BEGINNER DRUMMERS: The 5 MUST KNOW Drum Rudiments

The 5 Must Know Drum Rudiments

Drum rudiments...one of the most common questions I get as a drum teacher from my drum students is "do I really need to know ALL of these drum rudiments???" "Which drum rudiments are the most important"

So here it is...these are the 5 must know drum rudiments for drum set players (in my opinion at least). If you're a beginner drummer, these will be extremely helpful. If you're an intermediate drummer, these will be extremely helpful. If you're an advanced drummer, you should already know these 5 drum rudiments.

All of the other drum rudiments are built off of these 5 (except for the buzz roll...but she's an outlyer lol).

Leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts!
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[StephenTaylorDrums]

Drum rudiments...one of the most common questions I get as a drum teacher from my drum students is "do I really need to know ALL of these drum rudiments???" "Which drum rudiments are the most important"

So here it is...these are the 5 must know drum rudiments for drum set players (in my opinion at least). If you're a beginner drummer, these will be extremely helpful. If you're an intermediate drummer, these will be extremely helpful. If you're an advanced drummer, you should already know these 5 drum rudiments.

All of the other drum rudiments are built off of these 5 (except for the buzz roll...but she's an outlyer lol).

Leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts!

[butterflylady]

This makes so much sense, all my teachers wanted to do was teach me rudiments and just learning after two years how to play to songs... I almost gave up! I finally said what good is it learning all these different rudiments when you can’t play to anything, so discouraging for a new student🤍🤍💞🥁

[ohyeah]

Excellent instruction. I learned the rudiments from a record. I listed to the record and repeated the rudiments on my single snare drum. I remember the voice providing the instruction sounded like the voice of a man who would also inform the public of an emergency situation. This man made it clear rudiments were serious business. I practiced my rudiments and then they made me take a test in front of a guy wearing a tie. I demonstrated my rudiments. I passed the test. I loved that record. I love rudiments. I could practice them ALL day. My neighbors would hate me. Isn't this the entire point of drumming?

[squidlings]

I've only been playing the drums 2 days and I've not even got a kit yet and just watching your videos has made me semi pro already. Can't wait for my kit to arrive 🌞

[fheering]

Great video, as usual!
You know, when people talk about John Bonham they usually associate him to his notorius triplets. But besides that, the way he applied flams and drags into his fills is also iconic. These built a large portion of his magical playing. Bottom line: that’s how important rudiments are!
Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.

[jeffsumpman]

I recently rewatched your breakdown on 5/4 using Take Five and Joe Morello on drums, I actually saw him play in 3 different time signatures at the same time at Blues Alley. Unbelievable drummer.

[DisDaineWasDetained]

1:59 So is it like the backgrounds' soft sound and the melody combined to make the melody note softer. Like a piano; the left hand and the right hand.

[failedstates]

27 years behind the kit and I wish I had of listened to my teacher in the beginning and practiced rudiments more. That's just how I feel now.

[danielweber]

Great video! I agree with your choices. I’m 72 and played since 5, all genres. I believe the Flam is so versatile on a set. You explained it very well. Does your snare need a little tightening? Great job! DW

[fredlittle]

Had to smile when you mentioned drag. A drag and a two note ruff are virtually the same, two grace notes and a final note. These being the most common used. However, with a ruff you can have up four grace notes (same hand) before the final note. All of that aside, the flam played with cross stick on the rim is a good clap effect when needed.

[gurnblanstein]

Before you learn those five? Learn these three... Single stroke roll, double stroke roll, single paradiddle. After that, go on with whatever you want. Flams are great. But after those three I would work on the herta. It will help you get around the kit sounding really good. More than many of the other rudiments. After the first three and then the herta? Then I would go for flam accents and Swiss army triplets. After you can do all that you pretty much can combined everything and do anything you want.

[furcoat]

I would say six stroke roll is a very easy rudiment to get down quick, and is very easily applicable. One of my favorite rudiments

[wenosaracheno]

Awesome video man! Love watching you spread your knowledge, and those glorious drum sounds!

[DailyMusicalGrowth]

I will try these ones out in my first practice session for my newly rebranded channel and send a kudos to your channel.

[markielinhart]

Thanks for these five Stephen, I’m getting to grips with all them very nicely including the 😬 paradiddle. However, it’s the double stroke roll that’s a bother. I see the way you do it and it makes sense, then I look elsewhere and it’s described as a single drop with a “free” rebound. A little confusing… Thanks for the past months and a Happy New Year to you and yours 👏🌹🇦🇺✌️

[lauraroberts]

Thanks, Steven. Great advice as always.

[SPINNINGMYWHEELS]

I call Drag a Ruff :) superb breakdown of the building blocks.

[SONORSQguy]

Great video as always! What sizes are your cluster crashes in this video?

[johnwhitmore]

As a beginner the elephant in the room is 'why'. Assuming you want to hit the drum four times in quick succession there are 3 ways to do it, singles, doubles and paradiddle. I assume all should sound exactly the same to the listener? Flam sounds different so grand, but the other 3, learn different ways of doing the same thing? If one is faster, more comfortable, or whatever, just use that one and hit the drum 4 times in quick succession. Obviously I'm missing something.

[jsullivan]

Yes, I guessed all five lol. Great video! Thanks Stephen.