What are the Rudiment Cards?

The Rudiment Cards are flashcards specially developed for drummers. They contain the 40 classic standard rudiments and other creative rudiments. These beat combinations are the basic building blocks of drumming.

The flashcards are colour-coded into six categories:

Roll, Drag, Flam, Diddle, Hybrid and Special Rudiments.

Instead of trudging through boring PDF lists, you can simply pick a card and get straight to a clear exercise.

The benefits at a glance

1. More structure

Instead of thinking about what to practise each time, you simply draw a card. Perfect for getting started efficiently, even if you only have 10 minutes.

2. Focus on technique

Rudiments train your coordination, stick control and precision. These are important building blocks for every genre, from rock to jazz to metal.

3. Encourage creativity

Rudiment cards also allow you to develop new combinations and grooves. Try, for example, distributing a drawn rudiment on the kit and building a groove from it.

4. Challenge & motivation

Many drummers use the cards as mini-challenges. For example, you can draw a card every day and master the exercise. This motivates and makes progress visible.

5. Combinations

With the 50 cards you have an infinite number of possibilities for laying exercises. For example, start and take two rudiments and play them alternately. You can add more cards to increase the difficulty and variety.

How to use the rudiment cards effectively

• Warm-up: Start your session with 5-10 minutes of rudiment cards. First on the practice pad, then transfer to the kit if necessary.
• Build up a routine: Build a weekly plan (e.g. draw 2 cards each Mon/Wed/Fri). This way you can practise regularly without being overwhelmed.
• Practise with a timer: Set yourself 60 seconds per card and try to play through the whole stack.
• Start slowly, increase: Play the rudiments cleanly and slowly at first - then increase the tempo.
• Vary: Use accents, orchestrate the rudiments on the drum set or combine two cards for new ideas.

Bonus tip: Rudiment cards for travelling

The cards fit in any bag and are perfect for practising when travelling. With the cards, a practice pad and a few sticks, you can keep your hands fit while travelling.

Conclusion

The Rudiment Cards are more than just a practice gadget - they are a smart companion for creative, structured and motivated practice.

Ideal for anyone who wants to get better and realise their full potential on set.

Try out the Rudiment Cards, it's worth it!

Happy drumming and good luck!

RC Schneider