41-How to Play the Drums: Advanced Roll Rudiments

This lesson is part of the series: Drumming Practice: Rudiments, Drumming Lessons-Advanced, Drumming Lessons: Basics through Advanced

So far we have learned three roll rudiments (www.mindbites.com/lesson/1662) - the 5-stroke roll, the 7-stroke roll and the buzz roll. In this lesson, you'll learn about the 6-stroke, the 9-stroke and the 10-stroke roll.

Recall that the buzz roll is actually more of a technique than a rudiment, and you could in fact play 5 or 7-stroke rolls with the buzz technique for a different sound. You wouldn’t get exactly 5 or 7 strokes though! The “double stroke” or “open” roll is also sometimes called the “measured” roll because unlike the buzz roll, you can measure exactly how many notes are played.

You may have noticed that the two measured rolls we have learnt - the 5 and 7-stroke - are both odd numbers. You may also have wondered what happened to the 6-stroke roll? Well you can have even numbered rolls but they are a little different. The odd numbers are very common as we have a number of double strokes and finish with one more single stroke. With rudiments like the 6-stroke and 10-stroke roll we have to finish with two quick single strokes instead.

There are two common versions of the 6-stroke roll - where the two finishing single strokes are fast, or where they are slower. The 9-stroke roll is very common because it fits neatly into a crotchet beat. The 10-stroke is much the same but has an extra note on the end of it.

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Let me introduce myself. My name is Jim McCarthy. I'm a drum clinician and teacher and have specialized in pure technique for many years. I consider myself still a student as well, because I have a passion for constantly learning. I learn every day when I watch other drummers, and I analyze what works and what doesn’t. Performing, Educating and Learning have been my life and my living for well over 20 years.

I've had a tremendously broad background in drumming. I've played in rock bands, orchestras, marching bands - everything from high-brow contemporary music to Latin American stuff.

I spent six years at university studying percussion performance full time, and I ended up with a...

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