Percussion instruments are instruments that produce effects by playing, shaking, rubbing and scraping. Percussion instruments may be the oldest instruments. Some percussion instruments can not only produce rhythm, but also produce melody and harmony effects.

In the band, the drummer holds the important links such as the speed and rhythm of the music, especially in jazz, the drummer especially needs to maintain good cooperation with other musicians, for example, the drummer's neatness plays a decisive role in "cutting".