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Drum

For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation).

A drum is a musical percussion instrument, consisting of a membrane which is usually stretched taut over a cylindrical tube that is open at the other end. The membrane is struck, either with the hand or some other object, and the tube forms a resonating chamber for the resulting sound. A drummer is a person who plays the drums.

In most popular music and jazz, drums or drummer usually refer to a drum kit.

In the past, drums were used as a means of communication - see drum (communication).

Examples of drums:

• ashiko
• Basler drum
• bass drum
• bodhrán
• bongo drum
• darabuka
• dholak
• djembe
• djun-djun
• doyra
• log drum
• message drum
• monkey drum
• snare drum
• steel drum - not a membranophone, but referred to as a drum
• tabla
• tabor
• talking drum
• tapan
• tenor drum
• timbales
• timpani
• tom-tom drum

In the Sachs-Hornbostel scheme of musical instrument classification, drums belong to the membranophone class.

See also:

• drum and bass
• drum kit
• drum machine
• musical instrument
• Percussive Arts Society

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