IT STARTED AT AGE 5

Drumming is in my blood

My Dad Loved Jazz

We listen to Buddy Rich and Gene Kruper

They were great jazz drummers They both lead jazz bands At the same time Latin jazz came to

America Ricky Ricardo was a famous Latino

drummer The greatest Latin jazz drummer was

Tito Fuentes

There are many types of drumsJazz drummers use Slingerlands

(since 1940)

MOST ROCK DRUMMERS USELudwig’s Super Rock Special Drum Kit The inner shells are made of oak wood The outer shells are made of steel (all others use tin) Also the hardware is made of steel Rockers prefer Zildjian cymbals Zildjian cymbals are made in Turkey The Turkish cymbal craftsmanship are 2nd to none Choice of medals are crucial to sound of cymbals Drum Sticks Ludwig makes 747 the thickest drumsticks for rock

Preferred by Rock Musicians Ludwig Super Rock Special

And Zildjian Cymbals

THEY ALSO LIKE 747 STICKS

Drums were used in battles

Both the North and South used similar drums in the civil war

The drum head were made of animal skins

The heads were held in place by hemp rope

The shells were made of pine And were designed with some type of

logo

BRAVE MUSICIANS STOOD IN FRONT WITH ONLY THEIR INSTRUMENT

Marching BandPossibly the hardest type of drumming • You have to depend on other drummers

• Cadence most flow rhythmically •Drum music is hard to read in this class Marching while playing

Carrying a bass drum or tom-toms is difficult You must be able to twirl sticks You normally lead in the other musicians

Percussions Instruments

Xylophone

Chimes

Triangle

Snare

Tim-Tomes

Bass

Other type of percussion

Basically any thing that keeps rhythm is a percussion instrument

Bongos

Maracas

Tambourine

CongasSensitive snare

Orchestra snare

Showing OffDrum Solo

Battle of the drumsThe ultimate goal for many

Started by jazz drummers

Best jazz soloistBuddy Rich Band’s

Best rock soloistLed Zeppelin's John Bonham

Buddy Rich

Modern Drums

Electric Drum Kit Plugs into amp like electric guitar Plays as load or as quiet

Module Change Changes sounds of drums

Native American Drumming

Oklahoma Tribes

They use their drums to communicate with each otherAnd with the spirits of their fathers