Supplement 24E: The Flamacue | Part 3 of 4

The flamacue is one of the few rudiments that originated in America rather than Europe. What sets it apart: the flam’s principal note doesn’t carry the accent — the note right after it does — giving the rudiment a syncopated, swinging feel. The grace note of that first flam functions as a prep motion for the accent note that follows. These examples mix the flamacue with other flams studied so far; a good general reference for rudiments is Wilcoxon’s The All-American Drummer (Supplement 24E). Stay aware of the dynamic difference between the accented and unaccented notes throughout.