Most text books, videos etc. merely describe what a Paradiddle is i.e. RLRRLRLL etc. etc. but don't actually explain too well how to execute it.
I have tried and tried but I don't seem to be getting anywhere in terms of building speed and fluency; any ideas?
2006-12-07 23:25:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Try this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradiddle
2006-12-07 23:32:15 · answer #1 · answered by Polo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A paradiddle is the the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously. To learn how to perform ta paradiddle I would suggest you contact a local band - Scouts, Army Cadets, Boys Brigade, etc Old films showing characters being executed often had drummers playing a paradiddle until the executee dropped through the platform observe the drummers next time one is on Telly.
2006-12-08 07:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOL. It's a simple drum rudiment - the musicality comes from the application later - probably not with your hands, though. Listen, it sounds like you haven't been hitting it too long, so like every other rudiment, just get it to feel natural in your hands - basically, in good faith!
A cool way to apply it is that David Garibaldi thing: Eighth notes on the hi-hat, and a sixteenth note paradiddle between the kick drum and the snare - accenting the 2 and 4 on the snare drum.
2006-12-08 09:01:35 · answer #3 · answered by blue-in-groove 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This link will provide the explanation :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradiddle
2006-12-08 07:34:51 · answer #4 · answered by Scribbler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you can do is practise just start slow and get it right rather than trying to do it fast straight away and getting it wrong.
2006-12-08 07:32:43 · answer #5 · answered by Loo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get your willy out and spray away before opening the parachute
2006-12-08 07:30:17 · answer #6 · answered by Powerpuffgeezer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have to play hard. Try this link...
2006-12-08 07:32:16 · answer #7 · answered by Saudi Geoff 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow thats way above me but thanks for teaching me a new word ..........so does LRRLLR etc mean left and right?
2006-12-08 08:02:30 · answer #8 · answered by ellen b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