Cymbals!

         Cymbals are a common percussion instrument. Cymbals are made of a thin, usually round, plates made from different alloys. They are not often made to be a definite note, but some small round ones are. The most common types of cymbals are found on a drum set. The most common types are the crash, ride, crash/ride, and hi-hat cymbals.

         Cymbals have evolved in many different cultures, and have many close relatives. Some of these relatives includes the gong, crotales, and the zischen. There are many different ways to play the cymbal.  The chines traditionally held one in each hand and bashed them together. The Indians trandionally beat thiers with a large stick. More modern western versions are played by a kick petal and/or drumsticks.

          The cymbal appears in many different genres of music. It is a staple in percussion instruments, most consider a drum set incomplete with a cymbal or two. Cymbals a re very common in jazz, orchestral, metal, rock, pop, and marching band music.


VIdeO:Vibration. See the unseen: Cymbal at 1000 frames per second.
CRAZY KID: Stephen Perkins Splash Cymbal Solo

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