Editing Snare drum (section)

==Playing==
[[File:Snare wires.jpg|thumb|left|Snare wires]]
[[File:Snaresondrum.jpg|thumb|Snares on bottom of a drum]]
[[File:Snare drum strainer.jpg|thumb|left|Snare strainer]]

When the top head is struck, the bottom (resonant) head vibrates in tandem, which in turn stimulates the snares and produces a cracking sound.

The drum can be played by striking it with a [[drum stick]] or any other form of beater, including [[Brush (music)|brushes]], [[rute (music)|rute]] and hands, all of which produce a softer-sounding vibration from the [[Rattle (percussion beater)|snare wires]]. When using a stick, the drummer may strike the [[Drum|head]] of the drum, the [[Drum|rim]] (counterhoop), or the [[Drum|shell]].

The snares can be thrown off (disengaged) with a lever on the strainer so that the drum produces a sound reminiscent of a [[Tom-tom drum|tom-tom]].<ref name="Pearl Drums">{{cite web |url=http://www.pearldrum.com/snares.asp |title=Pearl Drums |publisher=Pearldrum.com |access-date=2012-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409104518/http://www.pearldrum.com/snares.asp |archive-date=9 April 2008 }}</ref> [[Rimshot]]s are a technique associated with snare drums in which the head and rim are struck simultaneously with one stick (or in orchestral concert playing, a stick placed on the head and the rim struck by the opposite stick). In contemporary and/or pop and rock music, where the snare drum is used as a part of a [[drum kit]], many of the backbeats and accented notes on the snare drum are played as rimshots, due to the ever-increasing demand for their typical sharp and high-volume sound.

A commonly used alternative way to play the snare drum is known as "cross-stick", "rim click", or "side-stick".<!-- This source referred to an alternate meaning of "cross-stick": <ref name="Miller-2003">{{Cite book|title=The complete idiot's guide to playing drums |first=Michael |last=Miller |year=2003 |publisher=Alpha Books |isbn=159257162X |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781592571628 |page=194 |location=Indianapolis, IN |edition=2nd |oclc=1035883007 }}</ref>--> This is done by holding the tip of the drumstick against the drum head and striking the stick's other end (the butt) against the rim, using the hand to mute the head.<ref name="Payne-2014">{{cite book |last1=Payne |first1=Jarrad |title=Hip-Hop and R&B Drum Lessons for Beginners: Teach Yourself How to Play Drums (Free Video Available) |date=2014 |publisher=LearnToPlayMusic.com |isbn=978-982-532-052-4 |page=41 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3gGyAwAAQBAJ&q=%22cross-stick+or+side-stick%22&pg=PT41 |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> This produces a dry high-pitched click, similar to a set of [[claves]], and is especially common in Latin and [[Jazz|jazz music]]. So-called "[[ghost note]]s" are very light "filler notes" played in between the backbeats in genres such as [[funk]] and [[rhythm and blues]]. The iconic [[drum roll]] is produced by alternately bouncing the sticks on the [[Drumhead|drum head]], striving for a controlled rebound. A similar effect can be achieved by playing alternating double [[drum stroke|stroke]]s on the drum, creating a [[double stroke roll]], or very fast single strokes, creating a [[single stroke roll]]. The snares are a fundamental ingredient in the pressed (buzz) drum roll, as they help to blend together distinct strokes that are then perceived as a single, sustained sound. The snare drum is the first instrument to learn in preparing to play a full [[drum kit]]. [[Rudiments]] are sets of basic patterns often played on a snare drum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.html |title=Vic Firth |publisher=Vic Firth |access-date=2012-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414061428/http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.html |archive-date=14 April 2012 }}</ref>