20 Terms
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Double-time feel
Musical equipment; Drums
Playing any groove twice as fast as the regular tempo, while the measures of music continue as normal. This is synonymous with Cut-time feel. The Double-Time Feel is when the groove goes twice as ...
Doumbek
Musical equipment; Drums
A middle eastern drum commonly from countries such as India, Pakistan, Morocco and Egypt. Shaped similar to a djembe drum. Usually made of metal or ceramic. Only 1 drumhead on top.
Rhythmic displacement
Musical equipment; Drums
Occurs when the feel is shifted so that the listener's ear hears the groove shifting ... as if there were an odd metre or odd bar thrown in to "throw everything off" when in reality the metre is ...
Douwa
Musical equipment; Drums
(African term) trousers worn by barati, displaying a pattern symboli of the vulture, which represents power
Downbeat
Musical equipment; Drums
The "main" pulse as it relates to the rest of the measure. If you have 8 eighth notes in a bar of 4/4 time, beats 1, 2, 3 and 4 would be considered the downbeat. The "and" of 1, "and" of 2, "and" of ...
Drop clutch
Musical equipment; Drums
A specially made hi hat clutch that allows the top cymbal to drop when you hit a lever on the side of it. This drum accessory is for use with double bass drumming.
Drum fill
Musical equipment; Drums
A "filler" or phrase to be played between different sections of a song. A drum fill can be as simple as a couple of tom tom hits or a blistering, machine gun-like burst of notes. Drum fills can range ...
