What do "accents" mean in drums?

Question

What do "accents" mean in drums?

Answer 1

It simply means to accentuate that particular beat, just like it would in any other musical instrument.

Answer 2

In music it means to play the note louder - usually in a very "abrupt" way, as if the note value had been shortened to its minimum. In drums, it probably means the same thing.

Answer 3

It is a drumstroke you hit "heavier" than other strokes.  The intent is to add a louder sound to that particular note.

Answer 4

you strike the head of the drum with a little more force than normal so that if I try to sound it out a regular strike would be a "pop" and an accent would be a "tat".

Read this Pop pop, pop pop, tat

say the sound p makes ppppppp

say the sound T makes ttttttt alternate ppttppttpptt and you will hear the difference in an accent and a regular strike.

Answer 5

a heavier hit

RUM pump a dump pum

RUM pump a dump pum

Accents come in different places depending an what yu are trying to accomplish

In jazz drumming, for example you might do a steady 8 beat on the ride cymbal bell and do a single snare hit on 3, a loud snare hit

That's an accent.

In Rhiannon by fleetwood mac the kick drum is doing the vamp with 8th notes and occasionaly 16th notes and the snare is doing  heavy accent on 4

On take 5 the kick does an accent on 1, the snare an accent on 2 and 5

Answer 6

An accented note or beat is one that has more emphasis on it...

rat-tat-tat-TAT

Answer 7

It's a note that is played louder than the others.