This is the symbol for a flam, which is when you play two notes, not at different rhythmical places, but not in unison either. Instead they are played slightly apart, both notes falling on the same beat, but one being played slightly in front of the other. You can see that both individual notes are shown within the symbol, and usually there will be sticking markings with the symbol, showing which hand/foot to play before which other other hand/foot, like how is being shown here:
This is the symbol for a buzz note/buzz roll, also called a press note/press roll. This is when you control the rebound of the drum/cymbal in a specific way to get multiple quick, short strokes from each note you play with each hand, creating very closed (fast) rolls, for a long or short time, traditionally and most commonly played on the snare drum, creating a 'buzz' sound. As you can see, this symbol is comprised basically by writing the letter Z over a note. When the buzz note is of a short note value, like a semi-quaver for example, then you usually just play one buzz, as in one single press into the drum/cymbal with one hand, creating one short buzz sound, but if the note value is longer, like a semi-breve for example, then you would play with both hands, alternating buzz notes, creating one long drone, a continuous buzz sound, and so, a buzz roll. Essentially you play however many individual buzz notes that are needed to fill the length of time of the note value that the buzz note is. Another way to show that a buzz roll needs to be played as opposed to an individual buzz note is by putting a note-tie in, which is the curve symbol shown coming from the buzz note below. This shows that you need to play a buzz roll (drone), trying to achieve a continuous even sound from the note the note-tie starts at, with one end of the curve, to where the note-tie ends at the other end of the curve.
This is the symbol for a double stroke, which is when you play two consecutive notes with one hand/foot. The symbol is basically made by putting a slash mark over the note.
This is the symbol for playing two double strokes between either your hands, or feet, which is when you play two individual double strokes alternating between hands or feet, creating four consecutive notes. This symbol is made by putting two slash marks over a note.
This is the symbol for playing four double strokes. These four individual double strokes are played by alternating the strokes between your hands or between your feet, like with the previous double stroke symbol above, except this time with four double strokes, you create a total of eight consecutive notes.
Shown below, you can also see the sticking clearly outlining each individual note of each stroke being played by which limb, and in this example, also followed by a quaver note at the end of each double stroke roll. Like how is shown below, you may find note-ties along with these double stroke rolls, simply emphasising the closed (fast) sound that you should be creating, as this is a roll and so, a type of drone.
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