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paradiddle

/ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left’
  2. To produce percussive sounds of this kind.

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Sources

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