Drum
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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.
Types of drum
- Aburukuwa
- Ashiko
- Bass drum
- Batá
- Bedug
- Bodhrán
- Bongo drums
- Bougarabou
- Cajón
- Candombe drums
- Cocktail drum
- Chalice drum
- Chenda
- Conga
- Darbuka
- Davul
- Damphu
- Dhak
- Dhimay
- Dhol
- Dholak
- Djembe
- Dong Son drum
- Drum kit
- Doumbek
- Frame drum
- Ewe Drums
- Goblet drum
- Hand drum
- Ilimba drum
- Karyenda
- Kpanlogo
- Log drum
- Madal
- Mridangam
- Side drum (Marching snare drum)
- Slit drum
- Snare drum
- Steelpan (Steel drum)
- Tabor
- Tamborim
- Tambourine
- Taiko
- Tabla
- Talking drum
- Tapan
- Tar
- Tavil
- Tenor drum
- Timbales
- Timpani
- Tom-tom drum
- Tongue drum
- Repinique
- Surdo
See also
- Blast beat
- Double drumming
- Drum beat
- Drum circle
- Drum kit
- Drumline
- Drum machine
- Drummer
- Drum replacement
- Drumsticks
- Electronic drum
- Gallop
- Hang (musical instrument)
- Hearing the shape of a drum
- List of drummers
- Musical instrument
- Percussive Arts Society
- Practice pad
- Vibrations of a circular drum
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