d by one person at the same time, when usually on drum was played by one person, such as the cymbals, base and snare. At the same time, New Orleans musicians were developing a new style of playing where they would improvise, later to be known as jazz. In 1909, William F. Ludwig, musician and instrument maker produced the first base drum foot pedal. He spent years adjusting the pedal so it could be played faster and swifter with the foot, freeing the player's hand to pay more attention to the snare drum and other instruments. Drummers started adding instrument around their set, such as woodblocks, Chinese cymbals, cowbells, little tom toms, Chinese tom toms, whistles, sirens and even birdcalls. These sounds added were mainly used in theatrical perform

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