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A drumline is a group of percussionists who play a variety of marching percussion instruments. A drumline may be an incorporated section of a marching band, a drum and bugle corps, a pipe band, or a pep band, but also can exist independent of these larger ensembles. Most members of drumlines start in high school and occasionally go on to drum in more advanced lines in college, indoor ensembles, or drum corps. Indoor percussion ensembles serve as the most common outlet for stand-alone drumline performance.

Most drumlines can be divided into two sections; the battery and front ensemble. However, the term drumline is sometimes used to refer to just the battery. Dividing the battery further we arrive at the sub-sections of snare drums, tenors (also called quads, quints, timp-toms), bass drums, and sometimes cymbals (also called plates).

The marching percussion instruments of a battery section features high tension drumheads so as to produce a loud, short, and articulate sound, ideal for the intricate passages played by contemporary drumlines. Marching snares are either 13 or 14 inches in diameter, depending on whether the line is playing indoors or outdoors. The circumference of the rim is lined with 12 evenly spaced lugs, designed to maintain the high tension of Kevlar or Mylar heads. Tenor drums are sets of multiple drums worn by one marcher, usually in sets of 5 or 6. Plastic and synthetic heads are most common in tenors and are tuned with a lower tension than snares, providing the drums with a more resonant, tonal sound which gives the drums a midrange, or tenor pitch support to the line. Marching basses consist of groupings of 5-6 individually carried bass drums. They are marched sequentially according size, with drum 1 being the smallest in diameter and weight and drum 5 or 6, known as "bottom bass" being largest in diameter and weight. Marching cymbals are generally marched in groups of 2-8, though the range is simply by convention. Cymbals are held by each member of the sub-section and are either played by the individual holder, by a snare or tenor player, or used for visual purposes because of their reflective surfaces. A specific example is the well known "V" formation formed by the cymbal line of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps.

The front ensemble (also pit or frontline) can include any percussion instrument. This wide selection of instruments allows for the front ensemble to produce the greatest timbre variety in a marching ensemble. Front ensemble instruments are typically stationary during performance and are therefore not bound to the limitations of being mounted to the player. Instruments usually played in the front ensemble include marimba, vibraphone, bells, xylophone, and chimes.

Drumline was also a 2002 movie starring Nick Cannon and Zoe Saldana.

