Drum sets hold an important place in music. In the beginning, drums were used as a means of communication. Then people starting using drums for religious and ceremonial functions and it has become a member of the percussion group of music instruments. All of you must have seen a drum. The sounds of the drums cannot be missed in a piece of music. Drums, as you all know are vessels with an opening on the top and a membrane stretched over the opening. When you strike the drum, the vibration causes the sound. This membrane is called the head and it can be made from the skins of animals such as sheep, cow, goat, antelope etc. The head can also be made from materials like polyester, a type of plastic called Mylar and fibers such as Kevlar.
There are various different types of drums. When you watch a music program, you can see that the drummer does not play just one drum. You can see him playing more than one drum. This collection of drums, consisting of bass drum, snare drum, floor torn, rack torn along with percussion instruments like cymbals, cowbells, chimes, triangles, wood blocks and tambourines which can be varied is known as drum set. The drum set is played by a single drummer. The drummer also needs certain drum accessories if he needs to play on the drum sets. These accessories includes drum sticks, drum stand and pedals.
It was somewhere around the late 1800s that the first drum set was put together and from then on with new additions of accessories and percussions, drum sets have become a very sort out instrument in every music and today drummers become the attraction of any troupe. There are four companies manufacturing electronic drum sets, ruling the world today including Yamaha, Roland, Hart Dynamics and Pintech.
There are two types of drum sets ; the acoustic drum set, which is the common set used in most concerts and which are played in different styles like rock, jazz, folk and country music, and also the electronic drum set originated in music like disco and rock, which has high quality digital music. Most drummers in the beginning start their practice at home, either on kitchen tables or on plastic buckets. If you love the rhythm of the sound of drums and aim to be a drummer, you don’t have to practice on tables and buckets, instead you can buy a beginners drum set.
When you decide to buy a beginner’s drum set, there are a few things you have to keep in mind. First of all don’t spend much on the drums. Buy cheap drum sets. Your drum set need not be expensive to get good practice, even cheap ones are good, it all depends on how you play, not on what you play. It is better to buy a good brand because they last longer. Check the cymbals and if they come with the required number of stands and also check to see that the stands are strong to hold the cymbals in place. Above above test the set before you buy it.
Select a good drum set, start practicing and you are on your way to becoming a good drummer.
