40 Essential Rudiments: Double-Stroke Roll

DRUMmagazine.com music editor Wally Schnalle demonstrates how to play the double-stroke roll.

Lessons

Virgil Donati Masterclass: Double-Stroke Rolls

Having arrived at a circumspect point with my double bass skills, I started looking for an alternative to playing long linear single strokes. I decided to work on double strokes, and after a period of speculative practice, I realized there was potential. I forged ahead, and eventually arrived at a place where the double strokes became a viable alternative to single strokes.