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A member of the percussion family of instruments, drums come in many forms, from conga drums to timpani. Questions about drums, drum players, and drum music belong here.

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What type of drum set does Jen Ledger use?

Jen uses Sabian.

AAX-Xplosion crashes 18"-20"

AA Medium ride 21"

AAX X-celerator hats 14"

Did they have drums on slave ships?

because thats was a sign about whwn theyre sad and it was a good way to know that their still alive

What elements are included in a standard drum set?

Five really, for the basic kit.

Bass, snare, hi-hat (orig. called the Charleston Pedal, apparently), ride cymbal, tom-tom.

That 5 will cover a lot of arrangements especially if you are inventive and proficient with the snare-drum and cymbal; but you can add extra tom-toms, cymbals of various sizes, a second bass-drum, wood-blocks, cow-bells and so on.

You can also use different "sticks" - the basic sticks with wood or plastic tips, brushes (used a lot in jazz and dance-band styles), and for special effects tympani beaters and slap-sticks.

How many musical numbers are in the play Aladdin jr?

There are currently three Disney films to the Aladdinseries. The first film is Aladdin, which was made in 1992.

The sequel is The Return of Jafar, which was made in 1994.

The sequel to the second film is Aladdin and the King of Thieves, which was made in 1996.

There was also a brief animated television series that took place between the two sequels.

All movies on TopRater: toprater.com/en/movies/objects/2032721-aladdin-1992

How big was the largest alligator in the world?

World's Largest AlligatorThe 23' to 28' Texas alligator claim and picture(s) are not real, the picture either intentionally or accidentally uses forced perspective to appear larger than it is. By placing it in the foreground and the policeman of unknown size in the mid ground, made it look like larger than the 13 ft. 800+ lb. gator it was. Check out the related link for proof. As it stands now, Alligator records are as follows:
  • World's longest/largest alligator - 1890 - caught in Marsh Island, Louisiana - 19'-2" * (weight officially unknown, but estimations range between 2,000 lbs. to 2,300 lbs.)
  • Biggest gator recorded in Texas - 14' 4" inches 900 lbs.(estimated weight/not official) (the gator you see was not the biggest.)
  • Biggest alligator caught in Alabama - 12 ft. 8" 675' lbs.
  • Longest Florida gator on record - 17' 5"
  • Heaviest alligator ever on official record - 1043 lbs - 1989 (just outside of Gainsville Fla.)
  • Reports of 1,032lb., 1,023 lbs., 1,007 lb. & 1,002 lb. Alligators have been confirmed and documented/recorded

Check out the related links for references and more information on the subject.

What is the largest drum set you can get?

The biggest packaged drum sets would have eight or nine drums, depending on how many floor toms you get. Seriously huge rigs like Neil Peart or Nicko McBrain have are custom ordered, and when you custom-order a drum set it can be as big as you like.

How has drums impacted our life?

It keeps the beat to our favorite music so they don't get out of place.

Drums have also had a bigger impact on our lives, the military march to the beat of the drums, in times of war drums have been used to rouse your own troops and to put fear into the enemy, the Royal Navy "beat to quarters" when a drummer would play the drum to summon the sailors to action stations. Drums have been used as a means of communication by peoples all over the world.

How Do You Play A Samba Drum?

They are played with the hands.

What parts does a drum have?

well I'm pretty sure when you hit the skin (top part) of the drum, it vibrates through the cavity in the base of the drum making a sound

Why can only boys play in the NFL?

in my opinion, I think they should if the girls want to there was never a rule saying that girls can't play in the NFL and i think it would be a good way or the NFL to have a woman play football so yes i do think that girls can play in the NFL

Are cb drums a good mark?

yeah the shells are decent, but when you buy the kit:

Replace the Cymbals

Get a new high hat stand

Tom mounts suck

apart from that its a good set

What is the origin to the Chinese drum?

ancient mankind. lachlan marshall the chinese god in 125 BC

What did the Indians invent the drums for the drums for?

so they could honor their gods.like during cerimonies,they would play the drums and dance and sing to worship their gods. i hope that helps.

Can you get extra add on drums and cymbals for the Yamaha DTX electric drum kit?

yes you can but it is quite expensive and is quite hard to find one that will fit your kit.

It also depends on the electric kit you have. If you purchased a standard kit then you will not likely have extra inputs on your drum module / machine, this would require upgrading your module or whole. Which is a better idea than upgrading your pads, as that would have no effect on your sound.

If you are talking about adding acoustic drums to your electric kit, it is probably better to add electric drums to your acoustic kit because you will have a fuller and more original sound.

Are shalimar cymbals a good brand?

I got given a pair of Shalimar hi hats. & a 22" ride..

the hi hats really don't work as hi hats , but they have a trashy white noise chaos about them that sounds more like a china.. so I use it for that.

the 22" ride is also quite dissonant , feels like a good lump of brass , has a good ping with a trashy white noise quality that the new trends of custom cymbals try to get.. I like it , dark , noisy , chaotic , it's just a sound , very useable. but not high end..

