rudiments

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Rudiments are the first and simplest parts of a subject. The rudiments of the language, learn the rudiments, only the rudiments.

It is used in the plural almost always and means what must be had before anything else can be built on it. In drumming, the rudiments are a named set of sticking patterns every player learns by heart.

Definitions of rudiments

1nounrudimentsThe first and simplest parts of a subject.C1
“She taught herself the rudiments of Italian before her trip to Rome.”

rudiments is a basic.

Where it comes from

Latin
rudīmentum
Old French
rudiment
English
rudiment
English, today
rudiments

Built from

rudimenta · Latin — the elements
rudis · Latin — rude

rudiment comes from Old French rudiment, from Latin rudīmentum. From Old French rudiment, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude. by surface analysis, rude + -i- + -ment.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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Drum rudiments form the foundation for more extended and complex patterns.
Drum rudiment
Open, closed, open is a technique of playing snare drum rudiments, especially used during auditions or classical practice routines.
Open, closed, open
The English translation of the work made its first appearance four years later under the title Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society.
De Cive
Cadences are also: 'a chant that is sung by military personnel while parading or marching'." Cadences employ the four basic drum strokes and often directly include drum rudiments.
Drum cadence
PAS developed an influential list of drum rudiments called the PAS 40 International Snare Drum Rudiments, which are considered to be the current standard reference on the subject.
Percussive Arts Society

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Related words

the rudis family

rude

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