note and […]
