World Instruments

THE SNARE DRUM

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The Snare Drum from Europe and the USA

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Snare Drum in American Folk Music

The Snare Drum was an important part of American History and American Music.  Here is Mark Beecher demonstrating the snare drums used during the Civil War with fife and bass drum playing along.  Can your child tell which is the bass drum and which is the snare drum?

Learn more about American Music in Folk Music Focus.