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Middle East Percussion

Middle East Percussion. Doumbek. Most popular drum in the Middle East Ceramic, sometimes cast-aluminum, drums are goblet shaped with a head shaped over the bowl Drums are striked with fingers and hands to create Bass ( doum ) and Treble ( tekk ). Djembe. One of the most versatile drums

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Middle East Percussion

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  1. Middle East Percussion

  2. Doumbek Most popular drum in the Middle East Ceramic, sometimes cast-aluminum, drums are goblet shaped with a head shaped over the bowl Drums are striked with fingers and hands to create Bass (doum) and Treble (tekk)

  3. Djembe One of the most versatile drums Usually played by men Produces three sounds, Bass (low), Tone (middle) and Slap (high) Low sounds are produced by hitting the head with the palm and fingers, Middle/High sounds are produced by hitting closer to the edge with the fingertips Contact time with the skin is as short as possible

  4. Tar Also called a Frame Drum Width is greater than the depth Earliest skin drum known to exist Held upright in the right hand and struck with the fingers of that hand and the hand and fingers of the other Sound corresponds to the sound of life

  5. Tambourine Finger Cymbals Made of brass and in many shapes and sizes Played by both musicians and dancers worn in pairs on each hand, one attached to the thumb and one attached to the middle finger by elastic drawn through holes in the cymbals Struck either straight together or edge to edge Three major sounds are ringing, clicking or clacking • Held upright with the right hand and either struck in the center of the head, on the wooden rim or on the cymbals • Shape is symbolic of the phases of the moon • Metal sound drives away evil spirits

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