Editing Snare drum technique (section)

== Rudiments ==
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Snare drum technique is learned mainly by learning specific sequences of drumstick strokes, each of them known as a [[drum rudiment]] and most of them short. Examples of rudiments are the [[paradiddle]] and the [[drum roll]]. Rudiments are often practiced in the [[Open, closed, open]] method where the player increases and decreases the tempo of the pattern in a steady methodical way. Rudiments can be built up into larger phrases, as in the purely rudimental playing of military and marching bands, or used for technical mastery by drum kit players or orchestral percussionists.