drumming
Hitting stretched skins
Drumming is the act of playing drums or making rhythmic percussive sounds.
It extends to any repeated beating or tapping: the drumming of rain on the roof, He drummed his fingers on the table.
In nature, drumming describes the rapid bill-beating of woodpeckers or the wing-beating displays of grouse.
To drum something into someone is to instill it through repetition: They drummed the rules into us.
Device for catching prey
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- tomsMale cats or turkeys
- cymbalsClashing metal percussion
- hi-hatPedal-controlled cymbal pair
ride · kit · sticks · tabla · djembe · bongo · conga · timpani
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- meterDevice that measures usage
pulse · pattern · backbeat · polyrhythm · downbeat · upbeat · timing · swing
Small rounded breads
- flamsLies or drumbeats
- paradiddleDrum sticking pattern
- rimshotPercussive joke closer
- ghost notesSofter notes between accents
double stroke · single stroke · drag · heel-toe · linear · crossover
Performance by one
- concertLive musical performance
- gigShort-term paid work
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
showmanship · encore · live · tour · festival · spotlight · energy · improvisation
Rhythmic group walk
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- formationCreation or arrangement
- paradeCeremonial public procession
tattoo · corps · regiment · battalion · signal · reveille · ceremonial · precision
Solid earthen material
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- funkDepression or groove music
- metalHard conductive solid
- afrobeatNigerian funk-jazz fusion genre
samba · reggae · blues · tribal · ceremonial · marching · orchestral · electronic
snare
Device for catching prey
hi-hat · ride · kit · sticks · tabla · djembe · bongo · conga · timpani · cowbell
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
meter · pulse · pattern · backbeat · polyrhythm · downbeat · upbeat · timing · swing · measure
rolls
Small rounded breads
- flamsLies or drumbeats
- paradiddleDrum sticking pattern
- rimshotPercussive joke closer
ghost notes · double stroke · single stroke · drag · heel-toe · linear · crossover
solo
Performance by one
audience · showmanship · encore · live · tour · festival · spotlight · energy · improvisation · jam
march
Rhythmic group walk
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- formationCreation or arrangement
parade · tattoo · corps · regiment · battalion · signal · reveille · ceremonial · precision · synchronize
rock
Solid earthen material
afrobeat · samba · reggae · blues · tribal · ceremonial · marching · orchestral · electronic · prog
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- hand-eye coordinationcatching, throwing, juggling, archery, tennis
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
- audio artsmusic, singing, vocal music, instrumental music, choral music
- folk activitiesfolk dance, folk music, folk art, storytelling, folk tales
- folk artstribal art, folk opera, folk theater, Celtic knotwork, Navajo weaving
drummingsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · hush · soundlessness · muteness
drummingstillness
Complete lack of motion
still · motionlessness · immobility · inactivity · rest
- drumming upActively seeking to generate
- drumming fingersRapid sequential digit strikes
- drumming outExpulsion with public disgrace
- drumming circlesCollective rhythm-making assemblies
- hand drummingStriking membranes with palms
- African drummingIndigenous percussive tradition