Why The Paradiddle Is So Important - Dorothea Taylor
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You might know Dorothea Taylor - the ‘godmother of drumming‘ and purveyor of excellent rudimental technique - from her popular Instagram page. She came to the Drumeo studio to demonstrate why paradiddles are so important, and how to practice them in a way that doesn’t make you want to jump out a window.
There are many different ways to practice paradiddles and push past the basic sticking. You can add accents and even string together a few variations over a playalong track, splitting the strokes between different drums and cymbals.
If you want to broaden your knowledge and improve your hand control, check out this lesson! And be sure to watch the end where Dorothea plays along to a song randomly chosen for her.
Click the link below to download the PDF:
www.drumeo.com/beat/why-parad...
0:00 - SONG: “Tush” by ZZ Top
2:18 - Introduction
6:38 - Paradiddle permutations
12:25 - Adding accents
24:11 - How to develop doubles
28:10 - Paradiddle playalong
33:54 - SONG: “Purple Rain”
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I am a 52-year-old woman just starting to get into Drums and you are my hero!🤘😁
Hell yeah!
How's it going? I'm 46 and intermittently been trying to get into it for almost 5 years. Not easy!
Go for it, follow them dreams.
I love the drums and sooooo want to get a kit and learn how to play. At the moments its just me and my drumsticks hahah
Just starting. Having a ball.
How in the world can you not love this Lady? The grandma every kid wish's for.
I know RT
Who are the thumbs down people? This is a treat for All!
Big shout out to Doro
Yeah, have 3 kids and 3 drum sets.
My grandma love cold black metal
My parents always acted like my instruments were a nuisance. Never complemented me and usually picked at me jokingly. Today I'm almost at my goal of a home studio and I have 5 kids and a dog and Super wife. Just started playing drums at 41! I love this woman!!
I'm glad you didn't let that stop you from following your dreams & being persistent !
Good for you you gave me home!
My mom was like that. So I played louder.
I was lucky. My mum played in a metal band, so growing up, I was constantly surrounded my musicians and great music. I was only ever encouraged to play and sing - it was great fun! Glad you followed your dreams. :)
I wish would understand how important it is to support their kids...even if it does sound bad😂
Dorothea is not only a fantastic drummer but one of the most humble people you’ll ever meet. To know her is to love her.
she is as tasty as a Dorito. 😊
We want more lessons with Dorothea!
❤️🙂
her ig is full of lessons
Kimberly W I love her she’s the best 👵🏼🥁
@@DrumeoOfficial please get aric improta in
@@MGDrums05 does that include playalongs? ive checked both her youtube channels but she plays so flipping fast i cant keep up
I took drum lessons from Dorothea many years ago. She is an incredible person and a huge inspiration for so many.
oxouk 👌👌👌
Yeah 👍👍👍
Lucky you!!!
Mrs. Taylor taught my high school marching band drum line and is the real deal. Always enjoyed her teaching and her skill level is excellent.
I am a 71 year old woman and I was denied playing drums in grade school and it made me pretty mad and sad! I started taking lessons years later and drums are my life! I live to play! I started playing open handed though. I figure if my left hand is closer to the closed high hat and my right had is closet to the snare.. will that's now I play.. I practice Paradiddles to this day! Have you ever tried to play "open handed"?
I picked up drums recently and learned using Gary Chester’s New Breed - so started with the open style and a pseudo ambidextrous drum/cymbal config - I do love it!
@@fonya4380 I am so glad you are doing that. I have tried to convince people to play this way. The common sense approach is this!! People will say "I'm right handed so it's my strong hand" You need two strong hands.. So get good with both of them! Is that just too much common sense? :)
Bless you!!! You are a inspiration to many!!
openyoureyes go girl ! goooo
What age did you start?
I’m not even a drummer (I play bass) but this was fascinating and I ended up watching it from start to finish. Dorothea is a great teacher
I understand
I played drums in the 60's-early 70's...Dorothea just inspired me to get back to it ! LOVE this woman.
I love this. She’s teaching nothing crazy but she shows how creative you can be with diddles. The shapes and figures are unlimited. Great lesson.
Imagine forming a band with your grandma on the drums, how crazy is this for real.
And on top of that her being better than most drummers out there
I don't look at the age or the gender, I look at how they feel the music.
