Applying The Single Paradiddle!

Below is a great drum beat that uses the single paradiddle rudiment.

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(Go back to the first lesson if you are unsure of what drum 'voices', or sounds, each line or space is)

Play it slow at first (the point is to get it down and do it right!), then slowly speed up the tempo. It's highly recommended to use a metronome so that you can get the timings right.

Single Paradiddle

A single paradiddle is most commonly placed within drum beats, drum fills, and also certain solo patterns. This is on the top five of the most popular and must-know drum rudiments. Let's say, it's practically a must for any drummer who wants to make it big and expand there possibilities for the future! This is the basic pattern:

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So basically, this single paradiddle is a combination of both single and double strokes. First, play to alternating strokes and then a double. - That would be the first half of the rudiment. Next do the same pattern just with the opposite hand starting first. When you play it altogether you get the single paradiddle! Simple?