The drag ruff is one of the 40 international drum rudiments. It’s also one of the seven essential drum rudiments, alongside the single stroke roll, the double stroke roll, the multiple bounce roll, the five stroke roll, the single paradiddle and the flam. It’s very important you become competent with at least these seven drum rudiments, since they’re heavily used in music and any other rudiment is based on them. In this lesson we’ll focus our attention on the drag ruff and how you can use it to spice up your drum fills. More »
The double ratamacue is one of the ten drum rudiments from the drag family. With this free drum lesson you’ll learn how to play and practice the double ratamacue accurately, so you can perform it to your fullest potential sooner than later. This free drum lesson is also a great resource for all drummers interested in learning how to apply the double ratamacue within beats and fills. More »
The single ratamacue is one of the ten drum rudiments from the drag family and a very common pattern in old war movies and soundtracks. In the video, Lionel Duperron teaches you how to practice the single ratamacue on a single surface, and shows you a couple of drum beats and drum fills based around the single ratamacue. More »
The dragadiddle #2 (also known as drag paradiddle #2) is the third and last pattern from the drag family of drum rudiments that incorporates the single paradiddle. The dragadiddle #2 is heavily based on the dragadiddle #1. In this free drum lesson, rudimental-pro Lionel Duperron takes you through the various steps needed to master the dragadiddle #2, and shows you how effective the dragadiddle #2 can be when applied to the drum set. More »
The dragadiddle #1 (also known as drag paradiddle #1) is the second drum rudiment from the drag family of drum rudiments that incorporates the single paradiddle. In this free video drum lesson, Lionel Duperron shows you exactly how to play and practice the dragadiddle #1. Once he’s done teaching you the basics behind the dragadiddle #1, Lionel makes his way to the drum set to show you how to apply the dragadiddle #1 to drum beats and drum fills. More »
The single dragadiddle is one of the three drum rudiments from the drag family that incorporates the single paradiddle into its sticking pattern. In this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron teaches you how to play the single dragadiddle and how to incorporate it into drum beats and drum fills. More »
The names of most drum rudiments are based on the way they sound, on the way they’re played or on their number of strokes. “Lesson 25” doesn’t have a special meaning, nor does it tell us anything about the drum rudiment.
In this video, Lionel Duperron teaches you how to play lesson 25 and how to apply it to the drum set for coming up with creative drum beats and drum fills. More »
The double drag tap is a very cool pattern from the drag family of drum rudiments. In this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron – from the DrumLessons.com team of instructors – teaches you exactly how to play and practice the double drag tap and how to apply it to the drum set through a couple of drum beats and drum fills. More »
The single drag tap is the drag family equivalent of an inverted flam tap. This free drum lesson is all about teaching you how to play the single drag tap accurately, whether you’re playing it on a snare drum, a practice pad, or a drum set. In the video, Lionel Duperron shows you exactly how to practice the single drag tap, and how to use it within drum beats and drum fills. More »
The drag ruff works a lot like the flam. It has two or more grace notes that are followed by a primary stroke, and is featured on all the drum rudiments from the drag family. In this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron teaches you how to play the drag ruff and how to apply it to drum beats and drum fills. More »
