roll rudiments

A group of fifteen drum rudiments that are based on the roll (the method of sustaining sound on a percussion instruments). This group is broken into three distinct types of roll, the single stroke rudiments, the multiple bounce roll rudiments and the double stroke open roll rudiments. Below is a table of the basic roll rudiments.

Roll Rudiments

A - Single Stroke Rudiments  1.2.3.  Single Stroke Roll †  Single Stroke Four   Single Stroke Seven  B - Multiple Bounce Roll Rudiments  4.5.    Multiple Bounce Roll  (Long Roll) †   Triple Stroke Roll  C - Double Stroke Open Roll Rudiments 6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.    Double Stroke Open Roll  Five Stroke Roll †   Six Stroke Roll  Seven Stroke Roll  †   Nine Stroke Roll  †   Ten Stroke Roll  †   Eleven Stroke Roll  †   Thirteen Stroke Roll  †   Fifteen Stroke Roll  †   Seventeen Stroke Roll

† - One of the original NARD 26 Rudiments.

See more about single stroke roll rudiments in the Appendix. See more about multiple bounce roll rudiments in the Appendix. See more about double stroke open roll rudiments in the Appendix.