Hell yeah! Who couldnt respect that? How many seniors have even touched an instrument in their life?
The most punk and rock'n roll thing ever.
And She's the best in the band - hands down!
Ma'am I'm so thankful for your lessons..I'm 54 and going to purchase my first drums. You are so inspiring me. Love your lessons I totally connect to your instructions. Keep drumming!
Hello 👋
I love this lady Dorothea ❤, such a good rudiment drummer,and drives some hot cars around too.
Yes Dorothea! As a drummer that started with band and orchestra, I love to see someone get real about learning rudiments. If you’re passionate about drumming or anything else in music, learn the theory, the rudiments and all the “boring” stuff. It’s all about expanding your mindset and creativity.
very good drum lesson here. Paradiddles are the foundation for grooves
Absolutely without a doubt.
She's got my vote for the best teacher on Drumeo, by far. ;-)
Sean Meister she was a marching band instructor and a drum core marcher
@sean, my thoughts exactly.
Dudes! you have had hundreds of great and inspirational drummers on Drumeo over the years but Dorothea takes the cake!
And probably BAKES the cake!
Hello 👋
I can’t watch this and not drop a comment. She’s an absolute champion.
I've caught some of Dorothea's lessons in the past and they are always a real treat she makes everything she teaches not only fun but so incredibly Musical and enriching this is a keeper! Thanks for having her on she is awesome!
Well, hopefully without getting too much into the "Boo-Frickity-Hoo" of my life story, I just want to say how inspired I am bu this remarkable lady! I'm 56, played drums from childhood until my early twenties, and then, due to jobs, marriage, raising kids, living in apartments, then co-raising grandchildren, drumming stayed on the back burner for 36 years, even though I often tapped along with almost every song I heard. So now, I'm shopping around for an electronic set, and can't wait to dive back in! Long life and health to you Dorothea, and keep rocking!!!!
So inspirational! You're never too old to startI'm 42... So a relatively old drummer. But I started playing 2 years ago and her videos helped me in more ways than I can count.
I started today at 44! 😀 Yay for us oldies! 😂🥁
I feel so encouraged by you and moder_nord. I’m 36
My private lessons teacher years ago was a drum corps major and played the same as you do. You making me happy listening to your playing. Jam on Dorothea!
Dorothea One of the greatest experiences of my life was when I was working construction out in Florida the drummer from white snake in the bassist from iron butterfly own a bar in Dunnellon I asked them to let me come up on stage and play they made me wait all night but when I got up we played almost a whole set together it was something like six or eight songs it was one of the greatest happiest moments of my life As a drummer especially Enjoyable to play with real professionals I’ll never forget that moment it was amazing just thought I’d mention it since you mentioned iron butterfly
So true and inspiring. I practised the paradiddle so much when I was a kid. Now I mainly play guitar and it inspires me a lot for unusual picking and strumming patterns.
I just signed up with Drumeo and I was working on my rudiments and Paradiddles and she answered all my questions!♥
It ain’t crazy you’ve got so many fans Dorothea. I watched you for the first time and had to subscribe. Most drummers wished they could play as well as you can. Keep the entertainment rolling for us. It’s Priceless
I am 38 years old and I just bought my first pair of drum sticks. This has been a bucket list want my entire life. Wish me luck. I will be putting short videos of me learning on CZcams.
I am constantly impressed by how gracious the hosts are with the guests. Beautiful work, guys.
Hello 👋, and how are you doing
When they cut to her feet and she had them slick Granny shoes on that made my heart so happy.
Those look like leather vans brah
Hell yeah
Why?
@@t-man5196 because you don't see Granny's playing the drums often...
Jake Beron yeah but what does that have to do with the type of shoes she was wearing?
My 6 year old daughter just started taking drum lessons, and I got to listen in on a lesson earlier this week and her teacher was just teaching her paradiddles. It seems so simple to me, but this video's really opening my eyes on how important that exercise is! How cool
What she says at the beginning about only playing singles and no doubles or paradiddles is so true, I wish I had started branching out much sooner than I did. It opens up so much. I'm gonna watch the rest of the vid now!
Love this woman!
Never judge a book by it's cover ,oh man she is better than I ,rock on grandma!
Me Too !!!
