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Do you realize if a new drummer has the mindset of never becoming a great drummer, he or she will never be a great drummer? Continuing to think the way you’ve always thought will keep you right where you are. You will never rise above the way you see yourself. If you say you can, [...]
When looking at a sackbut, the first thing that someone will probably think is that it appears to closely resemble the trombone. The sackbut is, in fact, the ancestor of the trombone and was often used in music during the Baroque and Renaissance periods. It is a member of the brass family, which is obvious [...]
The bass saxophone is one of the largest instruments of the saxophone family, but is not one that is commonly used. The instrument is so large that it can be awkward to carry around and there is not as much music written for the bass saxophone as there is for other saxophones like the alto [...]
The double bass is the largest string instrument that is played with a bow or plucked. It also has the lowest pitch, which is why it is often used as a bass. While it is most commonly known as the double bass, there are a few other names that it is known by, such as [...]
The bass guitar is an electric guitar that is often played by plucking the strings. Its appearance is not too unlike that of the regular electric guitar, but it is a little larger with a longer neck and bigger body. Like the double bass, the bass guitar only has four strings that are tuned the [...]
When thinking of a bass instrument, many people will immediately think of the double base, but there are numerous different types of bass instruments. These types of instruments are meant to produce sounds at a low pitched range. It is a common misconception by many that this type of musical instrument is quite limited, but [...]
The primary characteristic of a bass drum is that it produces indefinite or low-pitched sound. We can generally classify them into concert bass drum, pitched bass drum, and the kick drum. As the name suggests, concert bass are used in concerts or orchestras. The kick drum is, usually, seen on drum kits. It is attached [...]
The bass guitar is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping or using a pick. The bass is similar in appearance and construction like an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and scale length, and usually four strings tuned, one octave lower in [...]
Drum sets are a relatively new invention, which have come into being when drummers were made to play as many percussion instruments as possible. Budget and space constraints were the two main drivers, which prompted its growth and proliferation. It was William F. Ludwig who first came up with the concept of acoustic drum sets [...]
