Well it has evolved from being only used as a marching snare in war to make its way in to music, spearheaded by jazz, the snare drum is now a necessary of every drum kit and concert band.
Little known fact: before the snares of the snare drum were made of metal, drum makers used dried cats' intestines for the snares.
It is called a snare drum because it has wires going across the center of the drum, underneath, when the drum is struck, it uses the metal wires to create a "sizzle" or "rattle" sound. This gives it the distinct sound that a snare drum has. And some people will just call a snare drum a snare for short.
Have the snare drum and drumsticks on then dance!
snare drum
The snare head and snare system
You can get several different sizes of snare drum i think the standard one is 14" I'm not sure But you can get different szes of snare drum
The snare drum is guessed to have descended from a medieval drum called the Tabor, which was a drum with a single gut snare strung across the bottom.
The snare rattle in a drum kit is caused by the vibration of the snare wires when other drums are played. To minimize or eliminate it, you can adjust the tension of the snare wires, use a snare drum with a different design, or use accessories like a snare drum dampener.
The snare drum, as you may know, is part of the drum kit. Therefore, as drums are part of the percussion family, the snare drum is part of the percussion family.
the marching snare has a crisp loud noise as for a concert snare has more of a bass style
you play the snare drum by hitting it with a durm stick tomake a beat
The Snare drum.. The metal is the snare.
what type of harmony is the snare drum in the star spangled banner