Rolls
ROLLS give you the ability to hold a note for a certain length of time on any drum or cymbal. They have their origin in military and traditional styles.
In each roll study an exercise in military and modern style will be given. The slur line beneath each abbreviated roll means that it should be played as smoothly as possible.
Rudiment No. 9
The Five Stroke Roll Modern Style
Military Style
Most military music is written in time and you will find the five stroke roll very common. This exercise is in time with the last 2 bars being in abbreviated form. Abbreviations are used to condense the written form of roll on the staff and hence simplify sight reading. The abbreviation of the five stroke roll is written thus:
Rock beats using the Five Stroke Roll in a two bar fill.
This exercise introduces the CRASH CYMBAL placing it at the end of the last five stroke roll in the last bar.
The five stroke roll can be used as a short fill. The last note of the five stroke roll is played on the cymbal when you return to the beginning of the first bar.
