BigDinSD
Gold Member
After doing some research and reading other posts, I know there are a lot of rudiments. 40 I think I saw?
I know they are good for coordination and dexterity, but as previous posts have said - I'd like to be playing a song or groove and then insert them at free will. In other words, I don't want to have to think about them. Now, I probably wouldn't play your longer rudiments as a whole (not even sure how I could stick a triple paradiddle in a groove and have it sound funky or cool). But perhaps bits of a double, flam, paradiddle, single roll combo at times.
This is my 3rd year now after a 25 year break and I'd appreciate some good direction from you seasoned cats out there. What essential rudiments would you suggest that are really versatile and useful that can be used around the kit. I do about 30 minutes a day on rudiments as practice and don't want to master the entire 40 count library.
I know they are good for coordination and dexterity, but as previous posts have said - I'd like to be playing a song or groove and then insert them at free will. In other words, I don't want to have to think about them. Now, I probably wouldn't play your longer rudiments as a whole (not even sure how I could stick a triple paradiddle in a groove and have it sound funky or cool). But perhaps bits of a double, flam, paradiddle, single roll combo at times.
This is my 3rd year now after a 25 year break and I'd appreciate some good direction from you seasoned cats out there. What essential rudiments would you suggest that are really versatile and useful that can be used around the kit. I do about 30 minutes a day on rudiments as practice and don't want to master the entire 40 count library.