Q.1:What would a drummer do to make the sound of a drum give a note of lower pitch?
a.hit the drum skin with a larger force.
b.hit the drum skin with a smaller force.
c.hit the drum skin nearer the edge.
d.loosen the drum skin.
d will work.
Loosening the drum skin will lower the pitch of the drum.
To make the sound of a drum give a note of lower pitch, a drummer would need to loosen the drum skin.
To understand how a drummer can make the sound of a drum give a note of lower pitch, let's break down the components of a drum and how they affect its pitch.
Drums produce sound when their drumheads (the skins stretched across the top and bottom of the drum) vibrate. The pitch of the sound produced by a drum is determined by the tension of the drumheads. When the drumheads are tightened, they produce a higher pitch, and when they are loosened, they produce a lower pitch.
To lower the pitch of a drum, a drummer would need to do the following:
1. Loosen the drumheads: By loosening the tension of the drumheads, the drummer allows them to vibrate more freely, creating a lower pitch. This can be done by using a drum key to adjust the tension rods that hold the drumheads in place. By turning the rods counterclockwise, the drummer can decrease the tension and lower the pitch.
So, in this case, option d, "loosen the drum skin," is the correct answer.