@@markdemell6087 YUP 😯
SAME
Get it girl
Thanks for the lesson! I'm a 58 year old drummer and grandmother of 5! I also started as a child using a record player in my bedroom and got my first "real" set at 16! This was in 1977!
Deirdre Morris no relation that we know of but he’s really good!
Deirdre Morris you would be surprised how many people ask us if we’re related. How long have you been playing? I play in my basement but not with a band.
Your basics must never be neglected. Strong basics make your advanced skills even stronger!
Great lessons from her!
I liked how she closed the hi hats carefully at 5:40 very professional.
Also I like the way she explains the paradidles. She makes it fairly easy to understand for all levels.
This woman is incredible!.. 👏🏻 so much talent and wisdom.
Love this stuff! What so many educators try to get across, but you don’t realize until you get it in your hands, is how much accent control within stickings is. It will change your playing more than anything else imo. Thanks for the lesson!
Outstanding video, I've been a drummer for many years now and I've never heard any teachers explain the concept of inverted paradiddle or any inverted rudiment for that matter. Now it makes sense how they are used when dispersed around the set or used in beats. In all of his lesson videos, not even the great Dave Weckle explained it like this when he mentioned paradiddles and how to use them.
This is a fantastic demonstration. I took her advice, used as inverted paradiddle, then swung it, split between toms, changed accents, used press rolls, doubles and flams as substitutions and made a great sounding short solo.
I remember 30 years ago helping my son work through paradiddles - he recently steered me to Dorothea and when I found this it sure took me back ❤️
45 years old and bought my first drum kit this past weekend. I find playing to slow gangsta rap is perfect starting point for me. If there’s a level below beginner, that’s where I reside
lol
The fact that you are checking out drumeo and actively learning means that you are already on your way to an intermediate! Drum on!
Xiuming Zhang yeah, this channel is awesome. Perfect for all skill levels
I'm 17 and I've been playing for seven years. And you sir are admirable.
Pretty soon you'll be walking down the street in 4/4 and hearing drum patterns in machinery and cars trains etc. It's glorious welcome to the backbone of music.
I absolutely love her. She's amazing, great advice Dorothea!
mad respect!! she is much better than i'll probably ever be but im inspired by her awesome drumming!!
That is one of the best lessons I’ve seen on CZcams. Thanks a lot.
So great; lots of wisdom and some tasteful drumming -- and when she wants to open up the tap, she really does. Well done!
There is no words to describe how lovely, professional and adorable this woman is.
Dorothea is such a great musician, she plays effortless and precisely, it is great to watch her technique. Thanks!
As she said, she has music in her blood. The random song where she plays only paradiddles is convincing enough. Nice feel and great sense for the music. Beautiful.
The genius of Dorothea is that she started and stayed on one drum, snare for years and learnt rhythm and feel as paramount. This then translates to all other drums and cymbals. Most players try to get too fancy with multiple drums and their rhythm and feel are weak.
I started on a wooden block with one stick.
my favourite rudiment of all time, so versatile, love it- glad to see a video on this, thanks! :)
i used to play drums and now i play bass wayyyy more and when i hear these kinds of groves from a drummer i love it sooo much cause i know the work they go through to play it live, i jazz with this so much as a bassist
I like how she plays, and how,she swings the sticks. I see many people play like they’re slamming the sticks, but this lady does it just right with just enough force. It looks very professional.
force* finesse
Danny Carey has both
I just wanted you to know that when I first saw a Facebook video of you going to audition for the drummer position with Disturbed cover band and you inspired me to get a drum set at the age of 53! I've always loved the drums. Thank you for showing me the way to something positive in this world with so much going on. Your awesome!!! Keep rocking!!! ❤️❤️
Hello 👋
I'm from Michigan, and Dorothea is awesome! I found out about her last year, and seeing that she was on here, blew my mind. Way to go, Dorothea!
go UP
She is brilliant, you can never get tired of paradiddles, theyre always exciting and challenging and the amount of different combinations are almost endless
So much respect to Mrs Taylor , she is a great teacher educator, we appreciate you so much, and more want to learn from you. Thank you so much 🙏
This is a great lesson, thank you - inversions, accent shifting - I had no idea paradiddle drills could sound so musical.
That’s David Garibaldi’s Future Sounds first exercise, permutations, accents and inverted paradiddles. So interesting. So much fun! And so very potent. Great way to bring the subject, well explained. Great job!
