The Drum - Summary
After reading SECTION 1, you should have a reasonable understanding of the parts that make up a drum and how they work.
Of course there are many different styles and designs amongst the various brands available. Although some designs may look different to the diagrams in this book, the same basic principals of how a drum works, still apply.
You will discover that even though the quality varies enormously from beginner kits, that most of the sound quality produced is determined by the tuning, the choice of heads, and the type of dampening used.
The snare is the only drum which really does change quite dramatically in sound according to the quality of the drum, and once again, heads, tuning and dampening play a major part.
Class Sessions
1- The Drum
2- Dampening
3- Tuning the Bass
4- Tuning the Toms
5- Tuning the Snare
6- Choosing the Right Heads
7- INTRODUCTION
8- The Bottom Head
9- Clip On System
10- The Playing Head
11- The Shell
12- The Bottom Heads
13- Rock
14- Heavy Metal
15- The Front Head
16- External Ring System
17- The Top Heads
18- The Top Head
19- The Head or Skin
20- Funk
21- Tuning the Toms - Summary
22- Tuning the Toms - Summary
23- Tuning the Snare - Summary
24- The Counter Hoop or Rim
25- Internal Ring System
26- The Tension Mounts
27- Tape System
28- Blues
29- Jazz
30- Internal Padding (Bass Drum Only)
31- The Tension Rods
32- Summary
33- Reggae
34- The Tuning Key
35- Latin
36- The Snare Action
37- The Drum - Summary