Interesting Facts About Drums

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  • Probably the most impressive drum is ōdaiko, the largest taiko (taiko is a term designing traditional Japanese drums). Playing such a drum involves not only musical ear and sense of rhythm, but also good physical shape, to be able to deal with the huge size of this drum.
  • Although they are now considered musical instruments, drums have also fulfilled other functions related to communication, among which the transmission of messages is one of the most interesting from an anthropological point of view. Another non-musical role of the drums has been assigned to them in the military field. Their penetrating sound mobilized the soldiers, urging them to attack, an effect used since ancient times, as shown by a Chinese writing that tells of a battle that took place in 684 BC. In the medieval poem that chronicles the achievements of the brave Cid Campeador, the hero of the Reconquista, it is mentioned the use of the drums by the Moorish soldiers, and their sounds terrified their opponents.
  • Most drums - especially the old ones, used in traditional music - are not tunable, which means that the height of the sounds cannot be changed by the musician; they have a certain sound that depends on their construction, unlike some types of modern drums - such as kettle drums - that can modify the height of the sound they produce.
  • My Music Supply drum shop inventory offers a variety of drums for sale, and offers percussion lessons as well.
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