hand drum
Palm-played rhythm maker
A hand drum is any drum played with the hands rather than sticks or mallets.
The category includes bongos, congas, djembes, frame drums, and tablas.
Hand drums produce a warmer, more varied tone than stick-struck drums, with players using fingers, palms, and heels of the hand to create different sounds: She studied hand drum techniques in West Africa.
Hand-struck goblet drum
- tablaIndian paired hand drums
- bodhranIrish goatskin drum
- congaCuban hand drum
- bongoSmall paired hand drums
cajon · tambourine · tar · def · bodhrán
Forceful impact or stoppage
palm · fingertip · rim · open · closed · roll · flam · ghost note
Rate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
pulse · meter · pattern · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · accent · swing
Relating to formal rites
- shamanicOf spirit-world intermediaries
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- sacredWorthy of reverence
ancestral · spiritual · storytelling · healing · trance · meditation · folkloric · devotional
Collection of people meeting
- communityCollective of connected people
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- festivalOrganized public celebration
chanting · unity · participation · collaboration · bonfire · campfire · togetherness · sharing
djembe
Hand-struck goblet drum
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
mute · palm · fingertip · rim · open · closed · roll · flam · ghost note · pressure
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
groove · pulse · meter · pattern · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · accent · swing · ostinato
ceremonial
Relating to formal rites
- shamanicOf spirit-world intermediaries
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
sacred · ancestral · spiritual · storytelling · healing · trance · meditation · folkloric · devotional · processional
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- communityCollective of connected people
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
festival · chanting · unity · participation · collaboration · bonfire · campfire · togetherness · sharing · harmony
hand drumsnare drum
Tensioned wire percussion cylinder
timpani · xylophone · glockenspiel · vibraphone · marimba