The Ancient European Rudimental Codex
by Claus Hessler
On 30th Sep 2019
Part 1: The Final of Seven Welcome to the Rudimental Codex, an alternative collection of rudiments that focuses specifically on the ancient European legacy of rudimental drumming. This collection isn’t meant to rival the Percussive Arts Society’s standard list of forty rudiments. Rather, its intent is to help you look differently at the art of drumming and the history of rudimental drumming’s European roots. The list has been organized and published by Percussion Creativ, a German nonprofit association of drummers and percussionists similar in nature to the Percussive Arts Society in the U.S. The full poster of the Codex can be downloaded at percussion-creativ.de and at moderndrummer.com. Before we start, a short note on the history of rudiments. The most important regions where this military-oriented drumming originated are in parts of modern-day France, Switzerland, and Germany. Mercenaries from these regions would spread their music throughout Europe (much of it was […]
November 2019 Issue