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A rimshot is the sound produced by hitting the rim and the head
Drumhead

A drumhead is a diaphragm_ stretched over one or both of the open ends of a drum. The drumhead is struck with sticks, mallets, or hands so that it oscillation and the sound resonance through the drum....
 of a drum
Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion instrument group, technically classified as a membranophone.. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of implement such as a drumstick, to produce sound....
 at once, with a drum stick
Drum stick

A mallet or drum stick is an object used to strike drums and other percussion_instrument to produce sound. Some specialized mallets are called beaters, drumsticks, or brushes....
. Rimshots are usually played to produce a more accented note, and are typically played loudly. However, soft rim shots are possible.

There are three standard types of rim shots in marching percussion. The first, most common type of rimshot, is the normal rimshot. This is played with the bead (tip) of the stick about three inches from the rim.






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A rimshot is the sound produced by hitting the rim and the head
Drumhead

A drumhead is a diaphragm_ stretched over one or both of the open ends of a drum. The drumhead is struck with sticks, mallets, or hands so that it oscillation and the sound resonance through the drum....
 of a drum
Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion instrument group, technically classified as a membranophone.. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of implement such as a drumstick, to produce sound....
 at once, with a drum stick
Drum stick

A mallet or drum stick is an object used to strike drums and other percussion_instrument to produce sound. Some specialized mallets are called beaters, drumsticks, or brushes....
. Rimshots are usually played to produce a more accented note, and are typically played loudly. However, soft rim shots are possible.

There are three standard types of rim shots in marching percussion. The first, most common type of rimshot, is the normal rimshot. This is played with the bead (tip) of the stick about three inches from the rim. This produces a prominent, accented tone. The second is called a "ping shot". In a ping shot, the bead is oriented much closer to the rim, about one inch. This produces a high pitched sound. The third, called a "gock," is produced by putting the bead of the drum stick at the center, the rim making contact closer to the hand than in a ping or normal rimshot. This makes a lower sound.

In Latin percussion
Latin percussion

The term Latin percussion refers to any number of a large family of musical percussion instruments used in Latin music, which in turn is a very loosely related group of musical styles, mainly from the Latin American region, and ultimately having roots or influences in African tribal music....
, timbale
Timbale

Timbale may refer to one of the following*Timbal, a kind of a kettledrum *Timbale , a kind of dish of various ingredients baked in a round mold, also called "timbale"....
 players play rimshots near the edge of the head, but these sound very different from gocks in marching percussion.

In orchestra
Orchestra

An orchestra is an Musical ensemble, usually fairly large with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. The term orchestra derives from the name for the area in front of an theatre of ancient Greece reserved for the Greek chorus....
l percussion, a rimshot is performed by placing one drum stick with the stick head near the middle of the drumhead, and the shaft pressed against the rim, and striking with the other stick. This produces a less powerful, but more precise and accurate rimshot than its marching cousin. This method is known as a "stick shot".

Rimshots and gocks both produce loud cracks that contain large amounts of overtones.

The term is often used to refer to the sting
Sting (percussion)

A sting is a short sequence played by a drummer to punctuate a joke, especially an obvious pun. A sting is often used as accompaniment during cabaret- or circus-style shows....
 played by the drummer in cabaret
Cabaret

Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance being introduced by a master of ceremonies, or MC....
 shows to accentuate the punchline of a joke. As a result, a particularly obvious laugh line is called a rimshot.

The rimshot should not be confused with the cross stick technique, in which the tip of a drumstick is placed on the head near one of the bearing edges and the shaft of the stick is struck against the rim opposite the tip, creating a dry, high pitched "click" similar to a set of claves
Claves

Claves are a percussion instrument , consisting of a pair of short , thick dowels. Traditionally they were made of wood, typically rosewood, ebony or genadillo....
: this is a rim knock.