18 Terms
Contributors in Drums
Drums
Percussion clef
Musical equipment; Drums
The staff commonly used in percussion (as opposed to bass clef) where it is not necessary to notate pitched instruments.
Percussion instrument
Musical equipment; Drums
An instrument that is struck with your hands or an object such as a drumstick or mallet. Examples include a drum, cymbal, tambourine, bell, triangle, etc.
Paradiddle
Musical equipment; Drums
Or single paradiddle. Considered one of the more important of the 40 drum rudiments. Played RLRR, LRLL with accents on the first beat of each group.
Pattern generator
Musical equipment; Drums
An electronic or computerised device or programme that generates a multitude of rhythms.
Percussive Arts Society (PAS)
Musical equipment; Drums
The governing body over all things drumming. They hold a popular annual convention once a year called PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention).
Numu
Musical equipment; Drums
(African term) A blacksmith, who are traditionally strongly associated with the djembe.
Linear drumming
Musical equipment; Drums
Linear drumming refers to beats or fills that incorporating stickings not usually played together.
