Rural drum beats: dong, dong, dong, dong, dong delong dong dong.
A drum is a percussion instrument in which one or both sides of a solid, generally barrel-shaped drum body is covered with a stretched membrane. Drums can be struck with hands or a pestle. Drums are an important instrument in traditional African music as well as in modern music. Some bands are entirely composed of drum-based percussion instruments. In addition to being musical instruments, drums were used in many ancient civilizations to spread messages.
The drum is a traditional percussion instrument in my country. According to the records of "Book of Rites Mingtang Wei", in the very early legends, there were "earth drums", that is, clay drums, at the time of the "Yiqi clan" Made of drums. Because the drum has a good sounding effect, the sound is exciting and majestic and can be heard far away, so it has long been used by Chinese ancestors to cheer up the army. According to legend, during the Battle of Zhuolu when the Yellow Emperor conquered Chiyou, "The Yellow Emperor killed Kui and used his skin as a drum, which was heard five hundred times" ("Taiping Yulan" Volume 582 cited in "Century of Emperors"). In ancient times, drums were revered It is regarded as a sacred instrument and is mainly used as a sacrificial instrument.
China, Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and ancient India are the earliest birthplaces of drums in the world. It spread to neighboring countries, such as Korea and Japan, and also absorbed many foreign drums. Traditional Chinese drums are the mainstream in the Central Plains area. The drums of the border minority groups are influenced by both traditional drums and foreign drums, especially Arabic and Indian drums. When playing, the drums are usually arranged in a straight shape, a figure-eight shape, a semicircle or an arc shape. The drum surface can be tilted 15 to 45 degrees, and can be used for standing, sitting, side or oblique blows, and can be used for slap and round blows. When playing, the player holds one side of the drum upright on the right knee, with the side of the drum facing forward, pressing the upper edge of the drum with the right wrist to fix it, and at the same time using the thumb, index finger, middle finger of the right hand and The ring finger holds the drum beater and the left hand holds the paddle to hit the beat. It is used for the "Shiban Drum" instrumental ensemble or Kunqu opera a cappella accompaniment. It is usually played once per beat to control the rhythm.