Flamadiddle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A flamadiddle is one of the twenty-six drum rudiments. It consists of a regular paradiddle, combined with a flam, resulting in a paradiddle with a flammed first note. The stroke order of a flamadiddle is:

lR L R R rL R L L

rL R L L lR L R R

An example of a flamadiddle with alternate stickings:

Image:Flamadiddle2.jpg


v  d  e
Rudimental Percussion

Rudiments

FlamDiddleDragParadiddleSingle-stroke rollDouble-stroke rollDrag paradiddleFlamadiddlePataflaflaRatamacueSwiss Army TripletHybrids

Technique

Snare techniqueMoeller methodMatched gripTraditional grip

People

Fred SanfordRalph HardimonTom FloatMarty Hurley

Organizations

Percussive Arts SocietyDrum Corps International

General

Marching percussionDrumlineFront ensemble