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Instrument Maintenance

This page contains videos and materials to help you learn how to care for, and tune many percussion instruments.

Marching Percussion

Marching Snare Drum

How to change the heads on a Marching Snare Drum.  Information for both batter and snare side heads, as well as basic tuning and maintenance.
BASIC TUTORIAL
BATTER SIDE - IN DEPTH
SNARE SIDE - IN DEPTH

Marching Bass Drum

CHANGING HEADS - IN DEPTH

Marching Tenor Drum

BASIC TUTORIAL
IN DEPTH

Drum Set

Snare Drum
Toms
Bass Drum
Setting Up Your Set
Make Your "cheap" Set Sound GREAT!
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Grayslake, IL 60030

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        • GCHS Guard Auditions
    • Choir >
      • Concert Choir
      • Mixed Ensemble Honors
      • Treble Choir Honors
    • Jazz Band
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  • Calendar
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    • Bands >
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        • Information Packet
      • Students Only >
        • Student Documents
      • SmartMusic
    • Choirs >
      • Choir Concert / Event Calendar
      • SmartMusic
    • Private Lessons
    • Order Music Supplies
  • Media
    • GCHS Marching Band >
      • Reference Recordings
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    • Concert Bands >
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