The drum kit

1 Bass drum | 2 Floor tom | 3 Snare 4 Toms | 5 Hi-hat | 6 Crash cymbal and Ride cymbal

Other components

China cymbal | Splash cymbal | Sizzle cymbal Swish cymbal | Cowbell | Wood block | Tambourine Rototom | Octoban | Hardware

Rototoms are drums which have no shell. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. A floor tom is a double-headed tom-tom Drum which usually stands on the floor on three legs The snare drum is a Drum with strands of snares made of curled metal wire metal cable plastic cable or gut cords stretched across the a drumhead typically A tom-tom (not to be confused with a Tamtam) is a cylindrical Drum with no snare. A hi-hat, or hihat, is a type of Cymbal and stand used as a typical part of a Drum kit by percussionists in R&B, hip-hop, Disco A crash cymbal is a type of Cymbal that produces a loud sharp "crash" and is used mainly for occasional accents as opposed to in Ostinato. A ride cymbal is a type of Cymbal that is a standard part of most Drum kits Its function is to maintain a steady Rhythmic pattern sometimes called a In western Music, china type Cymbals are cymbals manufactured to produce a dark crisp trashy and explosive tone A splash cymbal is a small Cymbal used for an accent in a Drum kit. A sizzle cymbal is a Cymbal to which rivets chains or other rattles have been added to modify the sound The swish cymbal and the pang cymbal are exotic Ride cymbals originally developed as part of the collaboration between Gene Krupa and the Avedis Zildjian This article is about the Musical instrument. See Woodblock for other meanings of the term The tambourine or Marine is a Musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame often of wood or plastic with pairs of small metal jingles Octoban Drums also known as tube toms and quarter toms are tom-toms grouped in melodically-tuned sets of eight hence the reference to Octave, from octo Drum hardware refers to equipment and parts often metal used to build or play a drum or drum kit A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells They consist of a single head in a die-cast zinc or aluminum frame. Unlike most other drums, they have a variable definite pitch. Pitch represents the perceived Fundamental frequency of a sound Composers are known to write for them as tuned instruments, demanding specific pitches. Rototoms are often used to extend the tom range of a standard drum kit. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells They were invented by the drumhead company Remo. Remo is an American Drumhead company They are well known for their highly successful Weatherking series which is now seen on orchestral world and marching

They can be tuned quickly by rotating the head, which sits in a threaded metal ring. Rotation raises or lowers the tension hoop relative to the rim, which increases or decreases the pitch of the drum by increasing or decreasing the tension of the drum head.

Master James Holland, former percussionist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, highly recommends them in his book "Percussion",^[1] which is part of the Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides series. The London Philharmonic Orchestra ( LPO) based in London, is one of the major Orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Rototoms are often used as a training substitute for timpani students, as they have a very similar sound, are not as loud and expensive as timpani, and do not require as much room space. Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are Musical instruments in the percussion family

A few drumming greats who used rototoms were Bill Bruford and Terry Bozzio. William Scott Bruford (born May 17 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) better known as Bill Bruford, is an English Drummer Terry John Bozzio ( December 27, 1950) is an American Drummer best known for his work with the late Frank Zappa. Roger Taylor of Queen has used rototoms since the early 1970s most recently in the cover of "Let There Be Drums" on the Return of the Champions DVD and album. Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Let There Be Drums is a BBC World Service radio series about drummers written and presented by Richard James Burgess. Return of the Champions is a double Live album by English rock band Queen + Paul Rodgers. Bev Bevan, the drummer for the Electric Light Orchestra also used rototoms, most notably on the albums Discovery and Secret Messages. Bev Bevan (born Beverley Bevan on 24 November 1944 in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England) is an English rock Discovery is a 1979 Album by Electric Light Orchestra. History Discovery was the band's first No Secret Messages is an album by Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1983. John Dolmayan can be seen playing rototoms in System of a Down's music video for Hypnotize. John Dolmayan (born July 15, 1973 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a musician best known as the Drummer for the Armenian-American System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in " Hypnotize " is the lead single for System of a Down 's latest album of the same title, which was released on November 22 Nick Mason of Pink Floyd used rototoms to record the distinct introduction to "Time" on the 1973 album "The Dark Side of the Moon". Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd are " Time " is the fourth track from British Progressive rock band Pink Floyd 's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive The intro to Curtis Mayfield's "Pusherman", heard on the Superfly soundtrack, makes prominent use of the drum's pitch-sliding feature. Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk Pusherman was an alternative rock band from London, England Formed in 1994 the bands lineup consisted of Andy Frank (vocals Meredith "Yank" Reid (vocals harmonica Pitch represents the perceived Fundamental frequency of a sound Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters uses several rototoms in his kit as well. Oliver Taylor Hawkins (born on February 17, 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American musician best known as the drummer of Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995

Notable Rototom Users

• Nick Mason of Pink Floyd
• John Dolmayan of System of a Down
• Bev Bevan of Electric Light Orchestra
• Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson
• Terry Chambers of XTC
• Phil Collins of Genesis
• Stewart Copeland of The Police
• Terry Bozzio
• Roger Taylor of Queen
• Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters

References

1. ^ "Percussion", Kahn & Averill Publishers; New Ed edition (June 1, 2001), ISBN 1871082390

External links

• Photo of rototom closeup
• Photo of rototom in a drum kit
• Rototom-Djembe
• More pictures of rototom