Vic Firth Rudiment Lessons: Flam Paradiddle

In this lesson series, Vic Firth artist and Education Team member Dr. John Wooton breaks down the 40 Essential Rudiments in easy to understand concepts. This lesson includes the Flam Paradiddle.

[@thinkpad20]

As a beginning drummer I can't overstate how amazed I am at Dr Wooton's ability to keep the stick height down on the ghost notes even at a very high tempo. And with those giant sticks no less. Those are hands/fingers of iron.

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

I used to own George Lawrence stick control book when I first started taking drum lessons 26 YEARS AGO with my favorite teacher of all times " Mr. Stan Murray". Phenomenal drummer!

[@justinanotherone932]

The infamous intro is a flam paradiddle 🤯

[@bobweber4140]

Thankyou bro excellent instruction

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

The only book available through local music stores is the drummer's rudimental reference book and I'll have to special order it through the store.

[@andrewljohns]

Aren't these also called Flamadiddles, or is that something else entirely..?

[@liveuntouchable9239]

Andrew Johns it is flamadiddle is to flam paradiddle as y’all is to you all

[@andrewljohns]

LiveUntouchable So yes, nice. Just making sure I'm not out of touch

[@paschoalroma]

great lesson ... thanks

[@antoniusdaniel]

nice,clean. overall BEAUTIFULL

[@richcrawbuck3396]

I like them flam paradiddles, but is it incorrect to have a little bit of a drag to my flam paradiddles? And if so will I eventually work through it naturally?

[@dylanbaldwin7934]

I want to get my flam paradittles up to like 120 bpm . Thats like a fast but comfortable speed for regular parradittles for me.

[@jessegranstrom4033]

John Wooten owns.

[@thomasposlusny9687]

To me the hardest to master are clean singles up to speed. Bouncing anything easy.

[@charlietrece7958]

Mastering single strokes is not an easy thing. It seems simple and dull but you can differentiate a pro from an aficionado by the way they handle single stokes.

[@TheMassimop]

precision=MR.JOHN

[@fathertime99]

awesome but show off a little bit and bring it up to speed! I know you can!!! I want to see how good you are!!

[@fabriciusbjerre]

Hey, I didn't know Arnold played the drums..

[@SylarTheBest]

4:48 I wet myself

[@goldenbergconstruction1656]

How many bpm should I aim for when practicing paradiddles? I seem to be stuck around 85 before it falls apart.

[@mattmarkus4868]

probably up to 150 should cover you for most stuff. Maybe 160.

[@kevinpredom4573]

Doctor you helped thanks you got the mojo. L , ,,, R , ,,, an yes i got the book .

[@curtishill109]

👍

[@Amara-cn]

Somehow he tought this better than my teacher

[@DavidGigoDrums]

4:47 :)

[@okey7261]

Kkona

[@bv674]

mollla

[@pasta_heals]

Flams = sexy

[@astra0pr675]

Isn't that just a flam 5

[@rodrigorodrigues5841]

No