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Ruffs, drags, and general correctness in snare drumming

  • February 24, 2024
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The correct way to play ruffs (or drags if you prefer) on the snare drum is an extremely attractive topic for repeated, endless debate. Evidently. I’ve seen it again and again, people going nuts for the topic.  The […]

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Wilcoxon weirdness

  • September 8, 2018
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More on rolls, from a discussion on the Drummerworld forum. Look at this very strange piece of writing from Charley Wilcoxon: From Wilcoxon’s All-American Drummer If you analyze what is written here and try to play […]

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Rudimental Reed: ruffs

  • September 28, 2012
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Today’s Rudimental Reed entry is pretty straightforward— just make a ruff out of any note that doesn’t have an (untied) 8th note before it.  That’s an awkward way of phrasing it, but I think you’ll […]

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