You are my hero woman!!!!!!! I am 62 and just retired. I bought a set of drums and am so excited to learn. :)
Hello 👋 and how are you doing
This gal is awesome...Love her story..Love her permutations...Great percussionist 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Sooooo helpful!! I just had my 1st drum lesson yesterday and I was thinking para diddle‘s were boring… But boy was I wrong! Thank you so much and I am so happy to have found this CZcams video🙏
This is awesome. Thank you so much for your inspiration 😁🙏
I will never unhear "There is a diddle in the middle there." I love her so much! She is so informative and so humble. She explains it all in terminology we can easily understand.
I am 53 years old and picked up the sticks two years ago and so glad I found drumeo and this Lady is awesome
...Great information on practically applying this to the drum kit. NOW I see the importance of working on my rudiments! Now I see how to apply them musically while having fun with it! Thanks, Dorothea & Drumeo. Now, let's get back to the woodshed...
While technical wizards are impressive, a good, solid, tasteful drummer like SHE is is what's actually important 99% of the time.
She is solid!!!
I agree
Technical wizards are bound to be solid
As a bass player I can attest to this 100%. If I’m playing with a drummer who can hold onto a beat and play then it makes my life so much better.
I couldn't agree more! I wish more drummers understood this! I'm a drummer-turned-guitarist and since I have a history behind the kit, it drives me crazy to play with a drummer who just wants to roll and smash through the entire song!!! Any bass player will testify that it's sooooo much better to have a drummer who can carry a tempo, hold on to a beat, and stay in the pocket than it is to have a technical drummer who is all over the place!
Great lesson for this older beginner. Thanks DRUMEO and Dorothea!
Hello 👋 and how are you doing
Brilliant stuff so far can't wait to finish it later!
Dorothea: "Have you ever heard of Iron Butterfly?"
Host: "No!"
Me: How did you get this job.
Ron Bushy - nuf said!
It's like the ultimate ride song!
haha, I knew I was not the only one that caught that
Dorothea: "How about The Beatles?'
Host: "nope! can't say I have"
IN- A-GADDA-DA-VIDA baby!!!!
Great video! Dorothea's lesson goes beyond "how to do it" and gets to "Why?" and " what?" ... articulating how this helps your playing. Going form mastering the rudiment to moving it around the kit is what most beginners seem to miss. I got there the hard way. Teaching it this way up front will help drummers get there faster with increased understanding.
Spot on George!
I got more out of this vid-lesson than from viewing dozens of other tellings/showings/playings etc Im so glad I found this.
Thank you so much Dorothea and Drumeo for this awesome and valuable lesson
What an inspiration Dorothea. Learnt so much! Am now a subscriber. I've been practising on cushions & buckets for the last 3 months while saving up for my first drum kit. Thanks for the tips.
Buy a drum pad if you can in the meantime, it'll be useful forever. Doesnt have to be one with a stand, just one of the big double-sided ones.
@@greatcolor Cool thanks for the advice. I've a history of buying stuff then not using it, tonnes of art canvasses for paintings never painted, fabric for designs never sewn, massage table for...massages lol. Anyway I was going to be sensible & make sure I had the habit of drumming 1st...didn't know about drum pads. Yay.
I like Dorothea's way of explaining the paradiddles.Not only for creativity, but it also helped yourself to be independent and playing dynamically.Hope one day you came to our country Malaysia, South East Asia for a drumming workshop.Love and greetings from Malaysia..!!
Great stuff Dorothea was a such a pleasure watching you work. Way to just roll with with an unknown song at the end and really reinforce the entire lesson. Impressive !
Amazing take on the accents. I'm floored. Love this lady!💪💪💪
How not to love her when her major influences were Cream, The Doors, Iron Butterfly and Led Zeppelin and she started playing a ZZ Top's cover? You rocks aunt Dorothea🤘
Wanna know who else was influenced by cream
Your mom
@@JoeMama-dl3nh OMG... that is the funniest post I have ever seen!!!
Did you come up with that one on your own?
Never seen that one before.
Genius!
I can't stop laughing!
@@bonzorip6162 yes hahaha thankyou
@@JoeMama-dl3nh
i know something else that was influenced by cream .... ICE and yo mama
I'm 50, been playing guitar & bass for 35 years...so OBVIOUSLY...it's high time to get cracking. Seeing drummers like Ms. Taylor and my new sweethearts Nandie Bushell and Yoyoka Kaneai taught me that there is room for everyone on the throne.
