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Originally Posted by PJStew
1. percussion instrument is a subset of musical instruments, in the same way wind instrument, brass instrument and all the other ones are.
2. I don't think I even need to answer this one, it's just not true.
3. I'm not sure if you could really play a melody on a drum, but I did find some talk on the internet of a few drummers who had played melody with very big drum kits i.e. lots of drums and symbols of different tuning.
But whether you can or you can't it's beside the point, that wouldn't determine whether it's a musical instrument or not.
So anyway please let me know what you all think and vote on the poll
Cheers
Pete
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I think you're completely right and your coworker is dumb.
Just for sh
its and giggles though, here's my response to his arguments:
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1. A drum is not a musical instrument, it's a percussion instrument.
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Percussion instruments include not just drums but also things like pianos and xylophones. Does he think pianos are not musical instruments too?
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2. You can't tune a drum or a drum doesn't go out of tune.
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Yes you can tune a drum and yes they do go out of tune. What does this guy think a drum key is used for?
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3. You can't play a melody with a drum.
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Really now? What about steel drums?