26 Essential Drum Rudiment Chart

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This drum rudiment chart demonstrates all twenty six traditional American rudiment patterns considered essential by drumming experts. To become a great well rounded drummer, you will need the foundation that these essential rudiment patterns have to offer.



I know that it can become tiresome practicing the rudiments (I don’t like doing it either), but they really are essential to becoming a great drummer. Once you have mastered these skills, you can translate them onto the drum set and really take your drumming to the next level. The way that some of these rudiments are designed can help you work your way around the set quickly and make playing fills a breeze.





I recommend hanging the 26 essential drum rudiment chart in your practice area for a quick reference guide. You are more likely to practice them if the chart is visible than if you just keep the chart filed away somewhere. Remember, you can find the 26 essential rudiments as well as the others in my free drum rudiment lessons (see link at bottom of page).

And don’t forget to check out the free drum lessons for videos on all forty rudiments including a few hybrid creations. So go check out the videos, get your 26 essential rudiment chart and start practicing! To get the most out of your practice, you may want to check out these Drum Practice tips. You’ll find drum lessons that cover various methods of increasing your muscle strength in my lesson on Fast Drumming, plus some advice on how long to practice.

Drum Rudiments Materials

Here are a few more materials that may help you as you learn the rudiments.

Drum Rudiment Dictionary (A Complete Reference Guide Containing the Percussive Arts Society’s 40 International Drum Rudiments). 40 pages. …more info

Snare Drum Rudiment Dictionary (A Complete Reference Guide Containing All of the Original 26 Rudiments). 32 pages. …more info

Rudimental Drum Pack (A Great Starter Kit for the Beginning Drummer!). Dictionary, CD, Drum Pad, and Sticks. …more info

Rudiment Grooves for Drum Set Softcover with CD. 64 pages. (1) …more info

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Rudimental Drum Method for the Intermediate Drummer (Follow-up to Fundamentals of Rhythm for the Drummer). Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 88 pages. …more info

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Drum Rudiment Chart Chart/CD Set Technic. All Styles. Beginning. Chart+CD. 4 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21541BCD) …more info

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International Drum Rudiments (Book/CD) Reference book and performance CD. Drum notation. 16 pages. …more info

Savage Rudimental Workshop (A Musical Approach to Develop Total Control of the 40 P.A.S. Rudiments).Play-Along. Book & 2 CDs. 160 pages. (3) …more info

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