Editing Vocal percussion (section)

== Mouth drumming ==
'''Mouth drumming''' is a form of [[Beatboxing]] which involves vocally imitating the sound of a [[drum kit]] as precisely as possible in order to use the voice to  serve the same function as a [[drummer]] in a musical setting.  It is mostly used in [[a cappella]] music but has also been used in rock and jazz. Artists who specialize in this technique are simply referred to as vocal percussionists.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Feist|first1=Evan|title=A Cappella Origins: An Interview With Wes Carroll|url=http://www.casa.org/node/7227|website=CASA|publisher=The Contemporary A Cappella Society|access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref>

===History===
[[Wes Carroll]] is credited as the term coiner and pioneering practitioner of this art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mouthdrumming.com/|title=Mouthdrumming : Wes Carroll's Instructional Site For Vocal Percussion|work=mouthdrumming.com|access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref> Well-known for his ability to realistically vocalize the sounds of a drum kit, and use them as the primary rhythm section in bands and a cappella groups, he inspired many vocalists and musicians to continue this art form after him. [[Jeff Thacher]] and Dave Baumgartner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP60Bv1gWHc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/BP60Bv1gWHc |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Wes Carroll and Dave Baumgartner Mouth Drumming Duet|author=Wes Carroll and Dave Baumgartner|date=November 2004}}{{cbignore}}</ref> are other well-known pioneers.

===In a cappella===
Many [[a cappella]] groups use mouth drumming as a way of using the voice to provide a steady [[rhythm section]] for their music.

A cappella groups such as Five o-clock Shadow, [[The House Jacks]], [[Rockapella]], [[Overboard (a cappella)|Overboard]], SoVoSo, Transit and [[Naturally 7]] are well known for further advancing the art and its popularity.

===In rock and jazz music===
Although it is not common, mouth drumming has also been used in traditional band settings. David Worm (who has also performed it for the a cappella group SoVoSo) has often incorporated the technique in his [[acoustic rock]] band "Glass house". 
Kaichiro Kitamura<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasworkshopkaichiro.peatix.com/|title=Rhythm Training with Kaichiro Kitamura|work=Peatix|access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref> is a Japanese vocal percussionist specializing in this art who has incorporated it in both a cappella and [[jazz]] groups. Otha Major is another vocal percussionist and [[beatboxer]], who has often used the technique in rock performances as well as with the a cappella group Kickshaw.