bass drum
large drum played with the right foot on a pedal; used to keep a steady beat.
snare drum
small drum with metal coils stretched along the bottom head; used to accent certain beats in a drum pattern.
toms
standard cylindrical drums
hi-hat
a pair of cymbals attached to a foot pedal mechanism played with the left foot pedal or hit with sticks; used to fill in the gaps between bass and snare drum hits.
ride
a large thick cymbal used to fill in the gaps between snare and bass drum hits typically used in jazz music.
crash
thin cymbal used to punctuate musical phrases.
fill
a "punctuation" or transition of different music played at the end of a groove
backbeat
a pattern played on beats two and four
frontbeat
a pattern played on beats one and three
meter
the rule for grouping beats into measures and emphasizing some beats more than others
subdivision
when each beat is divided into more than one part
count
the word or symbol used to represent each subdivision
transcription
listening, memorizing, playing back, and notating a musical pattern
beatmap
a form of music notation that uses a grid to represent what sound is played at what time