Rudiment No. 18 The Drag (or ruff)

Lesson 2/62 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Rock Drumming Method

Rudiment No. 18
The Drag (or ruff)

The DRAG contains two "grace notes" followed by one main note . The two grace notes are played with the one hand, e.g., LL R or RR L. Remember they are played as close a possible before the main beat, but have no real time value.

Rudiment No. 19
The Single Drag

The SINGLE DRAG combines a Drag with dotted eighths and sixteenths.

Rudiment No. 20
The Double Drag In ) Time

Rudiment No. 21
The Drag Paradiddle No. 1

Rudiment No. 22
The Drag Paradiddle No. 2

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1- The Bossa Nova 2- INTRODUCTION 3- Time Signatures - Simple and compound time 4- Rudiment No. 7 The Single Paradiddle 5- Rolls 6- Rudiment No. 10 The Seven Stroke Roll 7- Rudiment No. 12 The Ten Stroke Roll 8- Rudiment No. 14 The Thirteen Stroke Roll 9- Rudiment No. 16 The Double Paradiddle 10- Rudiment No. 18 The Drag (or ruff) 11- Rudiment No. 23 The Single Ratamacue 12- The Four Stroke Ruff 13- + Time 14- Latin American Beats 15- The Mambo 16- Rudiment No. 4 The Flam Tap 17- Introduction to Jazz and independence 18- Advanced Independence Studies 19- Jazz Fills Using The Swing Beat 20- Rock Beats Using Sixteenth Notes On The Hi-hat or Cymbal in * Time. 21- Disco Beats 22- Disco Beat Variations 23- LESSON FORTY-SIX 24- Rock Beats Using Sixteenth Note Triplets 25- Syncopated Rock Beats 26- Additional Beat Studies 27- Introduction Fills 28- Tuning 29- Groups 30- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 31- Drum Rudiments 32- Right and Left Hand Exercises 33- Quarter Notes and Rests 34- Eighth Notes 35- LESSON FOUR 36- Snare Drum Studies 37- Syncopation 38- ^ Time 39- Sixteenth Notes (Or Semi Quavers) 40- Exercises Around The Drums 41- Fills 42- Eighth And Sixteenth Note Combinations 43- Advanced Fills 44- Dotted Eighth And Sixteenth Notes 45- Rudiment No. 2 The Single Stroke Roll 46- Accents 47- Sixteenth Note 48- The Triplet 49- The Shuffle Rhythm 50- Quarter Note Cymbal Patterns 51- Rhythm Review 52- Dotted Eighth and Sixteenth Note Rock Beats 53- Sixteenth Note Rests 54- Dotted Notes 55- Rudiment No. 17 The Flam paradiddle-Diddle 56- Troubleshooting 57- Copying Beats And Fills From Recordings 58- Seating 59- Choosing The Drum Sticks 60- Practice Pads 61- Holding the Drum Sticks 62- Rudiments of Music

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Rudiment No. 18<br> The Drag (or ruff)