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| - | A '''drum''' is a [[musical instrument]] in the [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] group that can be large, technically classified as a [[membranophone]]. Drums consist of at least one [[Skin|membrane]], called a [[drumhead]] or drum skin, 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 the world's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments, and the basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Most drums are called "untuned instruments" because they have no definite pitch, with the exception of a few such as [[kettle drums|timpani]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | A '''drum''' is a [[musical instrument]] in the [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] group that can be large, technically classified as a [[membranophone]]. Drums consist of at least one [[Skin|membrane]], called a [[drumhead]] or drum skin, 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 the world's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments, and the basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Most drums are called "untuned instruments" because they have no definite pitch, with the exception of a few such as [[kettle drums|timpani]].{{GFDL}} |
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A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, 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 the world's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments, and the basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Most drums are called "untuned instruments" because they have no definite pitch, with the exception of a few such as timpani.
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