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Drummer Terms and Definitions

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Castanets

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 12:03

A pair of spoon-shaped wooden clappers attached by string, held with the fingers and clicked together.

Caxixi

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 16:22

A Latin percussion instrument. It consists of a closed basket filled with seeds or particles.

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China Cymbal

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 17:16

A very trashy/oriental sounding cymbal. This cymbal has many weird bends and sizes for different decay, pitch, and projection.

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Chops

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 12:54

This is your ability, technique and endurance as a drummer.

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Cocktail Drum Kit

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 14:09

A small drum set consisting of a deep and narrow tom tom on legs, sometimes with a small cymbal attached.

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Common Time

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Mon, 10/22/2007 - 15:54

Common time (or 4/4) is basically the common time signature consisting of 4 beats per measure.

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Concert Tom Toms

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 14:33

Single-headed, tunable tom toms of varying depths and diameters, usually mounted on an upright stand for concert playing.

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Conga

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 13:03

Called a Conga Drum. With the same origin as the bongo, it has a much larger size, and a deeper tone. Used mostly in a Latin/African/Cuban music environment.

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Cowbell

Submitted by King on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 15:05

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Crash Cymbal

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 16:46

A crash cymbal is a type of cymbal that produces a loud, sharp "crash" and is used mainly for occasiona

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Other Drummer Definitions

Accent

Emphasis placed on a particular note that gives it more stress than the others. ...
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Acoustic Drums

acoustic drums - drums that are void of electronic components. Usually made of wood or synthetic mat...
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Ago-go

A Latin percussion instrument. It is a cow-bell influenced instrument with a smaller bell, and a h...
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Alto Xylophone

Bar percussion instrument developed for use with Carl Orff's "Schulwerk Music Education Progr...
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American Indian Drum

The American Indian drum is a single or double-headed drum played by Native American Indian tribes...
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Backbeat

A consistent rhythm that stresses beats 2 and 4 in common time. In other "common" time s...
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Backsticking

A method of turning the snare drum stick from it's normal playing position to strike the drum head...
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Bamboo Shaker

A hollow piece of bamboo filled with shot or seed and shaken by hand. ...
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Basel Drum

A rope-tensioned field drum used in rudimental music associated with the city of Basel, Switzerlan...
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Basket

Snare drum basket. The metal cradle that holds the snare drum and is part of the snare stand ...
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