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For other uses, see Drum (disambiguation).

A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion 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 a frame design (tar (drum)), 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).

See also

Drum Sets

• 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

• Drum Forum
• [1]Large drumming community
• DrummerEssentials.com- Free 45+ Page Drum eBook
• Drumming.com- Over 2000 free drum lessons, tips, tabs, and links.
• Drums Database: A large database with numerous drum lessons and drumtabs.
• Drumtopia Drum News has drumming news, drum tab search and a directory of drum resources.
• Drummer World: A large collection of online drum clinics as well as drum videos.
• TigerBill's DrumBeat: Free Expert Drumming Advice, famous drummer videos, exclusive interviews.

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