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Triangle
The Triangle is a rod of steel bent into a triangular shape, open at one corner
(this causes the instrument to be of indeterminate pitch). Suspended by a
gut, wire or nylon loop, triangles are struck with a steel rod and produce a
metallic, percussive ringing tone.
Wataki
A Wataki is a small Brazilian Cowbell.
Drum Kit
Although most people are very familiar with the instruments used in a conventional drum kit, we’ll describe
them briefly using the Latigo terminology for easy identification.
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Kick
The kick drum or bass drum is usually the largest drum in the set, it sits on
the floor with its heads in a vertical direction. The kick drum is played using a
foot pedal with a beater striking the centre of its head and produces a deep
percussive tone often acting as the pulse of the group.
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Snare
The snare drum is a cylindrical two headed drum varying in size from
roughly 10-14 inches in diameter and 3-12 inches in depth. The snare drum
usually is played positioned between the player’s legs and its distinctive
high-pitched tone is in part due to the set of wires secured firmly under the
bottom drumhead. Snare drums are sometimes played without the rest of
the drum kit as a percussion instrument.
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Rim
The term ‘Rim’ is used in Latigo to distinguish a type of snare drum hit where
the player strikes the drum’s rim to produces a gentle metallic ‘clop’ tone.
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Sticks
The term ‘Sticks’ is used in Latigo to describe a playing style where the player
strikes the snare drum or tom rims to produce a percussive metallic sound.
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Hi-Hat
Hi-Hats are a pair of horizontally mounted cymbals, played with sticks. A
drummer varies the sound and effect of their high-hat performance using
a foot pedal, when the pedal is in the down position the top cymbal rests
against the stationary bottom cymbal producing the ‘closed’ sound, when
the pedal is in the up position the top cymbal moves away from the bottom
cymbal producing the ‘open’ sound.
