How to play the rural drum beat?

Rural drumming: dong, dong, dong, dong, dong dong, dong dong dong.

A drum is a percussion instrument in which one or both sides of a sturdy and generally barrel-shaped drum body are covered with a stretched 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 spread messages.

The drum is China's traditional percussion instruments, according to the "Rituals - Mingtang bit" records, in the very early legend, "Yiqi's" when there has been "earth drums", that is, made of clay drums. Because the drum has a good **** sounding role, the sound of the sound of a very long way, so very early on by the Chinese ancestors as the army on the power of the use. According to legend, the yellow emperor conquered Chi You Zhuo Lu battle, "the yellow emperor killed kui, with its skin for the drum, the sound heard five hundred" ("taiping yuanshan" volume 58 two cited "emperor century. In ancient times, the drum was honored as a divine instrument through the heavens and was mainly used as a sacrificial instrument.

China, along with Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Ancient India, is the earliest birthplace of the drum in the world. Historically, Chinese drums spread to neighboring countries, such as Korea, Japan , and also absorbed many foreign drums. In the Central Plains, traditional Chinese drums are the mainstay, while the drums of the border ethnic minorities are influenced by traditional drums as well as foreign drums, especially the Arab and Indian drums. When playing, the drums are arranged in a zigzag, figure of eight, semicircle or arc. The drum surface can be tilted 15 to 45 degrees, for standing, sitting, side or diagonal strikes, can be patted, wheel strikes and cross strikes. When playing, the player will drum side upright on the right knee, drum side facing forward, the right wrist pressure on the upper edge of the drum to make it fixed, while using the right thumb, index finger, middle finger and ring finger to hold the drum beaters to strike. The left hand holds the board and strikes the knuckle. Used for "ten drums" instrumental ensemble or kunqu singing accompaniment, generally every beat to knock, to master the role of rhythm.