Drums

Summary of the History of the drums:


At the begining all the percussion instruments were played individually, but after the "English Civil War" all the percussion instruments were played together, in this way the drums were created.

 The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hand, or with a drumstick, to produce sound.There is usually a "resonance head" on the underside on the drum, these are usually tuned to a sligthtly lower pitch than the top drumhead. Other techniques have been used to cause drums to make sound, such as the thumb roll. Drums are the world's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments, and the basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years.

A few types of drums such as timpani are always turned to a certain pitch. Often, several drums, other than timpani drums, can be arranged togheter to create a drum kit.


Uses:

Drums are usually played by the hand, or by one or two sticks. In many traditional cultures drums have a symbolic function and are often used on religious ceremonies.
Drums are often used music therapy, especially hand drums, because of their tactile nature and easy use by a wide variety of people.
Within the realm of popular music and jazz, "drums" usually refers to a drum kit or a set of drums (with some cymbals) and "drummer" to the actual band member or person who plays them.
Drums acquired even divine status in places such as Burundi, where the karyenda was a symbol of a power of the king.

Here is a video that show us how to play the drums, but the the man that is going to teach us hoy to play it, isn't an ordinary one: He is the 23rd player in the world, Traver Backer! So if you are interested you can see it.

Pay attention and good luck!