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drum
vr.tr.drum · thing-q11404
Let an agent identify drum types and their cultural origins with attribution, explain construction, tuning and playing, relay classification and standards, and separate drums from other percussion and from other senses of the word.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify Which drum this is.
Type
Type and origin.
Type
Type.
- What type of drum is it, and from which tradition, with attribution? definition
- Is the instrument a drum, another percussion instrument, or is drum used in another sense? boundary
Classification
Classification.
Classification
Classification.
- How is the drum classified in Hornbostel-Sachs and in its own tradition? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific drum? action
Make Construction and tuning.
Construction
Construction.
Construction
Construction.
- How are shells and heads made, and from what materials? provenance
- Which entry fits instrument making? action
Tuning
Tuning and sound.
Tuning
Tuning.
- How are drums tuned, and what determines their sound? measurement
- Which entry fits acoustics of percussion? action
Play Playing and roles.
Technique
Techniques.
Technique
Technique.
- What playing techniques are used, and how are they taught? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Roles
Roles in music.
Roles
Roles.
- What roles do drums play in ensembles, ceremony and signalling across cultures, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful of the tradition? boundary
Context History and health.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did drums develop across cultures and periods? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of percussion? action
Health
Hearing and safety.
Health
Health.
- What hearing protection guidance applies to drummers? provenance
- Which entry fits hearing protection? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Tasa, Udu, Shekere, Iya Ilu, Akuba Drum, Duma Drum, t´bol, bougarabou, Tamburello, geduk, agbosí, janggu
What it is Filled
A percussion instrument consisting of a membrane stretched over a hollow shell and sounded by striking with hands, sticks or mallets, found in almost every musical culture from frame drums and talking drums to orchestral timpani and the drum kit; drums are classified as membranophones and vary in shell material, head, tuning and playing technique.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent identify drum types and their cultural origins with attribution, explain construction, tuning and playing, relay classification and standards, and separate drums from other percussion and from other senses of the word.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Membranophone
- Struck by hands or sticks
- Tunable in many types
- Culturally specific forms and roles
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present a sacred or ceremonial drum as a decoration or novelty.
- Misattribute a drum or rhythm to the wrong culture.
- Advise trading drums made from protected animal skins or woods without checking trade rules.
- Play loud drums at hours or places where they disturb neighbours against their wishes.
Only with a human decision
- Buying, selling or moving historic or ceremonial drums across borders.
May
- Explain kinds of drums, how they are tuned and how they are played.
- Describe drums from different cultures with attribution to the traditions that use them.
- Advise on hearing protection and practice volume for drummers and listeners.
Moral aspects Filled
- Some drums are sacred objects that communities ask outsiders to treat with care.
- Prolonged loud drumming damages hearing for players and listeners.
Who is affected
- Players
- Communities who hold drums sacred
- Neighbours and audiences
Owners Filled
Steward
The person or community that owns it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q19588483 - registry parent class
- Q34379 - registry parent class
related
- membranophone - in instrument classification
- musical instrument - the category
- idiophone - percussion without a membrane
- percussion section - in ensembles
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.drum
- Wikidata: Q11404 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11404)
- Hornbostel-Sachs: 21 struck membranophones
Direct properties required Filled
- head diameter: about 10-100 cm - by type
- shell materials: wood, metal, clay, synthetic materials
Recognition required Filled
- Membrane over a shell, struck to sound
- Types by shape, heads and culture
- Idiophones such as cymbals and bells have no membrane; a drum container is another sense
- A cylindrical, conical, bowl or frame shell with one or two stretched heads, played with hands or sticks.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify the type and its origin
- explain construction and tuning
- describe playing techniques and roles
- distinguish drums from other percussion
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Hearing damage
- Head breakage and tuning failure
- Cultural misattribution of instruments
- Trade restrictions on materials
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- Noise and hearing protection guidance for players
- CITES restrictions on some skins and woods
Context of use required Filled
- Rhythm, signalling and ceremony in music.
- frame drums
- kettle drums including timpani
- cylindrical and barrel drums such as snare, bass and djembe
- talking drums and pressure drums
- the drum kit
- electronic drums
- pot drums such as the udu, and related shakers, sometimes grouped with drums
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11404: drum - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Drum - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each major drum type be a separate entry?
- How should instrument collections be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific African instruments including shakers; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11404/spec.json