Snare Drum

Rudiments !!

7 Stroke Roll

11 Stroke Roll

13 Stroke Roll

17 Stroke Roll

Flam Accent No.1

Flam Accent No.2

Flamacue

Double Paradiddle

Flam Paradiddle (Flamadiddle)

Single Drag

Ratamacue

Lesson 25

Drag Paradiddle No.1

Timpani Tuning !!

Since not everyone has a set of Timpani in their home, here is another way for you to work on "ear training". (In other words, your ability to tune the drums using a pitch pipe).

Listen to the four examples below, and choose the example that is tuned closest to the pitch. Extra credit: tell me which ones are tuned too high.. & which ones are tuned too low!

E-mail your answers to

Mr.B at: bill_baldwin@bcsd.org

Tuning to a D

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Tuning to an E

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Which of the following examples is the best way to tune a timpani:

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4