Drum notation in Switzerland started around 1620. The French took notice of this and formed drum corps around 1660, some with fife and some with clarion bugle. The notation began to become modified due to the faster step of the French in comparison with the slow Swiss marching cadence. The next migration of the rudiments was to Scotland. The English soon followed, adopting rudiments to their particular styles. In transfer from one country to another there were slight changes and possibly even omissions.

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