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X-hat

Musical equipment; Drums

A set of hi hats positioned in a remote place on the drumset.

Brushes as they relate to drumming have wire bristles that fan out and are used mostly with traditional jazz drumming. Drummers that play brushes utilise "snaps" and "sweeps" to create a unique art ...

Xylophone

Musical equipment; Drums

Or bells. A musical instrument consisting of metal or wooden bars that are tuned and played with mallets. Common in musical symphonies and orchestras.

Bumun/bunbun

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) bombax costatum, matchwood, melina, main wood for dunun and chun (tion) drums, a good light alternative for djembes but not favoured by professional drummers in west africa

Zero ring (or O ring)

Musical equipment; Drums

A thin "donut" shaped ring made out of plastic. They are placed around the perimeter of the drums to control overtones or unwanted resonance.

Buzz roll

Musical equipment; Drums

One of the 40 drum rudiments. Often confused with the double stroke roll, it is played by executing multiple bounces in each hand and then speeding up. Other names for this roll are the "crush roll", ...

Cabasa

Musical equipment; Drums

(or afuche) a Latin percussion instrument consisting of a round cylinder on a handle. There are metal beads (actually a chain) that surround the corrugated cylinder. It is held with one hand and ...