Drums/Percussion Grade 7: Rudiments

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're holding two drumsticks and a practice pad. Today we learn the paradiddle — a super cool pattern! 🥁

2. 2

   What does the 'pa' in paradiddle tell you to play?

3. 3

   Tap the paradiddle pattern on your pad: R L R R L R L L.

4. 4

   Let's play a paradiddle slowly together.

5. 5

   Now try the reverse: start with your left hand first. L R L L R L R R.

6. 6

   How many taps are in one full paradiddle?

7. 7

   Which hand plays the double tap at the end of a right-handed paradiddle?