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.

Drum is a percussion instrument. A tight membrane is covered on one or both sides of the drum body, which is solid and generally barrel shaped. The drum can be sounded with hands or a drum-pestle. Drum is an important instrument in African traditional music and modern music, and some bands are entirely composed of percussion instruments mainly based on drum. In addition to being used as an instrument, drums were also used to spread information in many ancient civilizations.