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The Drumline
History of the Drumline
The Auckland Regional Drumline was founded in January of 2006. On the 4th of September 2007 the organisation was registered as an Incorporated Society and on the 21st of May 2009 was registered with the Charities Commission.
Since 2007 the Drumline has been the Official Drumline of the NZ Breakers Basketball team and performed and many key events throughout the Auckland area.
Continuing its ties to the historical roots of military drum corps, the Drumline performed at ANZAC services each year since its establishment in 2006. The Drumline often performs as the leading unit for the parades.
The Drumline
The Drumline is made up of four types of instrument – Snare Drums, Multi-Tonal Tenor Drums (‘Quads’), Bass Drums and occasionally Cymbals. Each instrument is designed to be worn by the performer using a carrier or harness.
Whether marching in a parade, performing in a choreographed floor show or simply playing for an audience, a Drumline attracts a lot of attention wherever it goes.
The Snare Line
The Snare Line forms the main body of the Drumline with the most performers.
Snare drummers predominantly use Traditional Grip where the left stick is held differently to the right, although for visual effect are known to switch grips.
The Tenor Line
The Multi-Tonal Tenor drum set is largest and heaviest instrument in the Drumline.
Unlike the snare, Tenors are played using matched grip to enable players to move from drum to drum quickly and accurately, incorporating difficult splits across the drums.
Tenor Drums are played using mallets, rather than drum sticks.
The Bass Line
The Battery Bass Section is thought to be more mathematical and methodical than other sections of the corps.
Each player in the Bass Section has a different sized bass drum and, as a result, a different pitched drum.
The players perform and interact with one another as though they’re a single instrument.
Like with the Tenor Section, the Bass Section use Mallets – albeit a lot bigger than their Tenor Mallet cousins.
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