dɹˈʌmɪŋ fɔːɹ ɐkˈʌmpɐnˌɪmənt ɪz nˌɑːt təbi kənfjˈuːzd wɪð pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ʌvðə tˈɔːkɪŋ dɹˈʌm, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɐ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌv ɪts ˈoʊn, sˈɪns ɪɾ ɪz ɐ dɪstˈɪŋkt mˈɛθəd ʌv kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən ðæt dᵻpˈɛndz ˌɔn kənvˈeɪɪŋ mˈiːnɪŋ θɹuː nˈɑːnmjˈuːzɪkəl ɡɹɐmˈæɾɪkəl, tˈoʊnəl ænd ɹˈɪðmɪk ɹˈuːlz ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ spˈiːtʃ.
Drumming for accompaniment is not to be confused with performances of the talking drum, which is a literature of its own, since it is a distinct method of communication that depends on conveying meaning through non-musical grammatical, tonal and rhythmic rules imitating speech.