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A drum has a head or skin fitted to the top and bottom of the drum. The top head is called the batter head because this is the head or skin that you actually play on with the drum sticks.

The bottom head is called the resonant head. This head is responsible for the audible tone of the drum.

When a drum is tuned, both heads get tightened or loosened to achieve the right sound the drummer is after.

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