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DRUM KITS  The drum kit consists of many different instrument s. The drum kit is most often played in rock, pop and jazz music. The bass drum is the biggest and lowest sounding drum. The snare drum has wires along the bottom that makes a rattling sound when it is struck .Two tom-toms are held on a stand above the other drums. There are cymbals in a drum kit, the biggest is the Ryde cymbal, which is played softly .The hi-hat is two cymbals in one, clashed together by a foot pedal. The drum kit seems to have come from Great Britain. It was created in the 1700s. The individual of a drum sets are struck by a variety of implements held in the hands. By the 1930s, Ben Duncan and other popularized stream lined trap kits leading to a basic four-piece drum set Standards: bass, snare, tom-toms and floor tom. The trend towards bigger drum kits in rock music began in the 1960s and gained momentum in the 1970s. Almost every band has a drummer.  BY. TONY TEURA