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Hello Mike. I am 70 years old and have been playing drums since I was 13. Paradiddles have always been hard for me until I saw your video. Never too old to learn, I mumbled. So off I went and practiced. Well, lo and behold, and at last, something resembling a paradiddle. Thanks...will keep up the practice. My best regards, John Baker Australia.

Just spent 8 min watching a video about a technique on an instrument I don’t play. That’s the sign of an engaging teacher!

This guy is a great teacher. Doesn't waste time talking about unrelated BS, promote products or his channel, and doesn't try to be a comedian. He gets right down to the business of why we are all watching the video. Thanks Mike, great work.

“Once I started to get past the weirdness of it... it started to fall into place.” How true of so many things...

I'm another 70 year old. I made good money playing drums, mostly part time, from the mid-sixties through the mid-seventies. I played all genres. In addition to clubbing and party work, I did some pit orchestra work for musicals, as well as symphonic timpani. After marriage, 43 years ago, I gave up music for, what turned out to be, a successful business career. I even sold in 1979, most regrettably, my Ludwig Super Classic kit and Zildjian cymbals, hardware, and cases. I'm back at re-learning what I knew...stick control, rudiments and sight reading, just to keep the old brain from shrinking. Your video explains better than I ever could how to develop a fast paradiddle. You are a drummer's drummer. Please keep up the great work. If Neil Peart were alive, (R.I.P), he would approve of this message.

Me as a new drummer who's just learning the paradiddle 1:03 - "Nice he's going pretty......holy shit....holy shit how is that even possible!?"

Teacher: "Din't take long. About a month." Everyone: "A MONTH?!"

His hand is faster than my internet connection

I'm 46 and have played the drums since I was 17. I covered paradiddles in my first year of playing but never been able to get tight or fast on them. Your lesson shows signs of changing that - I got faster in an afternoon. Not only on paradiddles but on doubles, snare roll and triplets. Excellent lesson. I was particularly inspired with the comment from the 70 year old drummer!

Seriously the best explanation of paradiddle speed I've ever seen. 40 years of playing, and I just doubled my speed on this.

Me: perfects this on right hand Left hand: am i a joke to you?

What I love about every one of your videos; is that you consistently remind the viewer of your own difficulties when learning techniques. It really limits the frustration anyone can have learning a new technique or when going back and revamping to play with less effort. Your "Don't worry, you'll get it." attitude makes tackling something new or difficult so much less intimidating. For that sir, we thank you!

Thank you so much. I learned more in 7 minutes than two weeks of class

Excellent lesson, not only about how to get a fast paradiddle but how to analyze its components and adjust one's thinking and technique toward a goal. I don't play drums, but in trying to improve my guitar playing I stumbled into the goldmine of videos by expert drummers who are both crafty and crystal clear in their thinking about the fundamentals of playing percussive instruments, of which the guitar is one. I fell into a tendency which is quite common, I think, among guitarists, of concentrating on fingerings, scales and chord progressions, and reading music. These things are important of course, but the path to improvement is laid on a foundation of fundamentals about the use of the hands that are very important and sometimes very subtle. The great drummers are experts in this area.

Hi Mike I just turned 67 (yesterday) and like John Baker below I had always struggled to maintain an even sound and develop speed with the paradiddle until I came across your channel. I have since purchased and subscribed through Drumeo, your Drumming system. I have to say Mike you are a clear and concise teacher and love your tuition and tips. 18 months ago I had broken my left elbow and had surgery to put a steel implant in and so had not been able, or even thought, I could return to drumming. But thank God, although I will never be able to fully straighten my left arm, I now have probably have 60-70% of my strength back and working my way through this exercise, is helping me to strengthen my left hand and hand grip, as well as loving the progress I am making due to your fabulous tips.

Mike is so easy to listen to he takes the calm approach to drumming and in my experience that is the best way to learn. Thank you Mike.

