Single Stroke Roll Menu

The most basic of basic rudiments. A great starting point for your drumming.

Developing the straight eighth note snare rudiment by adding the feet as various note values.

Developing the straight sixteenth note snare rudiment by adding feet as various note values.

Creating some slightly more musical sounding feet patterns under a sixteenth note single stroke roll.

Building foot strength and stamina as well as a new rhythmic idea for the feet.

A very straight forward orchestration of the single stroke roll designed to get your hands moving around the kit.

Creating some simple orchestrations that move around the kit in a set grouping.

Creating more simple orchestrations that move around the kit in a set grouping.

Creating more simple orchestrations that move around the kit in a set grouping.

Creating more orchestrations that move around the kit in a various lengths of set grouping.

Creating slightly more complicated orchestrations that move around the kit in staggered groupings.

An interesting alternative to orchestrating the single stroke roll in straight 'blocks'.

A single stroke roll orchestration where all notes are played on the snare except those on a numbered count creating a 'simulated accent' pattern.

A single stroke roll orchestration where any note played on a right hand is moved around the kit.

A single stroke roll orchestration where two previous orchestration ideas are combined.

A single stroke roll orchestration where quarter notes are played on cymbals.

A single stroke roll orchestration where any note played on a right hand is moved around different cymbals.

A single stroke roll orchestration where cymbals are placed in offbeat counts.

A single stroke roll orchestration where two previous orchestration ideas are combined.

Creating more simple orchestrations that move around the kit in a set grouping but starting on the left hand.

Orchestrating a single stroke roll in an odd grouping.

A single stroke roll orchestration where any note played on an 'e' is moved around the kit.

A single stroke roll orchestration where any note played on an 'a' is moved around the kit.

A single stroke roll orchestration where toms are placed on offbeat counts.

A single stroke roll orchestration where several previous orchestration ideas are combined.

A single stroke roll orchestration where cymbals are placed on offbeat sixteenth 'e' counts.

A single stroke roll orchestration where cymbals are placed on offbeat sixteenth 'a' counts.

Learn some simple single accent placements within a 16th note single stroke roll.

A lesson on adding 'e' count accents to single stroke rolls.

A lesson on adding '+' count accents to single stroke rolls.

A lesson on adding 'a' count accents to single stroke rolls.

A lesson on adding accents to all right hands in a single stroke roll.

A lesson on adding accents to all left hands in a single stroke roll.

Applying this simple sticking to various note values within the new time signature.

Applying this simple sticking to various note values within the new time signature.

Applying this simple sticking to various note values within the new time signature.

Applying this simple sticking to various note values within the new time signature.