paradiddle
IPA: pˈɛrʌdˈɪdʌɫ
noun
- (music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’
verb
- To produce percussive sounds of this kind.
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Examples of "paradiddle" in Sentences
- Cameron tends to revisit the paradiddle for effect.
- And another user added him to the paradiddle article.
- There are also several official variations of paradiddle rudiments.
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