Paradiddle Definition

părə-dĭdl
noun
A pattern of beats on a snare drum executed with alternate strokes of the sticks.
Webster's New World

(music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments) which involves playing four even strokes in the order "˜right left right right' or "˜left right left left'

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Singular:
paradiddle
Plural:
paradiddles

Origin of Paradiddle

  • Probably imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Imitative.

    From Wiktionary

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