One of the greatest obstacles repeatedly confronting many of today's talented drummers is their underestimation of the importance of mastering snare drum rudiments. Over the years, drummers of all styles have relied upon the snare drum rudiments as a means of inventing drum patterns for fills and solos, and developing technique.

The lessons presented illustrate snare drum rudiments in their traditional notations and in their actual rhythmic notations. by applying the actual rhythmic notations we can orchestrate the stickings of the rudiments for the drum set, adding new dimensions by inventing patterns for fills and solos.

With our lessons, we attempt to bridge the gap between rudiments and their application to the drum set in playing various styles of music.

—Joe Porcaro

Sample Lessons—

• Three Stroke Ruff
• Three Stroke Ruff Played in Triplet Form
• Three Stroke Ruff applied to Jazz
• Three Stroke Ruff applied to Four Bar Solos
• Orchestrating Stickings of the Three Stroke Ruff

Lessons taken from Joe Porcaro's Drum Set Method,
Copyright© 1988, JoPo Music Publications - Used by permission.