drum rhythms
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Drum rhythms are the patterns of beats and accents played on drums or percussion instruments.
The term emphasizes the temporal structure—how hits are spaced and stressed—rather than melody or harmony: African drum rhythms influenced jazz and rock.
Different genres have characteristic drum rhythms: the backbeat in rock, syncopation in funk, polyrhythms in Afro-Cuban music.
- polyrhythmsOverlapping distinct beat patterns
- accentsRegional speech patterns
- flamsLies or drumbeats
- double strokeTwo rapid consecutive hits
- rudimentsElementary first principles
rim shot · triplets · syncopation · timbales · cajón · backbeat · djembe · ceremonial dances · bongos · hand drumming · marching band · tom-toms · congas · ghost notes · shuffle · four on the floor · fill · ceremonial songs
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- African MusicAfrobeat, highlife, afrobeat, Afro-pop, African rhythms
- Caribbean musiccalypso, soca, reggae, ska, steelpan
- Latin American Musictango, samba, bossa nova, cumbia, bolero
- Pacific danceshula, Samoan dance, war dance, ceremonial dance, ritual dance
drum rhythmsmelody
Pleasing sequence of notes
melodic lines · chord changes · bass lines · counterpoint · singing
drum rhythmsfree time
Unscheduled personal hours
silence · rubato · arrhythmia · rhythmless · beatless