Drum
For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation).
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A drum is a percussion musical instrument, consisting of a membrane called a drumhead that is stretched taut over a cylindrical tube that is open at the other end. The membrane is struck, either with the hand or with a drumstick, and the tube forms a resonating chamber for the resulting sound. The sound of a drum depends on how the drum is constructed.
In most popular music and jazz, drums usually refers to a drum kit or set of drums, and drummer to the band member or person who plays them.
In the past, drums were used as a means of communication - see drum (communication).
Examples of drums:
- ashiko
- Basler drum
- bass drum
- bodhrán
- bongo drum
- boucarabou
- conga drums
- goblet drum
- davul
- dholak
- djembe
- djun-djun
- doyra
- khol
- log drum
- message drum
- monkey drum
- rebana
- snare drum
- steel drum - not a membranophone, but referred to as a drum
- tabla
- tabor
- taiko
- talking drum
- tanbur
- tapan
- tenor drum
- timbales
- timpani (kettledrum)
- tom-tom drum
In the Sachs-Hornbostel scheme of musical instrument classification, drums belong to the membranophone class.
See also
- drum and bass
- drum kit
- drum machine
- musical instrument
- Percussive Arts Society
- hearing the shape of a drum
- drum beat
External links
- Drumtopia Drum News has drumming news, drum tab search and a directory of drum resources.
- CSE - The Drums and Percussion Page
- Fun stories involving drums