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Drum Rudiments * Written by David Lopez who invites you to visit DrumsPlayerWorld.com Playing the drums does not only require you to have a drums set and a pair of drums sticks to be able to create music, you also need to learn the drum rudiments that will enable you to create music via certain patterns of drumming. These rudiments are needed in order to create a certain musical piece. If chords are the ones used for the guitars and the keyboard, rudiments are the ones used for drumming. Rudiments are the different patterns that you need to learn in order to be able to create music via the drums. There are various patterns that you get to combine in order to fully make a musical piece. The following are the general rudiments that you need to learn in order to create music: the single stroke, the double stroke, the diddle, the paradiddle, the drag, the flam, and the roll. They are defined as the following: The single stroke is done by a single percussion note. The double stroke is made ...

  Recommended Resources Interested in learning more about music opportunities here in the Kootenay Region of BC, Canada?  Here are a few within the little city of Creston: Creston Valley Music Teachers Association:  http://www.cvmta.ca Creston Valley BC Arts Council: CrestonValleyArtsCouncil.com Creston Artisans page (for tourists, mainly):  https://www.crestonvalleybc.com/activities/art-artisans ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Drums And Percussion In Traditional West African Music * Written by Mike Armstrong former owner of Drum Culture. Drums and percussion have featured in West African music and culture for literally thousands of years; it forms the basis of communication and social structure in that region and music has traditionally been used as a means of recording social history so that it can be passed from generation to generation. This article is a brief introduction to the nature of that music. Archaeological digs have discovered evidence of drums, drums sticks and other percussion instruments in the region. Some of the rhythms played today were formed hundreds of years ago (it's almost impossible to know exactly when) and it is quite clear that the influences for these rhythms came from nature. One ancient rhythm called 'KuKu' quite clearly imitates the sound of a bird. Percussion instruments vary from naturally occurring instruments such as seed pods, to hand percussion such as a cowb...