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School of Music
Percussion Techniques

Membranophones

Instruments with a stretched skin over a resonating chamber.

Bass Drum

August 19, 2019 09:15 AM
A large, reverberating, double-headed drum struck with a large, soft mallet. Read more here.

Field Drum

August 19, 2019 09:26 AM
A snare drum with a deeper shell, used in marches and military applications. Read more here.

Roto-Toms

August 19, 2019 09:31 AM
A set of 2 to 8 single-headed drums without a shell that are tuned by rotation. Read more here.

Snare Drum and Tenor Drum

August 19, 2019 09:37 AM
A medium sized, two-headed drum with snares suspended under the bottom or resonant head. With the snares disengaged, the drum is called a tenor drum. Read more here.

Snare Drum Construction

August 19, 2019 09:44 AM
Learn how to build a snare drum, suitable for concert or drum set application. Read more here.

Timpani

August 19, 2019 09:49 AM
A set of four, single-headed, large drums with bowl-like shells. Read more here.

Tom-Toms

August 19, 2019 09:53 AM
A set of 2 to 8 single or double-headed drums or graduated size. Read more here.