Notes:

• 33Rudiments Listed
• Top space on staff is left hand, 2nd space from bottom is right hand
• All rolls began with left hand
• First appearance of open/close/open (start slow, gradually speed up to peak, then ritard slowly to beginning tempo) in a text
• First appearance of accent on 2nd stroke of the Long Roll
• All rolls are written alternated, though see second excerpt
• Spelling of the rudiments is exactly as appeared in the book
• The Tap Ruff is a ruff/drag played as single strokes
• The Flamacue (spelled as Flamamacue) has accents on 1st and 2nd strokes
• The Flam-a-poo is Flam Taps
• The Ruff and Half Drag appear to be the same. However, the ruff is notated with a trill symbol (wiggley line) above the notes in the tunes. No written explanation is offered on the difference. The Moeller book (pub 1933) explains that a ruff is played tight, and a half drag is played open
• The Ratamacues show the triplets drag-less, the drag appears on tap preceding the triplet. When all the rudiments are displayed together (after the lessons), the drags are shown in the correct position
• Although Inverted Flam Taps are not present, the Side Flamadiddle is an interesting lead hand switch rudiment

Excerpts from the book:

"The first lesson of the pupil, after learning the position of holding the drum and sticks, will be the Long Roll, or as it is more familiarly called, Da-da, Ma-ma. The upper beats (or notes) are made with the left hand, and the lower ones with the right hand, commencing with the left very slow, and gradually increasing in velocity until closed down to a roll. The first stroke of each hand should be made somewhat lighter than the second. "

Explanation for 7 Stroke Roll - "Beat the same as the 5 stroke roll, from hand to hand, only while learning; but when two or more occur together in any beat, always begin the rolls with the leaft hand and end with the right."

"In fact, the learner can never make an accomplished drummer, unless his rolls and flams are well executed."

"The left hand stick must be raised to a level with the chin, the right (or flam hand) two inches from the drum; both sticks are to reach the drum head at the same time."

"Some practitioners have accomplished a "Flam Roll!""

"The Ruff (like the flam) precedes the principal note or beat, and when well performed, gives it a martial finish. It is made by placing the left hand stick near the drum head, then make two strokes with the same hand and prevent them bouncing as much as possible; then give one hard stroke with the right, and change from hand to hand observing the same rule. The first two strokes sound lighter than the third, though all are made with equal force, and quick from the start."

Rudiments