paradiddles

If you were a member of the "band and drums" you could at least exercise yourself a little better, clattering out your paradiddles, flams and ratamacues, than the others who had to stump about in their gleaming boots to the accompaniment of our music.

A Conversation with Chris Stewart, author of Driving Over Lemons 2010

Fin had his eyes almost closed; he was doing paradiddles on a flight case with his drumsticks.

EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010

Fin had his eyes almost closed; he was doing paradiddles on a flight case with his drumsticks.

EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010

Fin had his eyes almost closed; he was doing paradiddles on a flight case with his drumsticks.

EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010

Who wants a novice drummer practicing rolls and paradiddles near their new-born baby?

Christmas shopping, Zombie Men and Rock 'n Roll 2008

Kudos on starting up drum lessons, teachers are great for teaching rudiments -- flams, paradiddles and the like -- but once you're comfortable with your abilities, stop taking lessons and develop your own style.

making things with light 2006

Flags were exchanged -- a ritual apparently of some moment, for the ruffles and paradiddles of drum-like chatter rose to a crescendo.

Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

Used the nails on my right hand to tap softly on the bottom corner of the glass, where it was draped, on and off, faint little paradiddles like a mouse makes when he runs across above a ceiling.

Persuader Child, Lee 2003

With Jessie Knight's over-amped bass rumbling through the mix, Gene Washington tapping out crisp paradiddles on the rim of his snare, and the three Artettes providing tight unison backup to Tina's unearthly wail -- "Yay-ay-hey-hey-heyyyy!"

I Tina Turner, Tina 1952

Botanist foretells the plant apocalypse, armed with drummed paradiddles and a hammered dulcimer.

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