10:54
School Rock
Drum Roll - Tabla Extravaganza
By Frank Ravtiz
'Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit.'
If one has to ponder the start of music, it is always an unsolved mystery as to the actual origin of music. There are various types and kinds of musical instruments each are made depend on the use and the region of its origin. Also the resources that is available in that region. Each place of the world has its own contribution toward giving the world an instrument. Not just the instrument but also the unique sound that is emitted from the musical instrument.
Drums are a common musical instrument that is widely used in any sort of music either to play in the background or solo. It adds to the entire melody of the music that is being played. It is percussion instrument which means that sound is produced when being hit, rubbed, scraped or shaken so as to produce vibration of the object. 'Membranophone' as it is technically classified usually consist of a membrane that is stretched over a hallow object so as to produce a sound when stroked against it. The thickness of the membrane delivers the pitch of the sound produced by the drum. Drums are not just used for performances but also in music therapy due to the tactile nature and easy to use feature.
Each country has its own contribution to giving the world their custom made drum. Each of these drums produce different sounds, though not very distinctively identified by a layman.Some of the types of drums are One of India's ancient and primary musical instruments in the classical music is a drum called 'tabla'. It is a set of two drums, 'bayan' and the 'dayan'. The 'dayan' sounds small, high pitches giving out a wide range of percussive effects while the 'bayan' sounds bass with low booming sounds. It is complex and sophisticated to play and it definitely requires extensive training and skill to play it well. Indian classical Tabla music always reminds you of the east and the definitely the Indian scenes run before your eyes the moment your ears listen to it.
If one has to ponder the start of music, it is always an unsolved mystery as to the actual origin of music. There are various types and kinds of musical instruments each are made depend on the use and the region of its origin. Also the resources that is available in that region. Each place of the world has its own contribution toward giving the world an instrument. Not just the instrument but also the unique sound that is emitted from the musical instrument.
Drums are a common musical instrument that is widely used in any sort of music either to play in the background or solo. It adds to the entire melody of the music that is being played. It is percussion instrument which means that sound is produced when being hit, rubbed, scraped or shaken so as to produce vibration of the object. 'Membranophone' as it is technically classified usually consist of a membrane that is stretched over a hallow object so as to produce a sound when stroked against it. The thickness of the membrane delivers the pitch of the sound produced by the drum. Drums are not just used for performances but also in music therapy due to the tactile nature and easy to use feature.
Each country has its own contribution to giving the world their custom made drum. Each of these drums produce different sounds, though not very distinctively identified by a layman.Some of the types of drums are One of India's ancient and primary musical instruments in the classical music is a drum called 'tabla'. It is a set of two drums, 'bayan' and the 'dayan'. The 'dayan' sounds small, high pitches giving out a wide range of percussive effects while the 'bayan' sounds bass with low booming sounds. It is complex and sophisticated to play and it definitely requires extensive training and skill to play it well. Indian classical Tabla music always reminds you of the east and the definitely the Indian scenes run before your eyes the moment your ears listen to it.
In conjunction to this , there would be a musical performance called 'Tabla Triveni' by a trio tabla artists, Loren Oppenheimer, Sejal Kukadia and Michael Lukshis under the leadership of Pandit Divyang Vakil.Despite of being from a non -Indian background Michael and Loren have mastered the art of playing the instrument. A complete hour packed with musical bliss of various tabla compositions is sure going to be very entertaining and soothing to the audience. The event is held on the 17th of May at the Tamarind Art Gallery. For more details log onto [http://www.tamarindarts.org]
Article by Frank.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Frank_Ravtiz Article by Frank.
