Drums

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bearing edge

Musical equipment; Drums

the edge of the drum that the head sits on. Bearing edges are often sharpened to a smaller angle for greater attack, projection and evenness of tone.

tom-tom (or tom)

Musical equipment; Drums

a single drum. Also, mounted drums on a drumset, most commonly played with drum fills.

beat

Musical equipment; Drums

the steady pulse of a piece of music. (Hey, you lost the beat again,)

(African term) The middle note of 3 basic djembe notes. This is played at the rim of the drums with the fingers hitting the skin flat and at the same time. See our other article for more information ...

beat displacement

Musical equipment; Drums

a term popularized in drumming over the last 10 years. It refers to permutation where all beats will move forward say, one eighth note. This method will create numerous variations of rhythmic ...