A drum solo is an instrumental solo played on a drum kit. A drum solo may be set or improvised, and of any length, up to being the main performance. In rock, drum solos are unique in that traditionally they are minimally or never accompanied, whereas other instruments may play solos accompanied or unaccompanied. They are also typically free-form in that they do not necessarily adhere to the tempo, style or structure of the song they accompany.
In jazz, drum solos more typically adhere strictly to the tempo and form of the song, and may be accompanied sporadically by the other instruments; they may also "trade fours", or take alternating four-bar solos with the rest of the band. They may also trade eights, twelves (in the case of a blues), twos, single bars, or full choruses.
A drum lift is a passage in which singing is backed only by the drums and no other music. It is not normally considered a solo, as the primary focus remains on the singing; however, it bears some similarity to a solo. A drum lift may be set or improvised, simple or elaborate, and may vary in length from part of a line to an entire verse.
In marching band or drum corps, a drum section feature allows the remainder of the ensemble to create challenging formations without having to play their instruments at the same time, as depicted by the movie Drumline. In years past the drum solo was a standalone work. Beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, however, drum solos, even extended ones, tended to be integrated into the overall flow of the music. This occurred earlier—such as in the 1976 Blue Devils show (in Channel One Suite, mimicking the drum break in the Buddy Rich original), but as time passed and show flow became more important, the stand-alone solo became less popular and is rarely heard in contemporary music.
The largest drum solo competition in the world occurs each year at Guitar Center stores across the United States, however since 2017 has been on indefinite hiatus. Each store winner advances to the quarter finals (District). The quarter final winner advances to the semi-finals (Regional). The five semi-final winners compete in the Grand Finals for a chance to win $25,000 cash in addition to other prizes. The Grand Finals winner also receives exposure in the media and at NAMM.[1]
Other drum solo competitions are hosted by either instrument manufacturers, as a component of drum seminars/conventions, or held by individual music stores throughout the world. For example, Roland Corporation, a manufacturer of electronic drums, hosts an annual competition for performing on its V-Drum kit.[2]
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Moby Dick (instrumental) by John Bonham of rock band Led Zeppelin, which could go on for 30 minutes
drum, solo, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2006,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Drum solo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2006 Learn how and when to remove this message A drum solo is an instrumental solo played on a drum kit A drum solo may be set or improvised and of any length up to being the main performance In rock drum solos are unique in that traditionally they are minimally or never accompanied whereas other instruments may play solos accompanied or unaccompanied They are also typically free form in that they do not necessarily adhere to the tempo style or structure of the song they accompany In jazz drum solos more typically adhere strictly to the tempo and form of the song and may be accompanied sporadically by the other instruments they may also trade fours or take alternating four bar solos with the rest of the band They may also trade eights twelves in the case of a blues twos single bars or full choruses A drum lift is a passage in which singing is backed only by the drums and no other music It is not normally considered a solo as the primary focus remains on the singing however it bears some similarity to a solo A drum lift may be set or improvised simple or elaborate and may vary in length from part of a line to an entire verse In marching band or drum corps a drum section feature allows the remainder of the ensemble to create challenging formations without having to play their instruments at the same time as depicted by the movie Drumline In years past the drum solo was a standalone work Beginning in the mid to late 1980s however drum solos even extended ones tended to be integrated into the overall flow of the music This occurred earlier such as in the 1976 Blue Devils show in Channel One Suite mimicking the drum break in the Buddy Rich original but as time passed and show flow became more important the stand alone solo became less popular and is rarely heard in contemporary music Contents 1 Drum solo competitions 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDrum solo competitions editThe largest drum solo competition in the world occurs each year at Guitar Center stores across the United States however since 2017 has been on indefinite hiatus Each store winner advances to the quarter finals District The quarter final winner advances to the semi finals Regional The five semi final winners compete in the Grand Finals for a chance to win 25 000 cash in addition to other prizes The Grand Finals winner also receives exposure in the media and at NAMM 1 Other drum solo competitions are hosted by either instrument manufacturers as a component of drum seminars conventions or held by individual music stores throughout the world For example Roland Corporation a manufacturer of electronic drums hosts an annual competition for performing on its V Drum kit 2 See also editMoby Dick instrumental by John Bonham of rock band Led Zeppelin which could go on for 30 minutes Solo music Guitar soloReferences edit Guitar Center Presents Drum Off 2012 Gc guitarcenter com Archived from the original on 2012 07 09 Retrieved 2014 06 27 Roland V Drums Contest Rolandus com 2013 04 11 Retrieved 2014 06 27 External links editFamous Drum Solos at Drummerworld com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drum solo amp oldid 1152466461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
