What Affects The Pitch Of A Drum? Fran explains that the pitch of a drum depends on how tight its skin is. If the skin is tight the drum makes a high note, if it is slack it makes a low note. … The more air in a drum, the lower the note. The less
What Are The Only Orchestral Drums Of Definite Pitch? Definite Pitch Instruments: Percussion instruments that are tuned to precise pitches (can play specific notes and tunes) such as the timpani, glockenspiel, celeste, xylophones, tubular bells are called definite pitch instruments. Do drums have a definite pitch? When we refer to definite pitch, we mean a