5 Drum Coloring Pages to Color - Free!
Musical Instruments
What do you think about the drum that we have colored? Based on its appearance, do you think it will let us reach the most colorful notes of our scores?
At Coloring Together we need the shells of our drums to display the most beautiful and bright colors. Try palettes of fluorescent, metallic or pastel tones to enhance their beauty.
And regarding materials, we want these drawings to print and color to show variety and originality!
We would love to see you use papers, cardstock and fabrics with unique and fun textures! The best way to make these drum coloring pages stand out is by making them look like real works of art.
Our band needs an artist as talented as you! Let your creativity run wild and have fun with this bunch of animated drum drawings, African drum drawings and easy drum drawings.
When you are done, do not forget to send us your magnificent results. We want to upload to our website the drum pictures to color that you have painted best so that artists from all over the world can enjoy your art.
Drums coloring pages
Why color drums pictures?
Drums are percussion musical instruments belonging to the membranophone family.
They are made up of a resonance box and a head or membrane that must be struck with sticks or with the hands so that its pleasant sound can be heard.
Drums can have a cylindrical, conical, barrel, goblet, bowl or hourglass shape. Some of the most popular types of drums that exist are the bass drums, the snare drums, the bongos, the congas, the taikos, the djembes and the timpani.
Since we know you are a natural-born drummer, at Coloring Together we have decided to create a lovely gallery full of drum coloring pages. Have fun experimenting with all kinds of techniques and materials to the rhythm of the drums!
And while you bring these drum pictures to color to life, learn many new and interesting things by reading the fun facts about drums that go along with them.
Drummers to the drums and artists to the canvas! May the brushes and crayons paint to the rhythm of the tom-toms!
Learn while coloring Drums
- Did you know that drums are also called toms, tom-toms or tomtoms? Awesome!
- There are drums whose main purpose is to provide musical accompaniment to various religious, social, healing, protective and/or festive rituals. Some examples are the ashiko, the djembe, the beduk and the shaman drum.
- The bongo is one of the most popular types of drum that exist. It is originally from Cuba and gained worldwide fame at the beginning of the 20th century. It consists of two wooden bodies of different sizes, with hollow bottoms and leather membranes joined by a wooden strip.
- The timpani, kettledrum or timpano is a type of drum with a deep sound made up of a hemispherical metal box and a membrane fixed by a hoop and tension rods. It must be played with mallets or sticks and is characterized by its dry and resonant sound.
- The derbake or darbuka is a type of goblet-shaped drum of Arab origin. It is made with ceramic or clay and a very thin goatskin head. To play it, the palms of the hands and the fingers are used.
- The buk is a traditional Korean drum. It has a shallow barrel shape and is covered on both ends with animal skin. It is an essential piece of Korean folk music and Korean court music. Awesome!
- The snare drum is one of the most popular types of drum that exist. Also known as the side drum or field drum, it is played with wooden sticks and is characterized by its metallic sound and its thin build.
- The bass drum is a type of drum with a very deep and powerful tone that is usually used to mark and keep the beat in various types of melodies. There are different types of bass drums, such as the marching bass drum, the concert bass drum and the drum kit bass drum.
- The largest drum in the world is a traditional Korean drum called "CheonGo". It measures 5.54 meters in diameter, 5.96 meters tall and weighs 7 tons. It was created in 2011 by the local government of Yeong Dong-Gun and Seuk Je Lee, in South Korea.
- Did you know that the longest group drumroll in history lasted 64 hours, 27 minutes and 59 seconds? This impressive feat was achieved in May 2014 by the "Corps of Drums of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Band Service" in England.
