Marching Bands

This is a step-by-step instruction on how to do traditional grip when playing snare drum and how to play the snare with this grip.

The Yamaha SFZ snare drum is an extremely popular marching drum, found in many drum lines the world over. Unfortunately, marching percussion instruments are extremely susceptible to wear and...

If you play the snare drum in a marching band, one of the most important skills you can learn is playing the drum at a rapid pace. The very quick beats on a snare drum, like a drum roll, are a...

A snare drum can be part of a larger drum set, but it can be used as a stand-alone instrument in a marching band. The snare drum is an important drum in any musical setting. The snare drum, so...

A snare drum is one that's usually small in size. It's often used in a marching band for a drummer to carry at his side. It's called a snare drum because it has snares that line the lower head,...

I have been drumming since 4th grade, and was drum-line captain my senior year of high school at an award winning southern California school. Tuning a snare drum may seem a little daunting, but it...