Did Mickey Rooney really play the drums?

Mickey Rooney is an accomplished musician and can play piano, drums, banjo, cello, and many other instruments.

Is the smaller timpani drum to the right or the left of the bigger timpani drums?

It doesn't matter, you're just supposed to tune one of the drums to that certain note.

What are the most common drums in the world?

The most common African drum known to westerners is the hand drum, or Djembe.

Gina =]

How do you read drum notes?

Drum notes are the same as other instruments except for the fact that you don't usually have any actual notes like C or E#. Just get instructions on how to read rythmns. Whole Note Shaped like a hollow oval with no stick. Half Note Lasts half as long as a whole note, and is shaped like hollow oval with a stick. Quarter Note Lasts half as long as a half note, and shaped like filled oval with a stick. Eighth Note Lasts half as long as a quarter note, and shaped like filled oval with a stick and a tail. Sixteenth Note Lasts half as long as an eighth note, and has two tails. Further halving of note lengths, to indicate 32nd and 64th notes etc., is written by adding more tails. Eighth Note This is another way to write adjacent eighth notes by connecting the tails. Similarly 16th notes will have two horizontal, 32nd notes will have three lines, etc. Sixteenth Note Connected 16th notes. Eighth Triplet Notes These notes occupy the same time frame as two eighth notes, and are written similarly, but there are three of them with the numeral 3 writen above. Similarly, there are quarter triplets, 16th triplets, 32nd triplets, etc. Each dot-and-stick or x-and-stick represents a note (sound). Music notation for other instruments, such as the piano, indicates the pitch of the note by the position of the dot on the five horizontal lines, called a staff. The higher the dot, the higher the pitch. In drum notation, the note's position on the staff indicates a particular drum or a cymbal. Cymbal notes are often written with X's instead of dots, but not always so. There is no universally accepted way of positioning specific drums or cymbals, but it is generally accepted that the bass drum is written at the bottom, the snare somewhere in the middle, and the hi-hat and cymbals up top. Sometimes, a piece of drum notation will be accompanied by a reading key that percicely indicatas the positioning of the various percussion sounds on the staff. In common drum set music, as in the figure above, it is generally understood that the notes from top to bottom are hi-hat, snare, bass. The timing of each sound depends on the progression of the notes from left to right. It's almost as if there is an imaginary cursor going steadily from left to right on the staff and hitting each sound in turn. There is a little bit more to that, but in order to understand how to tell the timing of each note percicely I'll indroduce the concept of time signatures first. The 4/4 symbol on the left is called a time signature. The time signature indicates how much time and how many beats are is in a measure. A measure is a slice of time in which the fundamental rhythm of the music repeats, although the notes are not generally the same. In music and drum notation each measure is separated by a vertical line. You can see that the first figure has two measures. 4/4 indicates that there are four quarter notes in a measure. The quarter is relative to a time unit called a whole note. This unit is not an absolute length of time (such as 10 seconds) but rather relative to how fast the song is played. Mathematically saying that there are four quarters in a measure is the same as saying there is one whole note in a measure, but musically it's different. For example, in the first figure above you can see that the bass and snare form a four note beat in a measure, and therefore it is more convenient to think of each measure as having four quarter notes and not one whole note. The time signature indicates a conceptual, fundamental beat in the music and the actual notes won't usually repeat exactly. The 4/4 time signature is the most common in popular music, but other time signatures are certainly used, such as 3/4, 8/8, 6/8, and 5/4. The time signature indicates how much "time" fills a measure, and that time is filled by notes. The shape of a note indicates how long it lasts. In percussion there's typically no ability to sustain a sound, therefore, drum notes of a specific length actually mean hitting the drum (or cymbal, etc.) at the beginning, and doing nothing for the rest of the notes' duration

What wood are drum sticks made from?

Either mahogany, maple or birch wood are the three main types of wood most standard and professional drums will be made of. Some cheaper value drums could be made of various cheaper types of plywood.

Where can you buy a African drum?

Brand new from PANArt in Switzerland, or secondhand on eBay.

Alternatively, check out the Caisa, Bell, and Halo: http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/2010/10/alternatives-to-hang-drum-for-sale-halo.html

How many drums fit on a palette?

That is an impossible question to answer with a single number. The percussion world is so incredible because of the infinite number of possibilities that exist within it. As for general "drums" here is a tiny list I could find:

  • Aburukuwa
  • Ashiko
  • Bass drums
  • Batá
  • Bedug
  • Bodhrán
  • Bongo drums
  • Bougarabou
  • Cajón
  • 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
  • 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 drums
  • The Dube
  • Timbales
  • Timpani
  • Tom-tom drum
  • Repinique
  • Surdo