Drum rudiment
Rhythm exercise

A drum rudiment is one of a number of relatively small patterns in drumming, a form of percussion music. Drum rudiments form the foundation for more extended and complex patterns.
“Drum rudiment” enters the record as rhythm exercise. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Drum, rudiment and Rhythm can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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