 As a set of
percussion instruments, modern drums includes a tenor drum, snare drum, bass drum, and
both single and hi-hat cymbals. The large bass drum, with two heads, stands upright on its
side and is struck with felt-padded sticks to produce a low, resonant sound. It may also
be carried in military and marching bands. The snare drum, also called side drum,
is double-headed having one or more wires, called snares, stretched across the bottom
head to increase reverberation. The snare drum appears for effect in orchestral writing,
but today we associate it most strongly as the principal drum in the rhythm section of
popular music. The hi-hat cymbals, like the bass drum, are sounded through the action of
foot pedals, leaving the hands free to strike the other instruments with sticks or
brushes. |
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music is LIFE!
music makes the world go round
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