Drum History Information

Drums can be traced to the beginning of man.Hollowed out logs were found along with other artifacts.The logs were first used for communication then used for ceremonial functions.Later on hides/skins were stretched over the end of a stump or log and this began the history of drums.
If you are referring to the modern drumset,they started out as separate items:a bass drum,a snare drum a tom tom and cymbals.It took 3 or 4 people to play a drum part.Then someone connected a cymbal on top of the bass drum,which made it possible for 1 person to play it.
…