How do drums work?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Drums are the backbone of rock’n’roll…and most other kinds of music, too! Where would we be without a big bass drum leading a parade, or a jazzy ba-dum-CH after a well-told joke? But how do drums actually make their sounds? We asked drum maker Liz Aponte to help us find the answer.

Are you ensnared by a question? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we won’t miss a beat in finding the answer!

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored by Green Light. Did you know that 27 states don't require a personal
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0:40.1	Hi, I'm Anna Waggle, and I produce Moment of U, um, part of the Brainson Universe.
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1:00.0	And thanks.
1:01.0	From the brains behind Brainson. And thanks.
1:07.0	From the Brains Behind Brains On, this is the Moment of Am. Moment of Am.
1:10.0	Moment of Um comes to you from APM Studios. I'm Mark Sanchez.
1:15.6	So we recently got this cool question.
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