Snare Drum Materials

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Part of the video series: Snare Drum Tips

Summary: The snare drum is the anchor of a drum kit. Learn how to play it well in this free video.

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Joel Siegel Lenee Alexander has been sewing since she was 9 years old. When her mother left the sewing machine on their kitchen table and wasn't sewing, Lenee was. Lene... read more

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Snare Drum Materials

JOEL SIEGEL: Alright. So, we've covered grip. We've covered the different types of stroke. The next thing that I want to talk is the approach to the drum head. The drum, firstly, the construction is pretty simple. You have your shell. Usually they're wooden; sometimes they're fiberglass or synthetic material. And then you have your skin or your head. This is a thin pliable material. It started out being natural material. And now, they're--typically, you're going to get synthetic materials to make up your head. They come in either coated like this one or clear, if you can see on the bottom of the drum, that's a clear head. We'll get into the difference of the sounds of those a little later on.

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