Drums are among the oldest musical instruments that are being highly used today

One of the earliest musical instruments is the drum. The drum is a hollow drum made of the wooden or the metal or the plastic cylinder and covered with the leather or the plastic thin membrane. The drums are played with almost all the music.

Drum uses and types

The drums have a very popularity in the western music. To get a rhythmic dance step the drum plays a very important role. The drum beats will force you to nod your body with the music. The drums are of various types. They may be bongo drums, Ashiko drums, bedung drums and many more.

Purposes of the drum

They are used for the various purposes. For musical purposes the announcements for the military training and the other purposes. The drums have a very loud sound which will definitely draw your attention.

Replacement of drum

Nowadays in the music, there are so many replacements of the drums. The electronic instruments that acts like the drums. Those are much easier to be played and do not require much force like the drums. But still the drums are the major instruments of any music that are used for the theatres, plays and the films.