What's a drum beat?

The drum beat refers to the first or third beat of a bar of music (in 2/4 or 4/4 time) as the heavy beat; the first beat of the first bar of music in a triple step (3/4) is the heavy beat (drum beat) or known as the strong beat, and as long as you read and understand the rhythm of the music, you will definitely hear the drum beat. In order to understand the drum beat, you can adjust the heavy bass volume in the player.

A drum is a percussion instrument in which one or both sides of a sturdy and generally drum-shaped body are covered with a tensioned membrane. Drums can be struck by hand or with a pestle and mortar to produce sound. The drum is an important instrument in African traditional music as well as in modern music, with some bands consisting entirely of drum-based percussion instruments. In addition to being a musical instrument drums were used in many ancient civilizations to transmit messages.

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History

During the ancient times. Drums were honored as divine instruments that passed through the heavens and were mainly used as sacrificial instruments. Drums were widely used in hunting and war activities. Drum as a musical instrument is from the Zhou Dynasty. Zhou Dynasty, there are eight tones, the drum is the leader of the group sound, the ancient literature called "drum qin and se", is the qin and se open play before the drum as a guide.

The appearance of the drum is relatively early, from today's discovery of excavated artifacts, it can be determined that the drum has a history of about 5000 years (in Gansu Province, Tianshui, Qin'an, Gansu Province, as an example of ceramic drums unearthed at the site of the Bay of DaiDi). In ancient times, the drum was not only used for rituals, music and dance, it was also used to fight enemies, drive away ferocious beasts, and as a tool for telling time and alarm.

The structure of a drum is relatively simple, consisting of two parts: the drum skin and the drum body. The drum skin is the sound body of the drum, usually covered with animal leather on the drum frame, after beating or tapping to make it vibrate and sound. There are many varieties of Chinese drum instruments, including waist drums, big drums, the same drums, flower pot drums and so on.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Drums

Baidu Encyclopedia - Drums