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Traning Patterns
The BEATLAB offers 39 training patterns se-
lected from the rudiments, which are the basic
phrases of the snare drum developed in the his-
tory of marching.
For the BEATLAB, the rudiments are grouped
into four; roll, paradiddle, flam and ruff. With the
BEATLAB, you can practice how to beat by the
right and left hands at the tempo, guided by the
sounds and lights that give you the timings of
the right hand beats and the left hand beats.
Even without knowing of the rudiments, you can
play the drums. However, just as you can com-
municate more widely if you know how to write
down your language, your drumming perfor-
mances are broadened if you know what the ru-
diments are all about.
First of all, practice these phrases with the
BEATLAB.
For 39 kinds of phrase, please refer to page 90.