Level Up Your Drum Fills Using Paradiddles

We all know paradiddles, paradiddle diddles, and double paradiddles; but do we know how to turn them into insane fills and solos? The family of paradiddles are the key to flowing through ideas on the drums. This lesson takes you through some ways to use each variation, and then shows you how to build phrases that actually sound good and make sense musically.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:45 What To Know
1:23 Rhythmic Melody
1:37 Single Paradiddles
2:04 Single Paradiddle Orchestration
3:08 Para-diddle-diddles
3:58 PDD Orchestration
4:39 Para-para-diddles
5:23 PPD Orchestration
5:47 Phrase 1
6:12 Phrase 1 Orchestration
7:07 Phrase 2
7:34 Phrase 2 Orchestration
9:06 Phrase 3
9:33 Phrase 3 Orchestration
10:15 Practice Tips

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