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Drummer Terms and Definitions

Drummer Terms and Definitions are an online dictionary of useful terms that Drummers have to deal with on a regular basis. Currently, we are serving 135 Drummer Terms and Definitions!

Drummer Terms

Drumitar

Submitted by King on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 16:17

The Synthaxe Drumitar is an instrument created by "Future Man", or Roy Wooten of

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Drumometer

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 16:52

A drumometer is an electronic device invented by Boo McAfee and Craig Alan that is used to count drum strokes.

Dynamics

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Wed, 10/17/2007 - 15:34

This is where you are able to control the difference between loud and soft.

Electronic Drums

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 17:50

Endorsement

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Mon, 10/22/2007 - 16:20

"The expressed recommendation by a well-known and/or well-respected and/or influential musician, of a particular manufacturer's product, product line, or service(s)."

Feet

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Tue, 10/30/2007 - 16:55

This are the rubber pieces connected to the bottom legs of most or all drum hardware. These "feet" keep your drums and hardware from "walking" away from you.

Flam

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 11:04

One of the standard drum rudiments, it is a single grace note played before a primary note, the two struck with alternating hands.

Flamacue

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 12:04

One of the standard drum rudiments, it is a combination of flams and accented single strokes.

Floor Tom

Submitted by King on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 11:04

Frame Drum

Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 09:21

A single-headed drum with a narrow shell, usually struck with the hands or small beaters. Some instruments may have jingles or small bells attached to the frame.

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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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