"[2] The founding members of NARD included William F. Ludwig, Sr., George Lawrence Stone, Harry Thompson, George A. Robertson, William M. Flowers, Heinie Gerlac, W.W. Kieffer, J. Burns Moore, W. F. Hammond, Joe A. Hathaway, Billy Miller, Edward B.
[3] These original 13 members decided upon "The 13 Essential Rudiments," published in 1933, for American drumming in their first meeting.
[4] William F. Ludwig said of that first meeting, "We talked and played the rudiments six hours well into the morning.
"[5] Many of the founders had studied with Civil War veterans and felt that traditional rudimental drumming was becoming endangered.
Despite this, founding member William Ludwig later included 30 rudiments in his book WFL Complete Drum Instructor in 1942.