Sekirov Dictionary

paradiddle

/ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl/

noun 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun1

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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.’
- I mean, as a drummer, you're sitting at a practice pad for hours on end, doing paradiddles and all the exercises you learn for your craft. — 2023

verb1

To produce percussive sounds of this kind.

forms

paradiddled · paradiddling · paradiddles

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