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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”.
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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 tom Sizes -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 style However…. • 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 StylesGenres -Samba -Waltz -Jazz -Pop -Funk -Shuffle -R & B -Punk -Swing -Rock-Swing -Fusion -Latin -Rock -Etc… -Soft Rock -Etc… -Mambo -Hard Rock
Brands Good brands -Pearl -Yamaha -Sonor -Mapex -Tama -DW (Pacific) -Gretsch -Ludwig
Brands Poor 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