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Once a player can play various rudiments well, it is time to develop a quality sound for each of those rudiments. I find that it works best when each hand is isolated before putting the hands together. Learning the technique on one hand will help. The player develops a better quality of sound before putting both hands together to play the actual rudiment.

Following are several exercises that work on basic rudiments. Each exercise isolates the individual hand and then puts them together to play the rudiment. There are obviously many more rudiments not listed here.

The last exercise, “Flamolation”, is an exercise still used by the Cadets of Bergen County Drumline. This exercise isolates each hand for several basic flam rudiments.

Thomas Aungst

Thomas Aungst is the Percussion Arranger and Caption-head for the seven-time D.C.I. World Champion, Cadets of Bergen Co. Drum and Bugle Corps. He is also the Percussion Director for the Dartmouth Public School System in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Tom is the author of the instructional video, ìRehearsing The Contemporary Percussion Ensemble.” The video is published and distributed by the Cadets of Bergen County. He is an active clinician and endorser for Pearl Drums. Tom is also an endorser of Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Zildjian Cymbals, and Remo Inc.

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