beat boxing
Mouth-made drums
Beat boxing is vocal percussion—using the mouth, lips, tongue, and voice to imitate drum machines, turntables, and other musical sounds.
It emerged from hip-hop culture in the 1980s as a way to create beats without instruments.
A skilled beat boxer can layer rhythms, bass lines, and sound effects simultaneously: He beat boxed while she freestyled over it.
Audio input device
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- acapellaVocal music, no instruments
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
battle · cypher · improvisation · solo act · showcase · busking · open mic · jam session
Vocal performer or host
- emceeCeremony host
- rapQuick sharp blow
- breakdanceAcrobatic street-style movement
- b-boyMale street dancer
DJ · turntablism · cypher · crew · freestyle · battle · old school · graffiti
microphone
Audio input device
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- acapellaVocal music, no instruments
freestyle · battle · cypher · improvisation · solo act · showcase · busking · open mic · jam session · sound effects
MC
Vocal performer or host
- emceeCeremony host
- rapQuick sharp blow
- breakdanceAcrobatic street-style movement
b-boy · DJ · turntablism · cypher · crew · freestyle · battle · old school · graffiti · block party
kick drum
Foot-operated percussion instrument
- snareDevice for catching prey
- hi-hatPedal-controlled cymbal pair
- bass dropSudden heavy low-frequency impact
clicks · pops · humming · breathing · layering · zipper · rimshot
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
timing · pulse · meter · polyrhythm · loop · sequence · cadence · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat
- music gameskaraoke, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, sing-alongs, rhythm games
- rhythm activitiesdrumming, clapping, dancing, stomping, finger snapping
- creative activitiessketching, doodling, painting, drawing, sculpting
- city lifecity, urban life, traffic noise, downtown, metropolis
- body percussionclapping, stomping, snapping, hand clap, finger snap
- graffititagging, throw-ups, throw-up, tag, pieces