The UAB Percussion Studio is geared towards the success of its students in today’s highly competitive job market. Students must first audition to become a music major at UAB, and from there are placed ...

Whether you are planning to learn a percussion instrument or want to switch from one to another, you need to check out some good percussion instruments for beginners. There are plenty of choices ...

THE techniques and repertoire of traditional African music are handed down by word of mouth. There are skilled musicians who make music their profession. However, participation in music is generally ...

When people think about the therapeutic effects of music, they might imagine pianos or harps. They don’t usually imagine the percussive thwacks and bangs of drums.

While step sequencing or manual programming of drums is a route to accuracy, it’s much more fun - not to mention creatively more rewarding - to play them in live. You may like How to think like a ...

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What is a percussion instrument? A percussion instrument is any musical instrument that’s played by being struck or scraped – that could be by a beater like a drum stick, by the player’s hand, or by ...

The West African instrument dùndún is also known as “talking drum” because players can match the pitch and rhythm of speech patterns on it. A new study reveals just how closely dùndún players match ...