1. A Brief History of AmericanDrum SetPresentation by William Billy M. Baker

2. Creation of the Drum Set Military Brass Bands usedto play with multipledrummers Over time they startedplaying indoors and usingfewer players out ofA Brass Band in a paradenecessity Drummers were forced toplay multiple percussioninstrumentssimultaneously The arrangement theyused for this purposeevolved into what we nowcall a Drum Set 3. Drum Sets went on to incorporateDrum Set Setup cymbals in addition to snare, tom-toms, and a bass drum Drum stands and foot-operated pedals helped to develop the drum set and make it more practical These developments enhanced the playability of the drum set Drummers soon became much more than just time keepers 4. Jazz Age Drummers reached new heightswith the development of Jazz Grooves played in a swingbroken triplet form Improvisation, solos, and mediaopen the door to fame fordrummers Famous drummers of the timeincluded Buddy Rich and GeneKrupa (hear his intro to Sing,Sing, Sing now!) 5. Rock Music Drum equipment becomes more sturdy and durable forlouder playing Grooves include straight eighth notes and a strong back beat. Sets become more diverse: include multiple bass drums andnew varieties of cymbals Famous rock drummers include John Bonham, Neil Peart, andRingo Star (pictured here) 6. Funk Similar instrumentationto Rock, but differentfeel Drummers put moregroove in their grooveswith syncopation andsixteenth note drivencymbal patterns Music for people todance to David Garibaldi ofTower of Power makesnew stridesincorporating Latininfluences 7. So Many Other Styles As Well! Disco Latin (Samba, Bossa Nova, etc.) Blues Country 8. Drumming Today There are so many genres and sub-genresof music today that its hard to say whatcharacterizes drumming today Modern drummers have been influencedby all of the aforementioned styles andthen some Drumming has become a very vital andimportant part of music in the modern age 9. Attributions Untitled 2009 Steingrimur Oli Sigurdarson licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Happy Birthday Ringo Starr 2009 Catia Burton licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Hi-Hat! 2009 Justin S. Campbell licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs2.0 Generic License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/ untitled 2010 Hiske Kremer licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial3.0 Unported License:

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Drummer 2007 Tim Norris licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Phi Snare Drum 2008 Corey Woodruff licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Tom Tom 2009 Nathaniel S. Madore under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Untitled 2009 Guillaume Laurent licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Ellington Colliery Band 2001 Ian Britton licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Goodman, Benny. Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing). Brunswick 7628. Brunswick. 1936.