The first music history professor I ever had was consumed by Indian Classical music. While most of us were bleary-eyed and had barely just rolled into his 8 AM lecture, he’d excitedly tell us ...
At my local university, the Japanese program had a Taiko club. In Japanese, the word taiko means “a drum.” Taiko is also known as kumi-daiko, which references the various drums that make up this ...
Gamelan is a type of percussion ensemble that originated in Indonesia. The ensembles are often considered orchestras because they contain not only a variety of idiophones, membranophones, and ...
Percussion comes in all shapes and sizes. But even among the most well-known types of drums, there are some weird ones you've probably never heard of. This blog post will look at some of the most ...
Rhythm and sound are undeniably crucial to every culture in the world; think about how great it feels to jam out to the groove of your favorite song.
One of the most well-known lovers of sound ...