The mere fact that Oloyede has become a drum major in our culture is special, but being the first female head drum major of a prominent Black college marching band is extraordinary.

The Western Thunder Drumline consists of marching snare drum, tenors (5 drum), bass drums, and cymbals. Students need to complete an audition so that we can place you on the instrument that fits you ...

He uses a “stripped-down drum kit” that consists of a snare drum, a kick drum, a hi-hat cymbal and a small MIDI controller as the foundations of his hybrid sound.

At the heart of the evolving production is Red Alert’s director and creator Liz Harris Scruggs, who plays the snare drum, and assistant director Julie Denberger, who plays the trumpet.

These foursquare fulminations were ironized by the snap of Sarin’s snare and the jeering of his ride cymbal, and by Shepik’s careening solo that cut against the red-white-and-blue grain.

The solution he came up with was a relatively simple (if somewhat obvious) one. Rather than use cymbals, he gave his monkey a little snare drum to beat when death is around the corner.

The snare drum counts stopped, and I knew that in several seconds, I was going to have to start playing. I took a shaky breath, lifted my mallet and looked down at my glockenspiel.

Smashing cymbals. Sounding off with a snare drum, setting the pace for 100-plus band members. Dropping a tuba to twerk, split and run back in formation.

Make a noise and new friends by joining the Barnstaple Town Youth Marching Band. The band held a recruitment and open day on Friday, February 17, where the snare, base and tenor drums were out in ...

It doesn’t have to be limited to back-ups or gear used for one-off performances, either. So, with our search filters set to 'highest price first', we’re looking at just a few of the drum kits, snares ...