RUDIMENTS
The sticking is...
R L R R L R L L
Single Paradiddle
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F
These percussion instruments are played with mallets that are covered in felt, and can change their pitch with a pedal.
Timpani
This means two people are playing together
Duet
This means play soft
Piano
The check pattern for this roll rudiment is...
1 e & a 2.
9-stroke roll
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B
This instrument can be found in many different sizes including 3 octave, 4.3 octave, 4.5 octave, 4.6 octave, and 5 octave varieties. The bars are made of either synthetic material or wood.
Marimba
Another name for a group of musicians. Also it can refer to one's planned out clothing choices...
Ensemble
This musical symbol tells a musician to give a note more emphasis than the other notes...
This rudiment has two different strokes... the upstroke as well as the downstroke
Flam
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D
This instrument is shaped like a triangle...
Triangle
These instruments belong to which band family...
Flute, saxophone, clarinet
Woodwinds
This dynamic marking tells the musician to gradually get louder
The sticking for this rudiment is...
R L R L R R L R L R L L
Double paradiddle
Gb
This instrument is the largest concert percussion instrument and has the deepest pitch.
Bass drum
The Tuba is the largest instrument in this instrument family...
Brass
Musical ideas are grouped together like sentences in what are called... Often they last 4 or 8 measures.
This rudiment shares the name of a knife (or country).
Swiss army triplets
The other name for this note is A#
These instruments are played with sticks, can have one or two heads, and are often played in pairs. They also share a name with an animal on the planet Hoth, from Star Wars episode 5.
Tom Toms
In a drum corps or marching band, the two percussion sections are called...
Battery percussion
Front ensemble (Pit)
This percussion instrument consists of multiple individual instruments positioned together in order to be played by one player. The origins of this instrument can be found in early jazz music.
Drum set