The drum set is a term used to describe the basic equipment of the jazz drummer, usually a combination of percussion instruments including bass drum, snare drum, ton-tons, and cymbals.
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Congas An Afro-Cuban drum with a tapered or barrel-shaped shell of as much as 90 cm in height and a single head of 25 to 30 cm in diameter. The jazz the conga is played with the fingers and the hollow palm of the hand and is generally used alone or in pairs: when more than one drum is used the instruments are of different pitches.
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The vibraphone is a tuned percussion instrument consisting of a set of metal bars arranged like a piano keyboard. Each bar is suspended over a tube resonator containing a revolving vane or metal disc. A foot-controlled sustaining device works like the sustaining pedal of the piano
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Timbales Timbales are Latin American drums which are played in pairs. Timbales have shallow metal bodies supported on a central rod. a plastic skin is stretched very tightly over the drum head. Timbales are normally played with thin sticks and have a metallic, clanging tone. A wide variety of pitches and tone colors can be produced by striking the rim, head, or shell. |
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