drum
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Everyone in the room grabbed either shakers or a small drum, and with Densmore instructing and conducting, the ensemble conjured what he called the heartbeat of Mother Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The drum of royalty, foretold two generations earlier, is now returning to its bearer.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Avengers: Endgame" dusted competitors in the North American weekend box office, as the 2019 super hero film was re-released in a bid to drum up support for the franchise.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
To drum up traffic, she recruited one of the tenants at Tiller Terrace to draw free henna tattoos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Pull it and hear the drum beat,” said the wily man, holding out the string to Puli, and how could he resist it, who was only a child, when I myself was enchanted!
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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He’s the pen behind 2005’s “Just the Girl” by the Click Five, which laid a mall-emo whine and reverb-heavy drums over The Wonders’ tried and true formula.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Then bringing them together and not feeling like we have to make it pop or saturate the music or make the drums lighter and more radio-friendly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
After being allowed to return home, the pair saw the van doors had been "blown off" and their contents emptied, with water butts and oil drums strewn on the ground.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
British counterterror police said the seized material in black drums wasn’t workable explosives, though they are still investigating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
If you can, listen to a percussion player or section that is using snare drums, cymbals, or other percussion of the same type but different sizes.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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He has drummed with everybody and has these other interests and businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Love Story" drummed up controversy -- and viewers -- with its revisiting of the A-list couple's courtship and untimely deaths, but it only earned six nominations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Irene drummed into her charge the importance of manners, religion, education and comportment, which serve Vernice well as she moves into a world beyond her hometown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Alcaraz has 'CCC' tattooed on his wrist - a tribute to the family phrase coined by his grandad and drummed into the six-time major champion when he was a child.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Pushing his body on and on until everything had been drummed out of his mind.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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Amid drumming and dancing, Boateng Bismark James leads 13 worshippers, nine men and four women, in prayer for drivers and passengers travelling to destinations across Ghana.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Pant hooting and buttress drumming are both part of the male chimpanzee display, suggesting that accumulative stone throwing might represent a modification of this common behavior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The centerpiece is the three minutes where Travis calmly narrates the plane crash interspersed with him drumming, amid flames, in a way that captures each emotional beat of what he went through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Freedom Suite," led by Rollins' confident sax and also notable for Max Roach's drumming, proved controversial enough that a reissue chose another title for the album.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
The knock came again—more frantically this time—the sound of a sharp beak drumming on the door.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Musical Instruments - Introductory
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