Total Drummer

Here is a drum lesson teaching the best rudiment for jazz.

Why is this the best jazz rudiment I hear you ask? Well, first of all it sits naturally in the swung rhythm and jazz is predominantly swung. Secondly it flows very easily around the basic jazz ride pattern.

If you aren’t familiar with the basic jazz groove then watch this FREE video lesson.

So what is the rudiment?

We are talking about the mighty paradiddlediddle. What a name! If you aren’t too hot with your rudiments you might like the lesson that demonstrates the 26 essential rudiments.

But either way, this lesson will show you how to play the paradiddlediddle and then how to easily apply it to create a great jazz groove.

If you want to take your jazz drumming to the next level then check out the jazz 101 course.

You get the video lesson plus PDF sheet music here.