paradiddle

(parə did′'l)

noun

a pattern of beats on a snare drum executed with alternate strokes of the sticks

Origin: echoic

See paradiddle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A pattern of drumbeats characterized by four basic beats and alternating left-handed and right-handed strokes on the successive primary beats.

Origin:

Origin: Probably imitative

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