A good paper on Drums

My Instrument: Snare Drum By Adrien Kosmala

The snare drum is essentially a military instrument. The military snare drum is 15 inches in diameters and 9-12 inches deep. Before the radio existed the soldiers used the snare drum to communicate orders to each other it was invented in the thirteen hundreds.

The drums define the rhythm and keep the beat of the band or the ensemble. The snare drum is played with drumsticks and brushes. You make rhythms with various types of rolls, taps and strokes. The tabor was the first snare drum ever. The increase of the tension in the drum allowed them to play faster. It became popular in the 1400s.

How the snare drum is made. The snare drum was made of metal laminated wood and the head is made of animal skins or plastic. Eight to ten snares are stretched across the bottom of the snare drum.

A famous snare drum player is Jeff Queen he was involved with percussion since the age of ten. Jeff has performed on stages across the country and in Europe he won many awards including an Emmy for the Broadway show called Blast. Another one is Art Blakey he made an album called Blues March. He was leading a group called the Jazz Messengers in the 1950s.

There are different types of snare drums that make a different sound than other snare drums. And it depends on the music you are playing. There are Jazz snare drums, Rock snare drums, Funk snare drums and many more. They can be paired with cymbals, toms, and a base drum to create a drum set. Drum sets are used in Jazz and Rock music.