The spider walk exercise is excellent for drummers (and guitarists) as it improves finger dexterity and loosens up the wrists ...

This drum carder is exactly what it sounds like. It uses two drums covered in a metal mesh, spinning at different speeds, which pull the fibers into an orderly shape. Small drum carders like this ...

Many say the heart of every Samba School is their drum section. To keep it pumping in the right tempo, Mocidade Samba School's 240 rhythmists obey the many hand swings, flicks, twists and pointing of ...

And the maestro’s hand swings, flicks, twists and pointing transform potential cacophony into transcendent synchrony. Sabrina Sato, left, drum queen from Vila Isabel samba school, performs at the ...

Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.

And one’s free fingers can often signal a shift in dynamics. Subtle hand signs likewise coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of the glitzy Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro.