16th Double-Stroke and Single Paradiddle FillsDon't let that fool you! Notice the stroke pattern ( 'R'=Right and 'L'=Left.) Their rhythmic and tonal diversity will become much more apparent as you move them around the set. They are 'Rudiments' and therefore necessary in the development of your total coordination. Memorize the stroke pattern of each roll, then play each as a steady stream of notes, as we did in the single stroke lesson. Then try them as fill patterns, (practice moving to the hi-hat on the final note). Be able to play and use both fill patterns with the 8th 'rock' beat and try them out as you play along with your favorite records, tapes and CDs.
THE FINAL STEP:
Playing with music, is the most important part. If you can adapt these patterns to music
and learn to use them habitually, they will reach perfection in a very short time. You should be
having fun as they develop . . . just playing the music you love. The Paradiddle will eventually become
an extremely valuable pattern later when used as a 16th Paradiddle Rock beat variation. It will also eventually
become a teriffic and very effective drum-solo ingredient.
16th Note, Double-Stroke Roll 
VIDEO: Click here to 'Play', see, and hear the Double Stroke fill with the 8th rock beat. This video
is the .wmv version. It should work if you have your browser set to use the Windows Media Player as the default
for .wmv files.
This video version should work for almost everyone else:
Video:
16th Note Paradiddle Fill Memorize . . .
This video version should work for almost everyone else:
Video:
FOR EXAMPLE:
Place your right stick on one of the tom toms and your left stick on the snare.
Now play paradiddles, doubles or singles. Notice that each roll will produce a much
different sound when played this way. Let your imagination run wild! Experiment with
these rolls every conceivable way, around the kit. The videos are designed to illustrate
the point. You may play these fills to any drum, for any length, at almost any time. Simply
stay in-sync with the music. They sky is the limit.
OTHER IMPORTANT POINTS:
The fills you are learning here will easily adapt to any of the Basic Dance Beats. They work almost exactly the same . . . begin your fill on a bass drum note and get back to the hi-hat on a bass note. If you keep the bass continuous, you'll never lose the beat. Try doubling or tripling these fills. Try them with 16th 4/4, Shuffle and 4th 4/4. They are nearly the same, although with 16th 4/4, you'll only have one bass for 16 fill notes, and in 4th rock 4/4 you'll have a bass at the beginning of every four fill notes.
Yes! The note value names of these fills will change when we use them with the other basic dancebeats, but don't worry about all that now. Just try DOING these rolls with all but the Blues beat. In another lesson we'll learn the special tricks that will allow us to use them with the Blues beat too.
These fills will work with the Shuffle beat, in EXACTLY the same way as they are here.
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