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Kalimba
Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 11:06
An African lamellaphone with wood tongues fixed on hollow wood box that acts as a resonator.
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Kick Pedal
Submitted by drumfreak on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 19:03
A kick pedal allows you to play the Kick Drum / Bass Drum. It can also be used to play various other instruments such as cow bells, auxilary drums, etc.
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Lick
Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 14:29
A short drum fill, or "riff"
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Log Drum
Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 11:32
A hollow wooden box or tree trunk with one or more tongues or slats cut into the shell. The tongues are struck by hands or mallets, with the pitch determined by the length of the tongue.
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Mallets
Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 14:25
A generic term for keyboard percussion instruments played with the mallets.
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Matched Grip
Submitted by ThatDrummerKid on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 18:12
Matched grip is a method of holding drum sticks and mallets to play
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Membranophone
Submitted by - - D - - on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 09:46
Any musical instrument which produces sound prim
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Membranophone
Submitted by - - D - - on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 09:46
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane.
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Acoustic Drums
acoustic drums - drums that are void of electronic components. Usually made of wood or synthetic mat...
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Alto Xylophone
Bar percussion instrument developed for use with Carl Orff's "Schulwerk Music Education Progr...
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American Indian Drum
The American Indian drum is a single or double-headed drum played by Native American Indian tribes...
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Backsticking
A method of turning the snare drum stick from it's normal playing position to strike the drum head...
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Basel Drum
A rope-tensioned field drum used in rudimental music associated with the city of Basel, Switzerlan...
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