I see that all kinds of players have been admiring this wonderful Teacher / Player. I'm 69 YO, and resurrected playing drums after over 50 Years of a Hiatus. It is in my Blood, for sure. Played in a garage band 1966-69 with HS Buddies, all of us learning our instruments as we went along. Took maybe 6-8 lessons back in 1966 at a local Music Shop in Flushing, Queens NY. Syncopation / Paradiddles were the order of the day ..... still is. I couldn't wait to get ona Drum set (that's what we called it in the day -not kit). Once I did, Playing the basic Jazz beat and basic Rock beats .... I was HOOKED. Makes me Proud to be able to "play" an Instrument. I watch many YT videos about Drumming, have to say this is one of the Best . DT breaks it down so well. Happy Drumming All !!
Oh, this is so delightful! Thank you!
Man that lady is cool! Her drumming is so fluid.... I’m speechless
For all those who put the thumbs down Shame on you. Well done to this lady here, fantastic Brilliant 😊👍
Hello 👋
HELL YEAH! Thanks for the lesson, keep inspiring women across the music world 🤘
Superb! This is excellent stuff! Thank you mam, Thank you Drumeo!
Somewhere on this world some kids are discussing at the playground who has the coolest grandparents and Dorothea‘s grandchild just walks in like: b*tch please...😂
Excellent!
Some of my most favorite Led Zeppelin songs like When the Levee Breaks contain paradiddle variations. It was nearly the first thing my drum teacher taught me 45 years ago. It is a great exercise for loosening up and sounding peppy!
Hey there! I’m 70 this year and loving playing again. Your such an inspiration!
Inspirational! Just started playing drums at 61. Left handed on a right handed kit so playing open.
The Brain: Your Book of Knowledge feat. Dorothea Taylor.
That paradiddle train beat was dope.
If you like that exact paradiddle, listen to Slow Train by Joe Bonamassa
She' like my grandmother! Greetings for her.
Awesome video Dorothea! Great presentation!
This is so fun to watch, the whole playalong i smiled! :)
“Put the diddle in the middle”. 😂
#life-lessons
Ya. Middle diddling
Don't be gettin' all nasty, nana.
Diddle
This lady is awesome I am a 54-year-old grandmother who also plays the drums I started playing at the age of 50 and I love it! And I'm from Michigan and my maiden name is Taylor I wonder if we are related?
super cool video!!! I'm freakin' hooked on Drumeo now
Wow! I love this woman. Fabulous, what a brilliant lesson, thank you Dorothea!
Paradiddles was what I used alot of. In high school while the band was practicing we would work on paradiddles I was the fastest. But you amaze me everytime I watch you. So smooth in your drumming. I started playing in bars and clubs at 13. I played all over the us. For 39.years
But the reason I stopped playing was the last band I was in made it a job. People said what are you quitting for man dont you make good money playing, this is what people say, I said it wasnt about the money for me I loved playing, the money was just a bonus but that band made it a job and I was done. Was in drum Corp also. And I cant play with the left hand like that, buddy rich did incredible. Love listening to you play INCREDIBLE'. But just bought a new 7 piece Tama star series kit all maple rim mount awesome. And the new Alesis Electronics. No not playing just the 1st set of drums that will never be in a trailer or in and out constantly. God Bless you for doing this interview on paradiddles. I was always 1st chair and I preached it all the time. They are very very useful and are used more than people really think they. Keep Rocking, Keep teaching, Love It You Are An Incredible person. 😎🤟👍🤝☝️🥁🥁🥁🥁🙏🙏🙏🙏
Best paradiddle lesson ever now I understand thanks Dorothea!
Oh man that was awesome! Such an inspiration and just too cool! Rock on ma'am!
So I downloaded the paradiddle page that goes with this lesson on Drumeo and I now consider it to be drumming gold. It looks simple at first but once you play through all the inversions and get fluent with them, you will also notice the accents that are added. Playing those accents are FAR harder than I expected. I will be working on these for quite some time. Then I will apply them to the toms and cymbals. The final step will be making beats and fills out of them. This will keep me going for a very long time and actually indefinitely. All that from just one page lol. Amazing.