Paradiddle beats

This is the first in a series of three quick lessons which will focus on three areas of drumkit playing:

1)Paradiddle beats
2)Compound time - 6/8
3)Swing/shuffle notation

Here, I am going to give two examples of paradiddles between the hands on the hi-hats and snare, with the addition of the bass drum to turn these patterns into full beats.

1) The first exercise is a relatively easy example, written here:






and here is a video demonstration:






2) This is another example of a paradiddle beat, however this one is a little more difficult. Here it is, written:






And here is a video demonstration:






These are only ideas, aimed at developing some sort of approach to the concept. Hopefully, you will be able to use these examples to sharpen your own skills and create your own ideas.