THE MILLWHEEL STROKE

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The Millwheel Stroke is often linked with the Basler drumming, hence Swiss literature assigned the rudiment to the “Basler Rudiment Family”. The figure is a popular combination of the Five Stroke Roll, Single Strokes and a Flam. Its starting tempo is 60 quarters per minute and after a continuous acceleration it ends on tempo 100. Swiss literature identified different challenges:

– The Five Stroke Roll should be played in piano

– The faster the more attention has to be paid to rhythm: The Stroke of Five is very short and lasts maximum one eighth-note and the sixteenth-notes should not be contracted (especially the major strokes in crescendo)

– playing piano is equally important as the crescendo starting from mezzo forte.

– especially in a faster tempo, it is important to pay attention to the flam: as the flam is the second of a double stroke, do not let come a rest in front of it

The Millwheel Stroke nearly occurs in every Basler march in its natural practice pattern.

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