Part 3 · Rudiments · Chapter 42

Single Stroke Four and Seven

These rudiments are quick bursts of single strokes that land on a beat. Single stroke four: three quick notes into a fourth. Single stroke seven: six quick notes into a seventh.

EXAMPLE 42.1Single stroke four
TEMPO

Three triplet notes and a landing note.

EXAMPLE 42.2Single stroke seven
TEMPO

Six triplet notes and a landing note.

Land on timeTIP

The last note is the important one. Everything before it is a run-up. If the last note is late, slow the run-up down.

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