Lesson 10
Tuning Drums for Different Styles and Genres
How drum sizes, drumhead choice, and tuning pitch combine to produce a rock, jazz, funk, or fusion sound, plus suggested ranges for each style.
Taking a seat behind a fully-loaded drum kit brings a moment of joy, power, and excitement to all drummers, and even non-drummers too! Just watch someone's face light up as you pass them the drumsticks and let them experience the thrill of sitting behind your kit for the very first time. Every drummer's kit has been meticulously setup to enable the perfect performance for that one person – it's an incredibly personal thing. Some drummers have more cymbals than drums, some want a super strong and comfy drum seat, some have two floor toms, some have two kick pedals, some have toms mounted on the kick drum, some have their toms mounted on a cymbal stand — the choices are...[lesson locked]
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Course content by Professor Rob Toulson – Professor of Musical Acoustics, Inventor of iDrumTune and author of the book Drum Sound and Drum Tuning: Bridging Science and Creativity.