The drag ruff is a foundational rudiment that is required to play several more advanced patterns. It's fairly basic on it's own, but is still usable in a wide variety of drumming styles.
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Dampen, or muffle, a concert bass drum
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Play the 'spang a lang' or 'ride cymbal' jazz drum pattern
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Play the dhol drum
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Hold the bodhrán drum tipper
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Play triplets & rolls using the bodhrán tipper's top
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Twirl a drumstick
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Play cha-cha drum patterns
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Count 32nd notes on the drums
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Master the rebound stroke
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Perform a side flourish with a mace
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Play the drum fill from "In the Air Tonight" on drums
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Do drum music for the Chinese Lion Dance
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Perform a drum major finger roll with a mace
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Perform the behind the back move with a mace
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Make a Djembe African hand drum
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Play a Bo Diddley beat on the drums
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Tune the timbales
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Improve your Darbuka/Doumbek Turkish solo technique
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Play the maracas
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Play rolls on a concert bass drum
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Dampen, or muffle, a concert bass drum
How To:
Play the 'spang a lang' or 'ride cymbal' jazz drum pattern
How To:
Play the dhol drum
How To:
Play triplets & rolls using the bodhrán tipper's top
How To:
Hold the bodhrán drum tipper
How To:
Twirl a drumstick
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Master the rebound stroke
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Play cha-cha drum patterns
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Count 32nd notes on the drums
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Play the Tambourine
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Build your own Xylophone
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Play the bodhrán drums with dynamics
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Play a three-chord (I-IV-V) ostinato on the xylophone
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Play a two-chord tonic-dominant ostinato on the xylophone
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Read music for drums
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Play an afro beat on bongos
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Choose the right drum heads and tune your drum set
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Tune a drum head on a drum set
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Play the drums like a rock star
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