Everything You Need to Know About Drums

Jun 24th, 2008 by Addy | 0

Everything you need to know about Drums. “Surely it can’t be EVERYTHINGe” Nope, everything. History of the drums, famous drummers, makes of drums, the best drums, everything. Drums actually have a very important role to play in music. Not only are they the entire structure and foundation of rap and hip-hop, I’m pretty sure that if you listened to your favourite rock or pop song without the drums, it would sound rubbish.


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The Origins Music And It\’s Effects

May 23rd, 2008 by Addy | 0

Ever since humans have existed, there has been music. Music can be simply defined as sound art, which is created by manipulating sound and implementing elements such as harmony, pitch, and rhythm. Technically, the official definition is an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.

There are several theories of how music came about, the most prominent one being that humans attempted to imitate the noises of their surroundings. Specifically, the origin of music can be traced back as far as four thousand years, as archaeologists have uncovered instruments dating back to that period. Throughout early history, music was an incredibly important part of world culture, especially in countries such as China and Greece.


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