The name given to a
technical exercise (also known as 'rudiments') performed on a drum... by a drummer, consisting of an alternating pattern using both
left and right hands. There are many types of Paradiddle, for example:
(R=
right hand L=
left hand)
Standard Paradiddle: RLRR LRLL RLRR LRLL
Inverted Paradiddle: RLLR LRRL RLLR LRRL
Paradiddlediddle: RLRRLL RLRRLL RLRRLL RLRRLL