The drum kit

1 Bass drum | 2 Floor tom | 3 Snare 4 Toms | 5 Hi-hat | 6 Crash cymbal and Ride cymbal

Other components

China cymbal | Splash cymbal | Sizzle cymbal Swish cymbal | Cowbell | Wood block | Tambourine Rototom | Octoban | Hardware

A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, triangle, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. A floor tom is a double-headed tom-tom Drum which usually stands on the floor on three legs The snare drum is a Drum with strands of snares made of curled metal wire metal cable plastic cable or gut cords stretched across the a drumhead typically A tom-tom (not to be confused with a Tamtam) is a cylindrical Drum with no snare. A hi-hat, or hihat, is a type of Cymbal and stand used as a typical part of a Drum kit by percussionists in R&B, hip-hop, Disco A crash cymbal is a type of Cymbal that produces a loud sharp "crash" and is used mainly for occasional accents as opposed to in Ostinato. A ride cymbal is a type of Cymbal that is a standard part of most Drum kits Its function is to maintain a steady Rhythmic pattern sometimes called a In western Music, china type Cymbals are cymbals manufactured to produce a dark crisp trashy and explosive tone A splash cymbal is a small Cymbal used for an accent in a Drum kit. A sizzle cymbal is a Cymbal to which rivets chains or other rattles have been added to modify the sound The swish cymbal and the pang cymbal are exotic Ride cymbals originally developed as part of the collaboration between Gene Krupa and the Avedis Zildjian This article is about the Musical instrument. See Woodblock for other meanings of the term The tambourine or Marine is a Musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame often of wood or plastic with pairs of small metal jingles Rototoms are Drums which have no shell They consist of a single head in a die-cast zinc or aluminum frame Octoban Drums also known as tube toms and quarter toms are tom-toms grouped in melodically-tuned sets of eight hence the reference to Octave, from octo Drum hardware refers to equipment and parts often metal used to build or play a drum or drum kit The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Cymbals are a modern percussion instrument Cymbals consist of thin normally round plates of various Cymbal alloys; see Cymbal making for a discussion of their This article is about the Musical instrument. See Woodblock for other meanings of the term A triangle is one of the basic Shapes of Geometry: a Polygon with three corners or vertices and three sides or edges which are Line Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are Musical instruments in the percussion family The tambourine or Marine is a Musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame often of wood or plastic with pairs of small metal jingles A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion

The individual instruments of a drum kit are struck by a variety of implements held in the hand, including sticks, brushes, and mallets (though not often used). Two notable exceptions include the bass drum, played by a foot-operated pedal, and the hi hat cymbals, which use a foot pedal in addition to the normal striking motion. A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. A hi-hat, or hihat, is a type of Cymbal and stand used as a typical part of a Drum kit by percussionists in R&B, hip-hop, Disco Although other instruments can be used on a pedal, it is not common, as the feet are usually occupied by these two. Percussion notation is often used by drummers to signify which drum kit components are to be played. Percussion notation is a type of Musical notation indicating notes to be played by Percussion instruments. A full size drum set without all the extras have a bass drum, floor tom, snare drum, tom-tom(tom), hi-hat cymbals, and a crash cymbal.

Differing music styles implement the components of a drum kit in different manners. For example, in most forms of rock music, the bass drum, hi-hat and snare drum are the primary instruments used to create a drum beat. In jazz, however, the ride cymbal and hi hats (or brushed snare drum and hi hats) usually fill this role. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A ride cymbal is a type of Cymbal that is a standard part of most Drum kits Its function is to maintain a steady Rhythmic pattern sometimes called a

History and development

Top view: 1 ride, 3 crash, 1 splash, 1 china cymbals; 2 bass, 2 toms, 2 floor toms; 1 snare; 1 hi-hat

Drum kits first developed when drummers were encouraged to play as many percussion instruments as possible due to budget and space considerations in theaters. Up until then drums and cymbals were played separately in an orchestral fashion. Initially drummers played the bass and snare drums by hand, then in the 1890s they started experimenting with footpedals to play the bass drum. William F. Ludwig made the bass drum pedal system workable in 1909, paving the way for the modern drum kit. Ludwig-Musser is a Drum and Percussion instrument Manufacturer owned by Conn-Selmer Inc A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch.

By World War I drum kits were characterized by very large marching bass drums and many percussion items suspended on and around it, and they became a central part of jazz music. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Hi-hat stands appeared around 1926. Metal consoles were developed to hold Chinese tom-toms, with swing out stands for snare drums and cymbals. On top of the console was a "contraptions" (shortened to "trap") tray used to hold whistles, klaxons, and cowbells, thus drum kits were dubbed "trap kits. A simple whistle is a Woodwind instrument which produces Sound from a stream of forced air Klaxon is a trademark for an electromechanical horn or alerting device The cowbell is an Idiophone Hand percussion instrument used in various styles of music including salsa and infrequently in Popular "

By the 1930s Gene Krupa streamlined trap kits down to a basic four piece drum set standard: bass, snare, tom-tom, and floor tom. Gene Krupa ( January 15, 1909 &ndash October 16, 1973) was an influential American Jazz and Big band Drummer He also used rim-mounted cymbal holders. In time legs were fitted to larger floor toms, and "consolettes" were devised to hold smaller tom-toms on the bass drum. In the 1940s Louie Bellson pioneered use of two bass drums, or the double bass drum kit. Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni (born 6 July 1924) better known by the Stage name Louie Bellson (his own preferred spelling A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. By the 1950s big bands were becoming uneconomical and jazz more obscure, thus rock and roll became the leading music genre. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In 1964 drumming became more popular when Ringo Starr of The Beatles played his Ludwig kit on American television. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

By the 1980s drummers like Bill Bruford, Phil Collins and Neil Peart were adding more drums and cymbals to their kits^[1] and using electronic drums. William Scott Bruford (born May 17 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) better known as Bill Bruford, is an English Drummer Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Neil Peart (ˈpɪərt OC, (born Neil Ellwood Peart, September 12, 1952, Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian Musician An electronic drum is a Percussion instrument in which the sound is generated by an electronic waveform generator or sampler instead of by acoustic vibration Double bass pedals were developed to play on one bass drum, eliminating the need for a second bass drum. In the 1990s and 2000s, some drummers in popular music and indie music have reverted back to the Gene Krupa style of smaller drum kits. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous ^[2]

Drum kit components

The exact collection of drum kit components depends on factors like musical style, personal preference, financial resources, and transportation options of the drummer. Vorbis is a free and open source, lossy audio Codec project headed by the Xiph Cymbal, hi-hat, and tom-tom stands, as well as bass drum pedals and drummer thrones.

See also

• List of drummers
• Drum solo
• Drummania
• Drum set tuning
• Drum tablature
• Percussion notation

References

External links

• Drums My Life — the largest drum forum.
• Drums Database – Huge database for drums info. and free drum lesson material.
• Everything Drums – Resources
• 1234Drums – downloadable drum lessons
• DMOZ – Drum resources.
• Drummerworld – Drum resources.
• Drums and Drummers – resources on drums and drummers from 1900 to the present.
• Free Drum Lessons – online drum instructional videos.