Not only have drummers developed many different methods of putting drum music on paper; they have created a drumming language all its own. Take notice of the names of the following rudiments, taken from the Gardner Manuscript. The name of the rudiment will itself most often indicate the way it should sound when played.
"Flam - a - di - dle - Flam - a - di - dle - Flam - a - di - dle - Flam - a - di - dle"
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"par - a - di - dle - par - a - di - dle - par - a - di - dle - par - a - di - dle"
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"Flam - ma - Flam - ma - Flam - ma - Flam - ma - Flam - ma"
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"Flam - Par - A - di - dle - Flam - Par - A - di - dle"
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"Par - A - di - dle - Flam - Par - A - di - dle - Flam"
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"1-2-3-1 - 1 - 2 . . . . 1-2-3-1 - 1 - 2"
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"1-2-3-4 . . . . 1-2-3-4 . . . . 1-2-3-4 . . . . 1-2-3-4"
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"stroke - PONG! . . . . stroke - PONG! . . . . stroke - PONG!"
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"PONG! - stroke . . . . PONG! - stroke . . . . PONG! - stroke"
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"Flam - ma - Flam - ma - Flam - ma - Flam - ma - Flam - ma"
Midi sequenced with Anvil Studio. Playback dependent on sound card.
