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"A good drummer listens as much as he plays"
Indian Proverb
A drum kit can be as large or as small as you wish - anything from 
a snare & bass drum to something consisting of over 20 drums & a huge Chinese gong (as some progressive bands of the 1970s liked to display). At its heart is the bass or kick, drum, played by the foot, using a pedal. The snare drum, which is hit, uses stretched, coiled wire underneath to make its sharp, cutting sound. You can also find "tom-toms," either attached to the 
bass drum or freestanding. They come in different sizes, providing varying, deeper notes. Also a standard part of the kit is cymbals, thin metal discs that are hit for accents. The hi-hat cymbal is actually two cymbals together, one on top of the other that can be played with either the foot on the drum stick. The two other main cymbals in a drum kit are the ride and the crash. The ride is generally played for rhythm, whilst the crash is strictly for emphasis.
Initially drummers played the bass and snare drums by hand, then in the 1890s they started experimenting with foot pedals to play the bass drum. William F. Ludwig made the bass drum pedal system workable in 1909, paving the way for the modern drum kit. Hi-hat stands appeared around 1926. By the 1930s Gene Krupa streamlined trap kits down to a basic four piece drum set standard: bass, snare, tom-tom, and floor tom. He also used rim-mounted cymbal holders. In time legs were fitted to larger floor toms, and "consolettes" were devised to hold smaller tom-toms on the bass drum. In the 
1940s Louie Bellson pioneered use of two bass drums, or the double bass drum kit. By the 1950s big bands were becoming uneconomical and jazz more obscure, thus rock and roll became the leading music genre. In 1964 drumming became more popular when Ringo Starr of The Beatles played his Ludwig kit on American television.
By the 1980s drummers like Bill Bruford and Neil Peart were adding more drums and cymbals to their kits and using electronic drums. Double bass pedals were developed to play on one bass drum, eliminating the need for a second bass drum. In the 1990s and 2000s, some drummers in popular music and indie music have reverted back to the Gene Krupa style of smaller drum kits.
Sit on the drum stool so your right foot is on the bass drum pedal and your left on the hi-hat pedal (people who play left-handed will need to reverse the way the kit is laid out). Take one drum stick in each hand. Begin counting repeatedly and slowly to
four. Each time you say "one," bring your foot down on the bass drum pedal. On "two," hit the snare drum directly in front of you, using the stick in your left hand. On the third beat, kick the bass drum again, but twice, very sharply. Then on four, hit the snare once more.
On paper it sounds easy. But when you try it, you'll discover that it takes concentration - and a while to master so it sounds even and natural. Once you've practiced that
basic backbeat pattern until it's become second nature, you can add another layer. With your left foot, push down on the hi-hat pedal to close it, and keep it that way. Now, as you play the drum pattern, use your right arm (keeping it above your left arm) and hit the hi-hat cymbal on each of the four beats. Once again, it'll probably take time and effort to play properly.
Deep Impact Infotainment solutions
Curley street,
Langford town,
Bangalore, Karnataka 560025
India
ph: 9241780851
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