ride cymbal
Sustaining percussion disc
A ride cymbal is a large cymbal in a drum kit, typically 20–22 inches in diameter, used for maintaining a steady rhythmic pattern rather than for accents.
Drummers "ride" on it with continuous strokes, producing a sustained, shimmering sound that anchors the beat: The drummer kept time on the ride cymbal through the verse.
Brief metallic tone
- washClean using liquid
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
crash · choke · swell · brush work · crashing · laying back · pushing · ghost notes
Keep something going continuously
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- overtonesImplicit secondary meanings
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- attackAggressive act against another
resonance · brightness · darkness · dryness · warmth · cut · projection · ping
Narrow cut or routine
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- ostinatoRepeating musical figure
syncopation · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · subdivision · quarter notes · eighth notes · time signature
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- compingImprovised chordal accompaniment
- timekeepingMeasuring duration's passage
- walking bassStepwise rhythmic low accompaniment
standards · improvisation · cool jazz · hard bop · fusion · big band · quartet · trio
ping
Brief metallic tone
edge · crash · choke · swell · brush work · crashing · laying back · pushing · ghost notes · accents
sustain
Keep something going continuously
attack · resonance · brightness · darkness · dryness · warmth · cut · projection · ping · wash
groove
Narrow cut or routine
ostinato · syncopation · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · subdivision · quarter notes · eighth notes · time signature · meter
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- compingImprovised chordal accompaniment
- timekeepingMeasuring duration's passage
walking bass · standards · improvisation · cool jazz · hard bop · fusion · big band · quartet · trio · brushwork
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
lathing · hammering · weight · diameter · profile · taper · rivets · machine-made · casting
hi-hat
Pedal-controlled cymbal pair
snare · bass drum · toms · floor tom · boom arm · felts · sleeve · wing nut · tilter · mounting
- electronic drumsdrum pad, trigger, module, rubber pad, rack
- percussionbass drum, bongos, cajon, drum, congas
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- drum kitsnare drum, bass drum, kick drum, hi-hat, tom
- drummingsnare drum, drum roll, drumroll, beat, drumsticks
- jazzbebop, swing era, hard bop, soul jazz, cool jazz