Drumming

notes and random ideas

Instruments

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_percussion_instruments

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_musical_instruments#Percussion_instruments
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African_drums

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_drum

Frame drum

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_drum

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhr%C3%A1n
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambourine

• http://www.petelockett.com/pete%20new%20pages/FRAME%20DRUMS%202013%20%20.html

Goblet drum

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblet_drum aka chalice drum, darbuka, debuka, Kratom, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, or tablah

• Darbuka Lesson 1 - position & strokes
• Darbuka Lesson 2 - maqsuum rhythm & variations
• Darbuka Lesson 3 - left-hand roll
• Darbuka Lesson 4 - belledi rhythm
• Darbuka Lesson 5 - malfuf & split hand technique
• Darbuka Lesson 6 - Slap & Rhythm revision
• Darbuka Lesson 1 (7) - Left-hand patterns -Int-
• Darbuka Lesson 2 (8) - Roll patterns -Int-

• The best street doumbek drum player in the world !!!

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonbak
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdtIXlCl7FA

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbek_rhythms

Djembe

• http://www.djembe.org/
• http://djembefola.com/

• http://hawkdancing.com/Wooddrum/tuningadjembe.html

Talking drum

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_drum

Idakka

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idakka

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t9RpshgbK0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p1loi5Q38Q

Block

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_block
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6RPRGZdK9U

Bell

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowbell_(instrument)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agog%C3%B4

Claves

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claves

Shaker

Samba Shaker, also called Chocalho (shu-ka-lu?) or Soalheira

• Playing the chocalho

• African Shaker - Learn How to Play Aslatua
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWUECIWmlqM

Snare

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snare_drum
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_rudiment

• Drum Lesson Building Hand Technique, Vans Cool Drumming Tips
• Drum Lesson - Hand Technique 2 - Stick Control - Vanz Drumming

• Drum Lesson: Hand Techniques For Speed & Control (Part 1 of 2)

• Tuning the Snare Drum Bonham style

• Snare Drum Lesson #1 - U.S. Army Field Band

Friction

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction_drum

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu%C3%ADca

Boomwhacker

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomwhacker
  • http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090506133546AAYcKLy
  • http://pinterest.com/lauriamy/boomwhackers/
  • http://howtosmile.org/record/4734

quietish?

Tuned

Hang

• http://dennishavlena.com/ - tank

• http://www.balisteelpan.com/

Hand

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VViXFIbJNbk - finger snapping

Spoons

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK_M8TIEE-4
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmBclKzVhkM
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt0QczmQ4Sc

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi7-ipIwVeM

Kit

• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie: 16th Note Shuffle

• John Bonham isolated drum outtakes

Styles

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewe_music
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewe_drumming

• adham shaikh - krishna raga

• http://carnaval.ig.com.br/rio/carnival+in+rio+play+yourself+a+samba+school+drums+section/n1238135402474.html

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-finger

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Percussion_performance_techniques

Notation

• http://www.drums.org/djembefaq/v5d.htm

• http://www.newview.org/salem/rhythm.html

• http://alternativeculture.com/music/notation.htm

• http://blog.x8drums.com/2011/08/djembe-rhythm-gun-dun-notation.html
• http://www.kunundrum.ca/page-1/drumming-notation

• http://www.drumlinemusic.net/education/notation/
• http://www.drummagazine.com/lessons/post/drumkey
• http://web.mit.edu/merolish/Public/drums.pdf
• http://www.contemporarymusicproject.com/musicexs/West%20Note%20Key.pdf

• http://www.petelockett.com/pete%20new%20pages/Music%20&%20Percussion%20of%20Mahgreb.html - north africa

Patterns and rhythms

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive_rhythm_and_divisive_rhythm

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(music)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_pattern

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhythm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-rhythm

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_African_music_traditions
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_in_Sub-Saharan_Africa

• http://www.afrodrumming.com/djembe-rhythms.php
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kpanlogo - son clave

• http://djemberhythms.com/books/excerpts.htm
• Djembe rhythms and grooves part 1 - Kuku, Kono, Yankady, Rumba etc

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tresillo_(rhythm)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habanera_(music)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinquillo
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYHyNTNjwgI

• Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ - rhythms for middle eastern dance for dumbek, dumbec, doumbec, doumbek, Arabic tabla, darabuka, tombak, zarb ...

• http://tcd.freehosting.net/djembemande/microtiming.html

Clave

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clave_rhythm

Son Clave;

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a ||
X . . X . . X . . . X . X . . . ||

Rumba Clave;

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a ||
X . . X . . . X . . X . X . . . ||

• YouTube: How to Play Clave-Conga Master Class - 3/2 or 2/3
  • YouTube: Son Clave
  • YouTube: Rumba Clave - third note is delayed an 8th

Batá

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat%C3%A1 - Lukumí/Santería ritual rhythms

• YouTube: Drumming The Gods: Selections from Traditional Santeria Drumming

• PDF: Oro Igbodu (Seco) - Abbilona - Batá

Tumbao

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbao

• YouTube: How to Play Conga Drums : Tumbao Latin Music Rhythms

Breaks

beastie;

• waggly tail
• orgasm
• fuck shitty
• nose

• amen, etc.

ideas

• second half of 4/6 silent, one person/section yells, repeat but with 2/4/8/whatever people or 1/2/3 sections

• free improv/idmish

Sound

• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Drum_vibration_animations

Groups

• http://www.percossa.nl/en/

to sort

• http://lesballetsafricains.net/about/aboutlba/

• http://www.elspethmurray.com/Poems/poems_theone.htm - fuck it

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udu
• Udu drum solo
• Udu Drums

• FOLI (there is no movement without rhythm) original version by Thomas Roebers and Floris Leeuwenberg

Software

Web

• http://patternsketch.com/

• http://stuartmemo.com/beat-petite/