introduction to the drum set
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Introduction to the Drum Set. Parts of the Drum Set. Drums - Snare Drum - Mounted tom - Floor tom - Bass drum. Parts of the Drum Set Snare drum. Metals -Brass -Copper -Steel -Aluminum. Woods -Maple -Birch -Mahogany. Sizes Diameter 10” to 14” Depth 3” to 8”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Introduction to the Drum Set
Parts of the Drum Set
• Drums- Snare Drum- Mounted tom- Floor tom- Bass drum
Parts of the Drum SetSnare drum
Metals-Brass-Copper-Steel-Aluminum
Woods-Maple-Birch-Mahogany
Sizes• Diameter
10” to 14”• Depth
3” to 8”
Parts of the Drum SetMounted toms
• Sizes– 8” to 15”– 10” to 13” is most common
Parts of the Drum SetFloor tomSizes
-suspended -14” to 15”-w/ legs -14” to 18”
Parts of the Drum SetBass Drum
Sizes-Diameter --16” to 26” --20” – 22” is most common
-Depth
--14” to 20” --16” – 18” is most common
Parts of the Drum Set
• Hardware- Snare stand- Cymbal stand
-straight-boom
- Hi-Hat stand-Drum throne/stool- Bass drum pedal
Parts of the Drum Set• Cymbals
- Crash cymbals -14” to 20”
- Ride cymbals -18” to 24”
- Hi-Hat cymbals -12” to 15”
- Splash cymbals -6” to 12”
- China cymbals -14” to 24”
Technique• Technique on the drum set can vary from person to
person and style to styleHowever….• unlike the picture below, the basic principles of holding
the sticks still apply
Styles
Being a good all-around drum set player requires knowledge in many different styles/genres of music
Styles Genres-Samba -Waltz -Jazz -Pop-Funk -Shuffle -R & B -Punk-Swing -Rock-Swing -Fusion -Latin-Rock -Etc… -Soft Rock -Etc…-Mambo -Hard Rock
BrandsGood brands-Pearl-Yamaha-Sonor-Mapex-Tama-DW (Pacific)
-Gretsch-Ludwig
BrandsPoor brands-Cannon-First Act-TKO-Pulse-CP-Gammon-Percussion plus
Standard size drum sets
4-Piece*Bass drum*Snare drum*Mounted tom*Floor tom
5-Piece*Bass drum*Snare drum*2 mounted toms*Floor tom
A bit too much….