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A drum roll (or roll for short) is a technique used by percussionists to produce a sustained sound for the duration of a written note. [2]All drum figures are based upon three fundamental beats, technically called roll, single stroke, and flam...Sustentation is accomplished upon wind instruments by blowing into the instrument; it is accomplished upon the violin and the allied instruments by ...
The actual rudiment is essentially a double stroke roll (with the sticking being "RRLLRRLLRRLL"), the difference being that the first note of every right hand double is played with the "butt" end of the drum stick and the very next note of the double is played with the tip of the drum stick. The technique is generally regarded as being rather ...
A blast beat is traditionally played as an alternating single-stroke roll broken up between the kick drum and the snare drum. Blast beats are counted in 32nd or 16th notes. In a modern musical context blast beats are usually regarded as such when played at a minimum of above 90 beats per minute 32nd notes, or 180 bpm 16th notes. [19]
Matt Cameron was born and raised in San Diego, California. [5] [6] Cameron began playing drums at an early age.At the age of thirteen, he and some friends played in a cover band called "Kiss" (with the word imitation written underneath the name, in small print).
In a 2020 interview with Modern Drummer, his kit was listed as a 3×13 Diamond Drum Co. maple snare drum; a 14×14 Gretsch floor tom, and a 14×20 Gretsch bass drum. [5] The interview stated he uses Promark DJ Johnson signature sticks and typically plays (left-handed) a Yamaha Reface keyboard in live performance with Khruangbin.
The larger 2-sticked version was predominantly used in military contexts, [5] [9] while the smaller single-sticked tabor was retained for dance music. [10] Tabor use decreased by the mid-17th century. [5] The tabor did continue to evolve throughout the 19th and into the 20th century. [6] The tabor style is still used as the tambourin de ...
The sound of rimshots can be described as "part normal snare and part loud, woody accent", [1] or "generally sharper, brighter and more cutting [than a standard accent]", [2] since the technique produces large amounts of overtones. [3] The stroke is used on the snare in rock, pop, Jazz, and blues and on the tom-toms in Afro-Cuban music.
Many variations of snare drum technique exist based on the context or music being performed. Snare drum can be played with sweeping and stirring motions if played with brushes. [6] It can also be played in a snappy and light manner, as in the Pipe band tradition of Scotland. [7] A much heavier approach is used in American Drum corps playing. [8]