Most percussionist do not have the "i`m better than anyone" attitude most drummers have. Their is a kid at my school who says he`s a drummer and he`s better than everyone even the college kids. I`ll admit the kid can play but he`s not a percussionist since he can only play the drums like snare, bass, timpani but none of the keyboard instruments.

alright now, all this has done is <snip>, god damnit punk drummer have some of the most complex drum beats in the world (you all stereo type because the only "punk" bands you`ve heard are probably simple plan and good charlotte (which arent punk at all actually) listen to the cd Destruction by Definition by The suicide machines and you will all be proved wrong oh yea and I PLAY DRUMS IN A PUNK BAND BIOTCH! (metal/rock drummers Suck Ass!!)


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sorry, (metal/punk drummers suck) UNLESS u like hearing people running on bass petals

woops mah bad mah bad, Metal/rock*!*!*!*!

I think the difference between a percussionist and a drummer is that a percussionist looks at his drum set and sees it as an instrument while a drummer sees "noise." I`m sick and tired of all the idiot drummers out there who can only do a simple good charlotte beat and thats it. A percussionist can hear someone else play and instead of saying "oh yeah, I can beat that," they can reason that this was really cool or I want to try to learn that. A percussionist can hear a really good drummer play and say, "I want to aspire to that someday."

any real musician feels the music hes playing.if someones into punk let them play it. your saying drummers just bang stuff,and dont know what there doing? good for them!!!!! i respect someone who can come up with thier own beats and teach themselves to play more than someone who takes lessons and uses what other people know to fake the emotion expressed in music.the pioneers of rock (george thorgood,chuck berry,-----ginger baker!!!!)never took lessons.the best musicians seem to be the ones who have to sweat to learn. to be a man is not only to stand on your own feet ,but to walk on them as well. these berkley richie b*tch chumps who buy thier musical talent are defacating the reason i aspire to be a musician. im not trying to rag on ne one or class all berkley students as skill robbing posers,because many of those people learned thier intrument themselves and need the college degree to make in the music industry,but some people look at it as just a career.

Jeez i din think this many peple would post but i agfree with all of you, though heather seems tiohate percusiion in general. like i said, persusiionist are cool, drummers are smart ass

no justin thats not not whta i ment you stupid moron, i wasNOT bagging percussion and stuff, not people who teaxch themselves, but the stupid foll who hit a drum in 4?4 AND ASSUME THAT THEY ARE GOOD MUSOS.
ya get it?

Drummers r people who bang stuff - percussionists r people who play music!

drummer= nick cannon
percussionist= tom float

ok, listen. You all need to shut up. There is no goddamned difference. Both categories fall under the same heading: Musician. Personally, I`d much rather listen to music that was written by the band who is playing it, instead of watching a buch of retards in uniforms make shapes on the football field. I know that takes skill too, but there`s no artistic expression there. Listen to Travis Barker, Neil Peart, or John Bonim play anything, and tell me they aren`t skilled musicians.

i myself think all percussion instruments suck balls except for the drum kit. i play in a metal/punk band n i can say im pretty good. but i believe the real percussionists r the drummers in jazz and funk. they have much more complex drums than slayer n even cradle of filth

I am a drummer AND percussionist. Studied with Joe Morello (7 years). I`ve written articles for Modern Drummer and I have a Master`s Degree from Juilliard. Chech out my website at www.samrdrummer.com

wow, i feel your pain. i do feel sorry for all the real precussionists. in my band, half of the drumline can`t read music which includes on one snare all the bases and the our bell player. sad. i`ve known really talented precussionists, and i`ve known those deadbeats who call themselves drummmers.

aight y`all dont hate on drummers...like my boy said up there somewhere i may not be the best but i am one of `em. and i can beat the hell out of a set but i know when to calm down to my corps style and when to be a flower during concert season so dont hate on everyone...