Drum stroke

In music, a drum stroke is a movement which produces a single or multiple notes on drums or other percussion instruments such as cymbals. There are several types of strokes: four basic single strokes, double and other multiple strokes.

The basic strokes produce a single hit or notes while resulting in different sounds. They are produced by different movements.

The four basic strokes are used to produce a variety of accented and unaccented beat combinations.