What does a snare drum look like?

Structure: Similar to a drum, but much smaller.

Materials: basically the same as drums, except that the drum skin is sheepskin, and there are many sounding strings on the side that does not knock; The drum pestle uses two hardwood pestles, the head of which is small and does not contain any foreign objects.

Musical Instrument Features: It is a double-mask sounding instrument with no fixed pitch, but its pronunciation frequency is higher than that of drums. The timbre is clear and bright, accompanied by rustling and unique. There are three kinds of playing methods: single playing, double playing and rolling playing, among which the rolling playing method is the most distinctive of the snare drum. The alternate striking of double pestles is very rapid, producing clear sound, and various processing effects (such as the difference between light, heavy, slow and urgent) can express different musical emotions.

Snare drum Jr, also known as the "small drum", is as important as the big drum in all kinds of bands and is often used together with the big drum. But the small drum is not used to strengthen the strong beat like the big drum, but to play a small rhythm on the weak beat to harmonize the timbre and enhance the rhythm of music. The sound of the snare drum has strong penetrating power and the intensity changes greatly. You can also change the timbre by covering the drum surface with flannel or using drumsticks with different hardness, and you can play various atmospheres with rich expressive force.