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-A '''rudiment''' is a foundational [[drum]] pattern used as an exercise.
+A '''drumline''' is a group of [[percussionist]]s who play a variety of [[marching percussion]] instruments.  A drumline may be an incorporated section of a [[marching band]], a [[drum and bugle corps]], a pipe band, or a pep band, but also can exist independent of these larger ensembles.  Most members of drumlines start in high school and occasionally go on to drum in more advanced lines in college, indoor ensembles, or drum corps.    [[Indoor percussion ensemble]]s serve as the most common outlet for stand-alone drumline performance.
-Informally it can mean any percussion exercise, but it is most commonly associated with [[snare drum]] patterns.
+Most drumlines can be divided into two sections; the ''battery'' and ''[[front ensemble]]''. However, the term ''drumline'' is sometimes used to refer to just the battery.  Dividing the battery further we arrive at the sub-sections of snare drums, tenors (also called quads, quints, timp-toms), bass drums, and sometimes cymbals (also called plates).
-==Rudiment Lists==
+The marching percussion instruments of a battery section features high tension drumheads so as to produce a loud, short, and articulate sound, ideal for the intricate passages played by contemporary drumlines.  Marching snares are either 13 or 14 inches in diameter, depending on whether the line is playing indoors or outdoors.  The circumference of the rim is lined with 12 evenly spaced lugs, designed to maintain the high tension of Kevlar or Mylar heads.  Tenor drums are sets of multiple drums worn by one marcher, usually in sets of 5 or 6.  Plastic and synthetic heads are most common in tenors and are tuned with a lower tension than snares, providing the drums with a more resonant, tonal sound which gives the drums a midrange, or tenor pitch support to the line.  Marching basses consist of groupings of 5-6 individually carried bass drums.  They are marched sequentially according size, with drum 1 being the smallest in diameter and weight and drum 5 or 6, known as "bottom bass" being largest in diameter and weight.  Marching cymbals are generally marched in groups of 2-8, though the range is simply by convention.  Cymbals are held by each member of the sub-section and are either played by the individual holder, by a snare or tenor player, or used for visual purposes because of their reflective surfaces.  A specific example is the well known "V" formation formed by the cymbal line of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps.
-There have been several attempts to formalise a recommended list of snare drum rudiments, especially among marching band instructors. The [[National Association of Rudimental Drummers]], an organisation established to promote rudiment-based drumming, put forward a list of 26 rudiments.
+The ''front ensemble'' (also ''pit'' or ''frontline'') can include any [[percussion instrument]].  This wide selection of instruments allows for the front ensemble to produce the greatest [[timbre]] variety in a marching ensemble.  Front ensemble instruments are typically stationary during performance and are therefore not bound to the limitations of being mounted to the player. Instruments usually played in the front ensemble include marimba, vibraphone, bells, xylophone, and chimes.
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+[[Drumline (movie)|Drumline]] was also a 2002 movie starring [[Nick Cannon]] and [[Zoe Saldana]].
-If rudiments are to be used on a drumkit, the point of the rudiment is to end your fill on your left hand, ergo, leaving your right hand free to hit the cymbol. Much of the Rudiments are just multiple rudiments combined.
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-More recently, the [[Percussive Arts Society]] has extended this to a set of 40 "International Drum Rudiments".
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-They are
+[[Category:Musical groups]]
+[[Category:Percussion ensembles]]
-# The Single Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
-# The Single Stroke Four
-# The Single Stroke Seven
-# The Multiple Bounce [[drum roll|Roll]]
-# The Triple Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]
-# The Double Stroke Open [[drum roll|Roll]]*
-# The Five Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
-# The Six Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]
-# The Seven Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
-# The Nine Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
-# The Ten Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
-# The Eleven Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
-# The Thirteen Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
-# The Fifteen Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]*
-# The Seventeen Stroke [[drum roll|Roll]]
-# The Single [[Paradiddle]]*
-# The Double [[Paradiddle]]*
-# The Triple [[Paradiddle]]
-# The Single [[Paradiddle]]-Diddle
-# The [[Flam]]*
-# The [[Flam]] Accent*
-# The [[Flam]] Tap*
-# The [[flam|Flamacue]]*
-# The [[Flam]] [[Paradiddle]]*
-# The Single [[flam|Flammed]] Mill
-# The [[Flam]] [[Paradiddle]]-Diddle*
-# The [[Pataflafla]]
-# The [[Swiss Army Triplet]]
-# The Inverted [[Flam]] Tap
-# The [[Flam]] [[Drag]]
-# The [[Drag]]*
-# The Single [[Drag]] Tap*
-# The Double [[Drag]] Tap*
-# The [[Ratatap]]*
-# The Single [[Dragadiddle]]
-# The [[Drag]] [[Paradiddle]] 1*
-# The [[Drag]] [[Paradiddle]] 2*
-# The Single [[Ratamacue]]*
-# The Double [[Ratamacue]]*
-# The Triple [[Ratamacue]]*
-Rudiments indicated with an astersik above are those also found in the NARD list.
-==Practical Use==
-Some rudiments are rather esoteric, such as the Single Flammed Mill and the Ratatap, and are used only in a very small number of drum parts. They can still provide valuable practice to all percussionists, however, as they exercise different degrees of hand-independence and fine stick control.
-Others, such as the [[Flam]], [[Drag]] and [[Paradiddle]] form the basis of a wide range of rhthms in orchestral, drum-kit and marching percussion. The [[Paradiddle]] in particular is very versatile, forming the basis of many popular music [[drum fill|drum fills]].
-==External link==
-*[http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.html Vic Firth] - Drum rudiment essentials.
-*[http://www.snarerudiments.com Snare Rudiments Website]
-[[de:Rudiments]]