DRAG&STROKE

The Single Drag Tap is the foundation for many common American Drag phrases. It is executed by playing a Single Drag, followed by an accented stroke on the opposite hand. This rudiment is commonly sequenced one after the other to create one of the best examples of “rudimental swing,” a phrase to describe the sometimes stretched and musical nature of the American Rudimental Druming Style.  While the rudiment is written with only tap and accented strokes, the rudiment is often played with tiered dynamics, with the drag being played soft and the tap slightly louder than the drag to lead the ear to the accent.

The Drag & Stroke is simply that. A drag followed by a single stroke on the opposite hand. Used in either a closed or open phrase and seen amongst many drum solos and statics in the Royal Marines.  Often the focus would be on the accented stoke following the drag.

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The Single Drag Tap is often used in Reveille compositions and therefore Swiss literature assigned it to the “Reveille Rudiment Family”. As all Reveille strokes, it is a combination of double strokes which are played piano and major strokes with forte accents to profile the rhythm and characteristic of the rudiment. The Single Drag Tap starting tempo is 60 quarters per minute and after continuous accelerating it ends with a tempo of 88 (sextuplet). In the final tempo, the grace notes can be played in three different styles:

– Evenly spaced and hence aim for a triolic sound

– a small pause before the grace notes and therefore aim for a “swing” (mostly played like this at Swiss drum competitions)

– bind the grace notes to the following main stroke, aiming for a very neat style

For all three different styles, the rhythm of the main strokes must be respected.

In Swiss drumming, the Single Drag Tap often occurs in traditional Reveille compositions and has already been used frequently in the past.

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