(I don't know if I should have put this in the History forum or the Rudiments forum.)

Ok, so I'm really in to cheese. I can't help but love an embellished diddle. I was wondering, if anyone could tell me around what time cheese rudiments began to be incorporated into show music/solos/cadences. Perhaps give an example of an old peice of sheet music that has cheese? I know that it would probably be impossible to pinpoint exactly who "invented" or "discovered" the cheese, but the question has intrigued me. -swisscheese

I am sure the rudiment has been around for a while and I can get you back to at least 1985. I remember the first time I tried to play them, Mike Farrell of the famous "Tickless Tenors" of the SCV told me that they were called "Flam Doubles" It wasn't until 1987 that I heard the term "Cheese". That doesn't mean that the term "Cheese" wasn't being used, just that I hadn't heard it. When I did hear it I remember thinking that it sounded Blue Devilish. Hope that helps get you started.

-JD

Cheese is the most natural and oldest way of preserving the nutrients in milk. Popular belief has it that a shepherd in about 4,000 BC carrying milk in a pouch made from a sheep’s stomach accidentally discovered cheese. The rennet from the sheep’s stomach lining and heat from the sun separated the milk into curds and whey.