THE THREE STROKE ROLL LEFT_ RIGHT

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The Three Stroke Roll (left; right) is often used in Reveille compositions and therefore Swiss literature linked 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 Three Stroke Roll should start with a tempo of 30 quarters per minute and after continuous accelerating end with a tempo of 120.  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”

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

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

In Swiss drumming, the Three Stroke Roll often occurs in traditional Reveille compositions, which have been often used in the past for military reasons.

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