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drumming

drumming

2 1.8
Playing drums to make music
  • noun
  • /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/
translation icon : tocar el tambor
  • The instructor demonstrated the basics of drumming, teaching us how to keep a steady beat.
  • drumming music
  • world drumming

So that every night of drumming, I really miss that.

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Examples

  • Current News and Information for Music Educators: Drumming Up Support for Urban Music Programs

    Academic text (2004)

  • In addition, we shared resources like World Music Drumming and taught accessible West African percussion pieces such as "Anansi" and "Asaadua."

    Academic text (2003)

  • Back into the Studio: Finding Soul in Your Drumming

    Blog text (31)

  • The World Music Drumming series also has an increasing list of arrangements for several world music styles.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Composer Steve Reich wrote a musical work called Drumming, which builds a complex rhythm starting with a single beat.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Drumming adds greatly to the excitement attendant on divination, and in so doing makes the result more convincing.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Here is a firsthand account from a music educator who has written a successful grant: Michelle Keast, an elementary piano and general music teacher, attended a summer World Music Drumming workshop and decided to adopt a drumming curriculum for her upper-level general music classes.

    Academic text (2011)

  • He enjoyed drumming during the school concert, showcasing his talent in front of a large audience.

  • Her drumming at the festival brought everyone together, creating a lively atmosphere that energized the crowd.

Synonyms

playing
vsdrumming
154 1.0

Making music on a musical instrument

is the narrower activity focused on one instrument family for musical expression
percussion
vsdrumming
20 3.8

Instruments like drums and cymbals that make sound when struck or shaken

is the specific act of performing on that instrument family as musical expression
drumbeat
vsdrumming
4 1.6

A repeated sound made by hitting a drum

is the full musical activity using those instruments for expression rather than just sound
rataplan
vsdrumming
  • Archaic
9.9

A quick repeated sound made by hitting a drum

is the broader musical activity that may be slower and expressive rather than rapid
drum-beating
vsdrumming
3.9

Playing a drum loudly to attract attention or show support

is focused on musical expression, not on attracting attention or public support

How Loud

pounding
72 2.9
drumming
2 1.8
tapping
22 1.9

Surface Forms

drumming singular
drummings plural

Morphology

drumming = drum (transparent) = drum + ing

Standard gerundive/nominalization from the verb 'drum' using '-ing' to denote the activity of playing drums.

Etymology

The word drumming comes from the simple word drum, the name for a hollow instrument that makes a steady 'beat'. So drumming is the act of making that beat, especially as a musical way to give rhythm or show feeling.