534m: Membranophones

534m: Membranophones

Description
	Membranophones, or skin drums, are instruments whose sound is produced by a vibrating membrane.
	Membranophones are classified according to their shape.
	To classify a specific membranophone, include information about other elements such as the following:
	Whether there are one or two heads If there are snares or sticky balls to give a buzz or otherwise improve the tone How the skin is fixed on the drum (glued, nailed, pegged, laced, or hooped and laced) Whether the drum is tuned How it is tuned (loops, wedges, pedal or rods) How it is played (with hands, sticks, beaters, or indirectly with striking balls) Position of the drum when played What the body of the drum is made of (wood, metal, earthenware/ceramics)

Subcategories
	Here are the subcategories of 534m Membranophones:
	534m1: Cylindrical drum 534m2: Conical drum 534m3: Barrel drum 534m4: Hourglass drum 534m5: Goblet drum 534m6: Footed drum 534m7: Long drum 534m8: Kettle or pot drum 534m9: Frame drum 534m10: Friction drum 534m11: Mirliton/kazoo

Context for this page:

Ocm module: Membranophones
In ocm module: Musical instruments
In modular book: Expanded ethnomusicology categories for the Outline of Cultural Materials, by Kenneth R. Hollingsworth
In bookshelf: Anthropology

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