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Not necessarily - but you should use them. With regular snare sticks (5A or something) you will get a very thin and weak sound. Your rolls will be different. And you will go through sticks like crazy with them breaking all the time. Get a pair of marching sticks. They will last a lot longer and save you money in the end.
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What size does a person need to be to play a snare drum in a marching band?
There really is no specific size that you have to be. As long as you are capable of marching drill while carrying the weight of the snare drum. We have students anywhere from very small and under 5ft tall to larger build and 6ft tall. If you are physically capable of carrying the drum and have the proper skills to play the parts then your size shouldn't matter at all.
Do you need a drum line in marching band?
yes
On the DD-502 drum kit are you able to rim shots on the snare drum?
no you cannot rim shot on the dd502 snare it is an electronic snare and you need dual zone triggering to get rim shots the dd502 snare is single zone - the 501 snare is however dual zone
What is the most common untuned percussion instrument?
The short answer is a snare drum. But snare drums really do need to be tuned - they just aren't tuned to a specific note like a xylophone or timpani (unless you are a hard-core tuner, then you could). Snare drums are on every drumset, in every marching band, and found in most concert band repertoire.
Why does a guitar need tuners?
It is like asking why do drum needs drum sticks
What is a snare drum is made of?
a beiger
How do you get a drum sticks at on Club Penguin?
You need to be a member first.
What is the best thing to hit a drum with?
It depends what type of drum it is because some drums you need to hit with your hand and some you need to hit with drum sticks
What are the difficulties of playing a snare drum?
the only difficulty is the technique you use to play it. Some people use match grip which isn't hard to play with and others use traditional grip which is completely different. To know how to play a snare drum you need basic knowledge of music and rhythms to play it.
What percussion instrument is not part of a stranded drum set of drum kit?
A wood block is kind of a drum "accessory". The Essentials of a standard drum kit are the following: Hi hat,Ride and Crash cymbals and mounted tom toms, floor tom, bass drum and snare drum. Of course with that you also need the bass drum pedal,Hi hat stand, Cymbal stands, tom holders, and etc. A wood block would be added if needed but it is not essential to a standard kit.
How is pitch changed on a drum?
The above answer seems to be correct, but only in theory. The snare drum does and must have a pitch. They need to be tuned up and kept at the right pitch as they become broken in. In these cases we are not concerned with how tight the drum is, but how even is the tension. Once the drum is evenly tensioned it can be brought up to pitch. Using the Key, gradually tighten the tension rods until the pitch of Ab - B is achieved for a 5 inch drum. Use a piano to verify. Once to pitch, turn the drum over and repeat the process for the bottom head. Tighten until the bottom head reaches a perfect fourth to a perfect fifth higher than the top head. This can be difficult, no distractions allowed.. Turn on the snare strainer and reajust the tension if necessary. No, snare drums do not have a pitch, as like all drums, the snare, when hit, produces a multitude of different frequencies, and as certain notes have certain distinguishable frequencies, you cannot tune it to be a certain note.
When you hit your floor tom your snare drum rings how do you stop the ringing?
This has always been a pressing issue for drummers. Honestly, there really is no way to completely eliminate the buzz from your snares unless you turn them off all together. Whenever I do licks on just my tom-toms, bass drum, and cymbals (not using the snare at all) I always flip of the snares until I need them again. This is the best method. However, if you are moving between the snare and floor tom then I would suggest you get a close friend (preferably another percussionist) to stand several yards away (wherever the audience will be) and tell you if he can hear the snare's buzz. Most of the time the audience can't even recognize the snare buzz. What we hear over the drum set is WAY different than what the audience hears. If it is still an issue for you then, as a last resort, you can tighten the snares all together.
