Cadet Snare Drum Instruction Chapter 1
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Canadian Cadet Organizations
Pipe Band – Snare Drum Reference Manual
Chapter 1
Snare Drum – Level One
Chapter 1 – Table of Contents
Tempo
Page
(BPM)
Section 1 Technique Exercises
Single Strokes 96 1-1-1
Double Strokes 96 1-1-2
Flams 90 1-1-3
Triplets 96 1-1-4
Paradiddles 90 1-1-5
Buzz Stroke Introduction 90 1-1-7
Section 2 Repertoire
Mairi’s Wedding - Étude 96 1-2-1
The Green Hills of Tyrol – Étude 96 1-2-2
Scotland The Brave – Étude 96 1-2-3
The Nut Brown Maiden – Étude 96 1-2-4
The Fairy Lullaby – Étude 48 1-2-5
The Song of the Glen – Étude 48 1-2-6
1-1
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Technique Exercises
Single Strokes
1-1-1
Double Strokes
1-1-2
Flams
10
• To play the flam, two strokes are played closely together with a small separation.
• They must strike close enough to almost sound like one stroke.
• A flam is a type of grace note or embellishment. In pipe band music the grace note has three
purposes: To separate two notes, to accent a specific note, and to embellish a specific note.
Right Flam Left Flam
• When playing a right flam, hold the right • When playing a left flam, hold the left stick
stick slightly higher. slightly higher.
1-1-3
Triplets
11
12
13
14
15
16
• A triplet is not a rudiment, it is a rhythm.
• A triplet is three notes played in the same time as two notes of the same duration.
1-1-4
Paradiddles
17
18
19
20
• The paradiddle rudiment consists of three strokes, two single strokes and one double stroke.
• Each stroke should have the same volume and be the same weight.
1-1-5
Paradiddles
1-1-6
Buzz Stroke Introduction
21
22
23
24
25
• The buzz stroke consists of a “Buzz” of two single strokes.
• The buzz sound occurs when the drumstick bounces slight when striking the drum.
1-1-7
Buzz Stroke Introduction
10
1-1-8
Buzz Stroke Introduction
11
12
13
14
15
1-1-9
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Repertoire
Mairi’s Wedding
March
Étude
1-2-1
The Green Hills of Tyrol
Retreat March
Étude
1-2-2
Scotland The Brave
March
Étude
1-2-3
The Nut Brown Maiden
March
Elementary
1-2-4
The Fairy Lullaby
Slow March
1-2-5
The Song of The Glen
Slow March
Étude
1-2-6