paradiddle-diddle

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl dɪdəl/

Noun

paradiddle-diddle (plural paradiddle-diddles)

  1. (music) A percussive exercise (one of many rudiments) which involves playing six even strokes in the order ‘right left right right left left’ or ‘left right left left right right’.

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