By far best paradiddle lesson I've seen

This is the ultimate explanation I have been looking for. This is the explanation to my problem and to many other drummers out there.Thank you very much Mike, you just revived my career after a two year break, I am highly grateful.

Best paradiddle lesson I have ever heard.

Such a great tutorial for people who were stuck in that wrist rut and were hunting for the 'bounce'. Opens door for push-pull and Moeller too!

I love how the sticks look when playing paradiddles fast. It's hypnotic!

Wow, I drum 20 years now and never learned to play the paradiddle. Now, a few hours of practice later, i am really starting to feel it. Best video on youtube.

Simple in its theory, horrifically difficult in its application. Definitely a months long project. Love the lesson. Thank you.

Finding Drumeo after years of terrible technique has truly been a game changer for me. Your teachers have such a down to earth approach and respect for the drummers of all levels.

I almost can't express the excitement I feel after watching this, it's like you've just opened up a doorway to a whole new drumming world of possibilities! Really excellent explanation that is in plain English. I can totally see now the secret of the paradiddle

Good video. Love how you talk about the thought process and development. Top notch teaching.

I've been following Drumeo since they only had couple of thousand views on their videos. I was always found them to get better with time .Today it's #1 drum channel on KZfaq. They helped me become better drummer than before and still inspire to keep pushing. Thank you Drumeo for sharing ur journey with me.

Another old guy here that has played the drums since I was a young teenager and just getting back into it after a 7 year hiatus. I’ve never had that musical quality to my drumming so I really appreciate your approach to helping me out at getting better.

When I was in middle school band, just starting out in 6th grade, this is exactly how our band teacher taught us. Cool stuff.

Genius. You saved my sanity. I've been practicing the Paradiddle for a few months but hadn't had the epiphany to make the transition to working it with controlled rolls. This... just... works. Thank you for being real and stressing patience and time. Now there is hope.

BEST paradiddle advice on KZfaq. I have watched this video many times in the past few years and always procrastinated on practicing my paradiddles. Until recently when Covid-19 outbreak happened that I have more time at home, and started to follow every single word mentioned in this video. And IT WORKS. It didn't feel like it was working at the beginning but after awhile it happened. I am around 90% his speed, and I know for sure I'll include paradiddles in my practice routines.

Ive watched a lot of lessons on the paradiddle but this is the best by far. What’s good is that you revealed the insight that you perceived in understanding a paradiddle. Taking your insight and applying it is the secret. Thanks!!

Thanks Drummersfor watching !!! It's nice to see that there's only 1 dislike and 784 likes… :) That made my day! Happy Drumming

I am absolutely thankful for this video, I know it was posted a while ago, but this is literally the best explanation of technique and execution I have ever seen, I'm trying to re train my left hand due to nerve damage, because of the damage I have only been able to maintain my singles and doubles, anything else I get fatigued way quicker than my right hand and my left has gotten sloppy again due to the loss of mobility, so, I have been trying to work on paradiddles and other basic steps again to re train my hand. this video has helped me so much, thank you!

Hey Mike, you have demystified this rudiment for me and I’ve been playing for 42 years. You’re excellent, thank you!

He is one of my favorite for giving lessons. How lucky are we to have this available at our finger tips!!! So amazing!!!

One of the first exercises my jazz drumming instructor gave me back in the 60's was the single paradiddle with accents on the single note in the right hand, then the left and then using those single notes on the different drums. This was instantly rewarding and I've been using these ever since. A great hand exercise is to practice it with brushes on the snare drum with the strainer released. You will develop muscles while learning to relax the hands and fingers at the same time. Paradiddles rule!!!!!!!

Thanks Mike. I have your entire system on DVD from DRUMEO. I don't think it is available on DVD anymore as everything is going totally digital these days. Your drumming skills and knowledge are amazing. Digital video and formats such as U-Tube have greatly increased access to great teachers like yourself by many. Thank you for taking the time to help all of us out here. Many thanks also to DRUMEO for introducing many professional drummers to the world.

