drums

''For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation).'' -style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian.]]A drum is a musical instrument in the Percussion instrumentpercussion family , technically classified as a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a ''drumhead'' or ''drumskin'', that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of implement such as a drumstick, to produce sound. Drums are among the world's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments, and the basic design has been virtually unchanged for hundreds of years.The shell almost invariably has a circular opening over which the drumhead is stretched, but the shape of the remainder of the shell varies widely. In the western musical tradition, the most usual shape is a cylinder, although timpani for example use bowl-shaped shells. Other shapes include truncated cones (bongo drums) and joined truncated cones (talking drum).Drums with cylindrical shells can be open at one end (as in the timbales) or, more commonly in the Western tradition, they can have another drum head. Sometimes they have a solid shell with no holes in at all though this is rare. It is usual for a drum to have some sort of hole in to let air move through the drum when it is struck. This gives a louder and longer ring to the notes of the drum, so drums with two heads covering both ends of a tubular shell often have a small hole halfway between the 2 drumheads. The membrane is struck, either with the hand or with a drumstick, and the shell forms a resonating chamber for the resulting sound. The sound of a drum depends on several variables including shell shape, size, thickness of shell, materials of the shell, type of drumhead, tension of the drumhead, position of the drum, location, and how it is struck.In lots of 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. Drums are also played by percussionists whose skills can be called for in all areas of music from Classical to Heavy Rock & all areas in between.In the past, drums were used as a means of communication and not just for their musical qualities. - see drum (communication).

Examples - Some examples of drums from different origins.

Latin and Brazilian -

bongo drum

conga drums

surdo

steel drum - not a membranophone, but referred to as a drum

tan-tan

timbales

Indian -

mirdanga

dholak

khol

tabla

Western -

basler drum

bass drum

Lambeg drum

octoban

snare drum

tabor (instrument)tabor

tenor drum

timpani (''kettledrum'')

tom-tom drum

Africa -

bougarabou

djembe

djun-djun

log drum

message drum

monkey drum

rebana

donno

dun dun

ngoma

brekete

kete

repeater

sabar

ashiko

kidi

sogo

kaganu

atsimevu

iya ilu

darbuka

doumbek

kpanlogo

cuica

talking drum

bada

tassa

klobotoji

totoji

gudu gudu

sakara

okónkolo

bata

itótele

Middle East -

tonbak

daf

bodhrán

goblet drum

davul

doyra

tapan

Asia -

taikoIn the Sachs-Hornbostel scheme of musical instrument classification, drums belong to the membranophone class.

See also -

double drumming

drum and bass

drum kit

drum machine

musical instrument

Percussive Arts Society

hearing the shape of a drum

drum beat

drum replacement

External links - Spoken WikipediaDrum.ogg2005-04-13

drum-forum.com - Drum Forum

drummeressentials.com - DrummerEssentials.com- Free 45+ Page Drum eBook

drumming.com - Drumming.com- Over 2000 free drum lessons, tips, tabs, and links.

drumsdatabase.com - Drums Database: A large database with numerous drum lessons and drumtabs.

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Inneriwish
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Eight-Balls
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Drummer Patrick Manzecchi
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http://www.manzecchi.de

In Tune Rentals LLC
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Intersales Music
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http://intersalesmusic.co.uk/

H2Rock - Banda de Rock de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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http://www.h2rock.com.ar

Campus Rock
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Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games
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Official DEMOLITION website
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www.WWDrums.com
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http://www.worldwidedrums.com/

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Hot Rock Productions
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Confessions Of A Sixties Drummer
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Tedancari (theatre dance La Caridad)
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SCHERF - The official Site
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Paul Damen independent drummer
Paul Damen professional independent drummer
http://www.pauldamen.nl/

Calvi Jazz Festival (Corsica - France)
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Jazz in Cambridge
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http://www.jazzcreation.com/

Beatofdrum
Free online drumming lessons. Worksheets, videos and info on the worlds top drummers.
http://www.beatofdrum.com/

Reuben Hoch/ The Chassidic Jazz project
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African Imports
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Chris & Meredith Thompson
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Hip Hop Drum Loops
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Drums.com
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Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
Department of Computer Science and Engineering - Beaverton, Oregon
http://www.cse.ogi.edu/

Tama Drums
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Drum Workshop
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Ayotte Drums
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