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A drum roll is a technique used by percussionists to produce a sustained sound for the duration of a written note.
All drum figures are based upon three fundamental beats, technically called roll, single stroke, and flam...Sustentation is accomplished upon wind instruments by blowing into the instrument; it is accomplished upon the violin and the allied instruments by drawing the bow across the string; it is accomplished upon the drum and allied percussion instruments by the roll.
THE SNARE DRUM ROLL.
The roll consists of an even reiteration of beats sufficiently rapid to prohibit rhythmic analysis. To produce an impression of sustentation, these beats must be absolutely even both in power and in sequence. Uneven beats in a roll destroy the impression of sustentation. Evenness is then the primary quality to strive for in roll; speed is the secondary quality to strive for.
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- ↑ Wanamaker, Jay. Championship Corps-Style Contest Solos: For the intermediate-advanced snare drummer. Alfred Music, 1984.
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- ↑ Wanamaker, Jay, et al. Championship Auxiliary Units Alfred Music, 1979.
- ↑ Carson, Rob and Wanamaker, Jay. International Drum Rudiments Alfred Music, 1994. DVD recording.
- ↑ Wanamaker, Jay. Alfred's Rudimental Duets: For Intermediate Snare Drummers Alfred Music, 1995.
- ↑ Wanamaker, Jay. Alfred's Rudimental Contest Solos: For the Intermediate Snare Drummer. Alfred Music, 1995.
- ↑ Black, D. Feldstein, S. and Wanamaker, J. Alfred's Intermediate Snare Drum Solos: 22 Intermediate-Level Contest Solos Alfred, 1998.
- ↑ Wanamaker, Jay.Drum Rudiment Dictionary: A Complete Reference Guide Containing the Percussive Arts Society's 40 International Drum Rudiments Alfred, 2002.
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