This lesson is actually the key breaker into performing paradiddles. No other drummer has ever described the learning process like this! Thanks so much!

Hello Mike, this class has been the most shocking experience I´ve had, since I started to play, years ago.... I was frustrated with paradiddles, just as you mentiones, Im 49 and have been playing since I was 16, but never understood what you mentioned, now, just in about an hour I was able to freely and fast acomplish this, in addition, I discovered so many new posibilities on the set, latin rythms, and much more...I cant really wait to finsish work to go back to my set and practice more...I´m feeling just like Iwas 18 again, re discovering the world....I tought I would never be able to play this as fast as I saw many drummers...very frustrating, but there are always secrets envolved and Im willing to discovver them all....Thankls a lot!!!

I wish this was available when i first started, the mental and physical side to this pattern completely explained, absolutely brilliant video!

the best guy i've seen explaining anything, not only drums! amazing how deep you can go on a subject, mike! thanks for that

OMG I did! I started playing drums when I was 9 years old and the paradiddle was the bane of my existence. I never could really get it right. I'm 38 now and haven't played seriously in quite some years, but I keep a set of stick near by at all times. I play on my mouse pad as practice when I'm slow at work (work from home). This lesson has helped me do a thing I've been trying to do for nearly 30 years! The pattern, skill, movement; it's never been so clear to me! Thank you!!! I've got a lot more practice to do in order to get it 100%, but, again, I did it!

I appreciate this video very much! I just picked up the sticks for the first time in my life, 2 days ago! And I've been devouring lessons on youtube for the last 48 hours. Your video was one of the more encouraging ones for me, helping me to understand how different rudiments can compliment other ones, how difficult this stuff can be even for experienced drummers, and that if you break it down and find the right technique, then even I can eventually do this stuff. Thanks!

Brilliant - I have just revisited the rudiments after years of 'just playing' (something to do during lockdown) and was really struggling with paradiddles. I didn't realise how slow I was on them and just couldn't get the speed up. This lesson really did the trick - thanks so much.

This video was spot on the most helpful to me after being silent for 40 yrs, Retired and back into it I am again a beginner spending hours trying to regain that left hand rebound using a match grip (traditional grip remembered rebound control; more for some reason)and not just about a paradiddle

Thank you MIke! 9 years on and i just saw this lesson now ... transformed my diddles in a hard 3 hour session . If anyone at Drumeo reads this give congrats to Mike and hope all is well. cheers from Noo zeealand

Wow. This man is insanely good

Been drumming for 63 years and could and would play paradiddles, but mostly rather slowly around the kit or just practice them because they seemed like something good to practice. I've never been able to build the speed I see some other guys have. This video is going to be a great help. I just know it. Thank you Mike.

Holy Crap!! Mike, you have no idea (or you probably do!) how much I have struggled with the paradiddle . . . You just opened the door for a new way to practice this and I now have some hope that I can get this down!! Thank you! You ROCK!!

Hi Mike, I am 59 and started learning drums few weeks ago. My local teaching is good and getting the basics of stick control, timing, etc. Your demonstration of these 2 rudiments is extremely helpful. I know my teacher will get me there. Thanks so much.

Hi Mike, Thanks for your great paradiddle video. In the early 60s when I started out putting rudiments to use in some drum corp drum lines , paradiddles were a big part of it. In those days they were played as 16th notes. It wasn't until years later when the more modern lines were playing things at speeds that I thought impossible. I couldn't understand how they learned to do it. After seeing your video, I thought, well I guess if one puts in the time and effort it is possible. It just takes commitment. So, at 73, with no real reason to learn to play a paradiddle at warp speed I decided to give it a go. And low and behold after weeks of daily beating on a pad all of a sudden my hands just took over and out came a amazing paradiddle. You can teach an old dog new tricks. Thank you.

