Does a drum have a head?

Difference Between Batter and Resonant Drumheads The batter head (Sometimes referred to as the “top head”) is the part of the drum that you actually hit. The resonant head is the head of the bottom that responds to the batter being struck.

What is the top drum head called?

batter heads
The heads that go on the top of your drums, the side that you hit, are called batter heads, and the bottom heads are called resonant heads. Drum heads come in single- or two-ply construction.

What do different drum heads do?

Non-coated heads will produce a brighter, less controlled sound, and they will have more attack. Coated heads have a warmer tone when compared side by side with non-coated heads, even when tuned to the exact same pitch.

What are the pieces of a drum?

The drum kit may be loosely divided into four parts:

• Breakables: Sticks, various cymbals, snare drum, throne (stool) and sometimes the bass drum pedal.
• Shells: Bass drum and toms.
• Extensions: Cowbell, tambourine, chimes, any other instrument not part of the standard kit.
• Hardware: Cymbal stands, drum stands, pedals.

What are drum head made out of?

Take drum heads – until the 1950s drum heads were predominately made of animal skin, but today the majority are formed from plastics such as polyester or Mylar. The most common form of polyester that is used is polyethylene terephthalate, due to its strong nature and resistance to moisture, heat and sunlight.

What is a side drum head?

The resonant snare drumhead, also known as the snare side drumhead, is the bottom head on your snare drum. It’s the drumhead that you don’t hit. In fact, make sure you take care not to hit (or damage) this drumhead. Resonant snare drumheads are very thin: usually 1/2 to 1/8 the thickness of a batter (top) drumhead.

Do drums need a bottom head?

Yes, but if you can’t get the drum sounding the way you want you can take them off and get a pretty good sound without them. The general rule for tuning the bottom head is to tune it up to a quarter higher than the top head.

Why do drummers put tape on their drum heads?

A common technique for reducing the volume and ringing of drums and cymbals is to place duct tape on the drum head or cymbal. It can also reduce low rumble in toms and harmonics from an overly “live” drum or cymbal.

What is the side of a drum called?

batter head
The striking side of the drum is known as the batter head, and the bottom head, or non-striking surface, is called the resonant head. The latter affects the tone and how long the drum rings. The side on which a bass drum beater hits the drum is the batter head, and the front of the bass drum has a resonant head.