Introduction to the Drum Set

Parts of the Drum Set

• Drums- Snare Drum- Mounted tom- Floor tom- Bass drum

Parts of the Drum SetSnare drum

Metals-Brass-Copper-Steel-Aluminum

Woods-Maple-Birch-Mahogany

Sizes• Diameter

10” to 14”• Depth

3” to 8”

Parts of the Drum SetMounted toms

• Sizes– 8” to 15”– 10” to 13” is most common

Parts of the Drum SetFloor tomSizes

-suspended -14” to 15”-w/ legs -14” to 18”

Parts of the Drum SetBass Drum

Sizes-Diameter --16” to 26” --20” – 22” is most common

-Depth

--14” to 20” --16” – 18” is most common

Parts of the Drum Set

• Hardware- Snare stand- Cymbal stand

-straight-boom

- Hi-Hat stand-Drum throne/stool- Bass drum pedal

Parts of the Drum Set• Cymbals

- Crash cymbals -14” to 20”

- Ride cymbals -18” to 24”

- Hi-Hat cymbals -12” to 15”

- Splash cymbals -6” to 12”

- China cymbals -14” to 24”

Technique• Technique on the drum set can vary from person to

person and style to styleHowever….• unlike the picture below, the basic principles of holding

the sticks still apply

Styles

Being a good all-around drum set player requires knowledge in many different styles/genres of music

Styles Genres-Samba -Waltz -Jazz -Pop-Funk -Shuffle -R & B -Punk-Swing -Rock-Swing -Fusion -Latin-Rock -Etc… -Soft Rock -Etc…-Mambo -Hard Rock

BrandsGood brands-Pearl-Yamaha-Sonor-Mapex-Tama-DW (Pacific)

-Gretsch-Ludwig

BrandsPoor brands-Cannon-First Act-TKO-Pulse-CP-Gammon-Percussion plus

Standard size drum sets

4-Piece*Bass drum*Snare drum*Mounted tom*Floor tom

5-Piece*Bass drum*Snare drum*2 mounted toms*Floor tom

A bit too much….