Simply broke down,and to the point. Excellent way to show a beginner,or veteran such as myself that just wants to play them smoother.Great lesson🥁

I’ve been drumming for 15 years and this video opened my eyes. Can’t wait to get started on trying this

This is exactly what I needed to hear. My paradiddle was always trash until I saw this video. Now it is starting to sound musical and I am able to use it on the kit. Thanks for the mental reset, it was much needed.

Man the upstroke part is so massively important. My drum teacher is baking these setup motions into my head. The whipping strike really helps with it.

Hold my beer, I can do the paradildo with one hand

Hello MIKE , i am 72 years old and have been playing drums since i was 64 . Paradiddles , the best practice for me and i realise from your vidéo the good technic . Sorry , my english is not perfect but i start with this new language since 2 years !!! Paradiddles is not hard for me i'm very enjoy practice paradiddles !!! Thanks for your technic , your vidéo and you , MIKE . JACK from south FRANCE nearly ORANGE and AVIGNON ( 22 march 2020 )

This is a great tutorial. Got here about a year ago (commented below) and since then actually used this idea of triple roll in a paradiddel and improved my speed by almost double. also passing it down to my students. Tnx guys!!

This is the defiantly the best break down of the paradiddle I have ever seen... Thank You!

Dude. Where have you been these last 5 years of me drumming with crappy paradiddles?!?! I literally played a better paradiddle in a matter of minutes compared to years of me just “trying to do it on my own”. Thx bro🤟

Lately I have been listening to Bleed, then started figuring out how Tomas did it. The bit about the three left, or right, strokes also occurred to me. So, I gave it a try, only to realize that I was doing well enough with my feet, but not as much using my hands. So, I've started to search for guide around the web, in order to improve and solve my weak points. Yours is being a channel of much use, nice to find it. Thanks guys!

My 9 year old Granddaughter is learning to play drums and she was absolutely mesmerised with your paradiddle lesson. She wrote down the sequence and went straight to her practice pad. Thank you for a great lesson.

Thank you Mike I love the way your teaching is based on sharing your own experience of learning to play drums. Very open and generous and helpful

Professional drum set, percussionist... fabulous concept. The paradiddle is one of, in my opinion, the most underrated rudiment out there. If you listen to Vinnie, he played a myriad of them. Great vid on speed. Great concept. Never heard it put like this, but so refreshing. Good job.

Wow this is so cool to watch. I haven't played for around 30 years, but I can still do a really fast good paradiddle, and as I watched him show the tricks he discovered, particularly, the triple stroke roll and the rebound, I realize that I remember learning that and that's probably why I can still do it. I clearly had a really good teacher. This guy is good. thanks

Awesome tips, greatly put. Started with the drums at age 13 in a high school rock band, then I bought a guitar then a synth then started to sing, conduct etc etc. It ended with an education in church organ. The drums were completely lost. Now I’ve turned back to them and I’m so terribly sloppy but will try this out as fast as possible. Very happy for your pedagogical video!

best indepth explanation i've seen so far - thanx for sharing.

I appreciate you being honest with how long this takes to develop ! Makes me feel a lot better about it 🙂

This lesson is deceptively amazing! There is the obvious light bulb moment for me about the paradiddle and then there is this appreciation for how a master teacher can teach a technique!

That concept of rudimentary drumming is how i learned to be a side drummer in a couple higher level pipe bands as a kid.The use of the rebound is essential in that kind of drumming because of the intricate stickwork.Rudiments are often a forgotten teacher.

Me too i'm70, the lights just got turned on .I was 13 to when i started playing,good stuff Mike,thanks.

Thank you for that lesson Mike! I'm a drummer at my church in upstate NY. I'm 53 years old and it's the rudiment that's always stumped me. I don't know if I'll ever get it that fast, but if I could come close it would open up a whole new set of possibilities for me. I don't think it's ever too late to learn something and I thank God for blessing me with good coordination as it will help me in this endeavor. Thanks again, God bless and keep up the fantastic work!

Dude, you are BORN to teach. You've explained more in this short video than 20 other videos I've watched. Thank you.

