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5pc. Drum Set

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$40.00 per month $350.00 prepaid school year plan.
SAVE $50.00 with our school year plan.

The 5 piece drum set includes bass, snare, 2 toms, floor tom, high-hat, cymbal and cases. The standard drum set commonly used today has been in existence since 1935. It was 'invented' in the USA, in New Orleans. Its history can be traced back to Africa where native peoples cut and hollowed out tree trunks and then spread the skin of an animal over it. If they wanted a more sharp sound, like our modern snare drum, they used pig intestines stretched under the skin. Drums were used to send messages, or to alert the tribe for danger, or to announce things.

Accessories: Drum Sticks, Music Stand, Instructional Videos.

Snare Drum Kit

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$11.00 per month $100.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes snare drum, stand, practice pad, sticks and carrying case. The snare drum is an important part of a drum kit and often nicknamed "the steering wheel". Most drummers learn to play the snare first before attempting the other drums. All snare drums have a military history as drums were used in battle and for marching.

Accessories: Drum Sticks, Music Stand, Instructional Videos.

Bass Drum

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$34.00 per month $280.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes rack for concert use. The bass drum is used to keep time. It is the "backbone" of any band and musicians rely on the steady rhythmic beat. Bass drums are made in various sizes with the largest having the deepest sound.

Accessories: Mallet, Music Stand.

Orchestra Bells

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$11.00 per month $100.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes carrying case and mallets. Orchestra bells generally consist of thirty tuned bars mounted in a portable case. The bars are rectangular and are laid out in two rows, similar to the black and white keys of a piano keyboard. The size of each bar determines its pitch - the longer the bar, the lower the note.

Accessories: Mallets, Music Stand.

Crash Cymbals

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$14.00 per month or $110.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes pad and thong. Cymbals consist of two thin, round, concave plates of copper-tin alloy. They typically have handles or leather thongs attached to their backs. The modern orchestral cymbal is at least 14 inches in diameter. Cymbals are struck together with a brushing motion rather than clashing one into the other as this motion could cause the cymbal to crack.

Chinese Gong

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$40.00 per month or $350.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes stand and mallet. The gong is made of hammered metal; such as bronze, copper or tin. They come in various sizes, having either a definite or indefinite pitch. Most have a turned down rim and raised center dome. Orchestral gongs are usually 3 feet in diameter and three different kinds used, namely; the Burmese gong, the Chinese gong and the Turkish gong.

Timpani

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$70.00 per month or $640.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes mallets. The timpani started as a kettledrum and when played, the drum was placed on a stand often made of wood. Over time, this was changed until the drum and stand were merged into one object. Machine timpani were developed in the 19th century. By turning a series of handles, the drum could be tuned much faster. Today, timpanists use foot pedals for tuning.

Accessories: Mallets, Music Stand.

Congas

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$42.00 per month $320.00 prepaid school year plan.
SAVE $100.00 with our school year plan.

Pair includes stand. The conga drum is an ancient musical instrument originating in Africa where it began as solid, hollowed out log with a nailed-on skin. Different shapes and sizes were made to produce various sounds. There are four different sizes of conga drums. The largest is called the tumba, and the smallest the niño.

Accessories: Music Stand.

Xylophone

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$95.00 per month $840.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes mallets. The xylophone has two rows of bars arranged like piano keys. Tubular resonators are tuned to each bar and the range of the instrument is usually four octaves. The xylophone received its name from the Greek word xylon, meaning "wood", and the word phone, meaning "sound".

Accessories: Mallets, Music Stand.

Marching Snare Drum

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$25.00 per month $190.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes carrying strap and sticks. During the Civil War in American, drummers would play at set pattern of beats or rudiments to other drummers further down the line to make sure they were still alive and alert before bedtime. These calls were the foundation of marching percussion.

Accessories: Drum Sticks.

Bass Drum

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$34.00 per month $280.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes carrying strap and beaters. Bass drums are one of the most melodic drums of the battery instruments. Like the snare, its history began in the military. Bass drums are made in different sizes and each voice plays its own part in the music although unisons always exist.

Accessories: Mallets.

Bell Lyra

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$16.00 per month or $130.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes mallets. Similar to orchestra bells in sound, the bell lyra is played while marching rather than in concert. The bars are rectangular and are laid out in two rows, similar to the black and white keys of a piano keyboard. The size of each bar determines its pitch - the longer the bar, the lower the note. Bars are made of either steel or aluminum.

Accessories: Mallets.

Cymbals

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$14.00 per month or $110.00 prepaid school year plan.
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Includes pad and thong. Similar to concert use, marching cymbals are used to accent the beat. They are made in various diameters and are played in the same fashion.