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Instrument: DRUM SET

Developed during the early 20th century, Drum Sets as we know them today took over Jazz and Country music completely, enabling the historic Rock & Roll movement in the 1970s.

All Sessions

English / Hindi

4 Students Per Batch

Description

The earliest drumming traditions started on the continent of Africa. However, the drum kit itself is an American invention. During the 1840s, drummers in marching bands, as well as musical theatre companies in Europe and America, would use a variety of individual hand percussion instruments. In order to cover more roles, by about the 1860s, bands started to experiment with multiple percussion instruments, combining them into what was then known as a trap set. A basic modern drum set typically consists of four to six drums: snare drum, bass drum, and two to four tom-toms. The kit also includes a ride cymbal, a hi-hat cymbal pair, and a couple of crash cymbals. Each of these pieces has a history of its own.

In 1909, William Ludwig invented the bass drum pedal. This is a chain-action accessory that allows the musician to hit the center of the membrane with a stick without being awkwardly positioned. In 1935 Gene Krupa changed the face of drumming by using what was referred to as a “Stripped Down Kit”. Designed by the Slingerland Company Krupa’s kit was a standard four piece and included tom-toms with tuneable heads both top and bottom. Tuneable toms took the world by storm, and so too did Krupa’s new streamlined kit.

About The Instructor

Jignesh Patel: Jignesh is an Indian drummer based in Mumbai. He started learning Music at the age of 17 and soon took it as a professional career. He is currently performing with Indie bands, Classical bands, Rock, Fusion bands, and also tours with a couple of Bollywood artists like Adnan Sami, Richa Sharma, Asees Kaur, Parthiv Gohil, Akasa Singh to name a few.

He has learned under great drummers like Darshan Doshi, Gino Banks & Vinayak Pol. They’ve been a big influence for his career. He is also a Member of Ustad Taufiq Qureshi’s band called ‘Mumbai Stamp’, and has his own band called ‘Panchattva’ which is a world contemporary genre band. With ‘Panchattva’ he has performed in various music festivals around the country and got published in various music magazines like Rolling Stones, Score, Urban Asian, etc.

He has also played percussions in Bollywood films like Banjo, Badrinath ki Dulhaniya, Poster Boyz.

What is my level of proficiency

The batches at Ekam Satt Academy are divided as per the proficiency of each student. For your own assessment, you can go through the following guidelines: