Talk:Tenor drum
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[edit] Redundant information?
The following text seemed to be redundant considering the rest of the article. Would someone care to reintegrate it? Upholder 06:59, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
Tenor drums are large drums which are held up by by a sling. So that the drum does not rub against your leg there is a pad that goes on you leg. Tenor drums are most commonly used in Pipes and Drums Bands where they play with snare drummers, pipers and a base drummer.
To direct the band whilst marching there is also a drum major who tells the band when to do a right or left turn, when to countermarch and when to stop, he also tells them what song to play.
Tenor drumming is a form of drumming where sticks with a large soft end are span around in the air. This is called flourishing and there are amny different types or ways that you can flourish. Some of the different flourishes are the piano, butterfly, cartwheel and doubles.
To use a tenor drum you must first be able to hold it properly. Once you have done this you must learn what all the different flourishes are and try to do them. To play a song like scotland the brave or scots wha hae you must first learn the tune then try and flourish to it.
If you would like to know more about tenor drumming or pipes and drums go to google and type in The Scots College then search the website until you find the pipes and drums band.
[edit] Main photo
Does anyone else think the main photo is a bit too processed? It's got lens flares and all sorts of things on it - I'll see if I can find / take a better photo.
attached here for reference: Image:tenors2.jpg
- Found a better photo already uploaded to Wiki, replaced it. Mr Bound 00:48, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sweeps versus scrapes
The page used to call scrapes scrapes, but someone changed it to sweeps, I believe it can be called either but I'm not realy sure. If anyone else calls them one or the other let me know. If thier both used we should write that they are called, "sweeps or scrapes." Nathan Wonnacott 17:13, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
