Gardiner Strube Rudiments

Notes:

25 Rudiments Listed (26 if you count the Single-Stroke Roll...see Excerpt 4 below)
Left hand notes are the ones higher on the staff, right hand notes are the lower notes with stems down.
All rolls began with left hand
Spelling of the rudiments is exactly as appeared in the book
Lesson 25 had no name. When the NARD American 26 was organized, Strube's "Lesson 25" was picked as the name.

Excerpts from the book:

"The left-hand stick, which is the most difficult to manage, should be held in the hollow of the hand between the thumb and first two fingers, passing over the third between the first and second joints. The right-hand stick should be held with the thumb and all fingers closed around it; the little finger should press it harder than the rest, so as to allow it to play through the hand when beating."

"The first lesson of the Pupil will be the Long Roll or Double-Stroke Roll. The Pupil will commence this lesson by making two hadr strokes with the left hand, then two hard strokes with the right hand, and so continue, alternately changing from hand to hand, and gradually beating faster and faster until perfected in a close, smooth roll."

"After having mastered Lesson No. 1, the Pupil will then proceed and practice Lesson No. 2 until he can close it smoothly; he will continue in this manner until all the Rudimental Lessons are brought to the close. It is not necessary to open either of the Rudimental Lessons after they are brought to a close."

A Note appears under the Long Roll that reads "Note---The Single-Stroke Roll is performed by making one stroke with each hand, and is brought to the close in the same manner as the Double-Stroke Roll."

Above the Flam..."The Flam is a grace note in drumming, and is performed as follows: Hold the left hand stick two or three inches from the drumhead, the right hand stick twelve or fifteen inches from the drumhead. In this position, the Pupil will strike the drumhead so as to make both drum-sticks reach it almost at the same time--the stick that is nearest making a very light blow, and that which is most distant making a hard blow. In this instance it is termed a Right Hand Flam. The Pupil will then reverse the position of the sticks and strike as before explained. In this instance it is termed the Left Hand Flam. The Pupil will so continue, alternately changing the position of the sticks, and continuing to beat faster and faster until the Flam is brought to a close."

After all lessons..."The pupil having mastered the foregoing lessons will then study the Rudiments of Music." There is a 6-page section on the Rudiments of Music where the author covers clefs, scales, dynamics, note values, etc.