Hi Mike thank you soooo much for breaking that down for me, I’ve been playing the drums for 30+ years & I have the exact same issue you were saying you had, I’m definitely gonna go to the music shop on the weekend to get myself a practice pad & try your method out. Thank you for inspiring me to want to retrain the way I’ve been stuck for soooo many years, YOU ROCK 🤘😆🤘

OMG bro ..I have been a drummer all my life even played in the band at school and this rudiment was the only one I could not get up to speed my tripples was awesome but the diddles not so much I could not figure it out at all I had the concept but just couldn't quite get up the speed like u my hand just was not fast enough I like the way u was able to bring them out with your method I most definitely will try your way..Thanks alot man I really appreciate u sharing

Nice analysis. I haven't developed patience to practise my rudiments, but after watching this, I will.

I've been playing drums for about 40 years (not continuously). I wish I had seen this video about 39 years ago. At last, I have the tools to allow me to achieve the next level, intermediate. Thank you.

Greatest example of how to learn how to play the paradiddle.

Incredible teaching ability as well as clarity, thank you for your time.

I'm on my fifth time viewing this in a row!☺ Your technique is just amazing! This is the drumming equivalent to sweep picking on guitar. Thanks for the great lesson!

This video is what helped me break through difficulties I was having with the paradiddle. Very appreciate, thanks for explaining.

I've always loved drums since I was young and I've always had drumming ability but never put it into action on a kit. Well now that I'm retired that has changed, I bought a used set yesterday waiting for my sticks to arrive in the mail today. I'm watching a lot of videos techniques but I really love your approach I think I'm going to enjoy this a great deal Thank you Mike!

I think this was the best trick I've ever seen. Thank you so much

Mike, this is the best drum lesson that I have ever sat through. Best breakdown of an incredibly important rudiment for me. Thank you.

8 years later and this is still having a massive impact. Thank you so much

This is so good, been working on this for a couple of months. Finally felt that bounce/rebound I wasn’t executing before. And it made all the difference

In just a few seconds of this video I could see just how ingenious and helpful this is! Thank you for this very helpful tutorial - it is making my para diddles a lot faster just from the start of this! NeddyRich

Tips like these never get old. Thanks Mike!

This has been so helpful. After years of avoiding the paradiddle due to not using the roll technique - it now makes sense

The best explanation of how to speed up paradidle. Thanks a lot, Mike!

Another simpler way to explain it is practice paradidles playing that double stroke exactly as you would using rebound technique a la the double stroke roll. Just a different way to think of it.. This guy can really play them fast and he’s an absolutely fantastic natural teacher.. Never could find guys around like this before KZfaq. Bravo!!

Thank You Mike! Way to break down the power of the triplet. This makes sense and will help rebuild my speed of yesteryears.

I’m a 19 years old drummer but I’ve realized there were some steps I was missing in my drums and I think after these lessons I’ll have no more mistakes thank you so much 🙏🏽

Amazing ! I've been struggling to play a fast paradiddle for over 50 years...this video give me a little hope ! Thanks

Thanks a million Mike, I used to play a lot between the 60-ties to the 80-ties but over the last 30/35 years I have only played sporadically with old friend 1 or 2 times a year at best, just for fun of it, so no practice what so ever for a very long time. By incident I came across your video and thought, what the hell, now at the age of 63 I should give it another go before its too late :) and to be honest I never really got the hang of paradiddles as a young drummer. Exactly as you describe!! Now I have practised for a couple of hours following your tips and wow, Im back in business with the sticks on the pad, Im surprised over the impact of your tips... Next step is to use it on the drum set, if I can find it, ha ha... Thanks again/ Best Anders

This was extremely helpful!!!

I've been stuck in the same exact place with the whole wrist thing! Really great breakdown, shows a completely different way of looking at paradiddles!

Thanks, Mike Michalkow, for this video. I had a challenge when playing paradiddles,😢 but when I saw your video I was able to practice and add a little bit of speed and at last I was able to do it. Thanks, once again. God bless you.👏