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A tambourine is musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a single drumhead mounted on the ring by using little metallic jingles. These are held around a h& and may be played in many ways, from either stroking or even even even even shaking a jingles to striking it sharply by having hand or stick or using the tambourine to strike the leg or hip. These are detected within several forms of music, classical music, Roma music, Persian music, gospel music, pop music and rock and roll. A word tambourine finds its origins in the Middle Persian word tambūr "lute, drum" (via the Middle French tambour).

The thumb roll

By stroking the thumb (or periodically the finger) across the head of the tambourine, a sustained roll may be produced. A thumb is typically not dry slightly by licking it to increase a friction immediately before performing the thumb roll. Although a shaken roll is typically utilized for hanker rolls, the thumb roll is particularly efficacious for shorter rolls. It may be sustained by moving a thumb inside system like numbers-of-eight through a head. Yet, since a tension across a head varies, this takes a streaming video player to diverge the pressure applied to the head when he moves his thumb.

Drum Journey: Tamboruines
Article about tambourines from different regions of the world.

Play Pandeiro
Notation and sound files (RM format) for several Brazilian pandeiro rhythms. English and Portuguese versions.

The Tambourine Players Hall of Fame
List of players with comments and links.

Timbrel Praise
Use of the tambourine in Christian praise and worship.

Vienna Symphonic Library: The Tambourine
Includes photograph, description, playing techniques, sound production, characteristics, and combinations.

Pandeiro
Introduction to playing by percussionist Emiliano Benevides. Includes photographs and rhythms with audio samples.

Pandeiro Online
Audio files of playing styles and a collection of messages about notation, rhythms, and technique.






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