What is meant by the title of this blog is that the invention of the bass drum pedal had a great deal to do with the invention of the drum set. This pedal invention took place in the late 1800’s, and well, it’s not all the bass drum pedal’s fault. The snare drum stand gets equal credit in the formation of the drum set. Before these two inventions, percussionists would strap these drums to their bodies, or set them on a chair.
The main reason for musicians needing to play more than one percussion instrument simultaneously is linked to Civil War-era bands. After the war, bands would often play events indoors, and space limitations would not allow for more than one percussionist in a room, so that person learned to be the octopus-like forbearer of the modern drum set player.
In the next blog, we will start to explore how musical genres and culture began to shape how the drum set was played. Until then, keep playing music, and if you don’t know how, then sign up for some lessons at Earthtone School of Music! earthtonemusic.org
by Tim Kurteff-Schatz
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