Editing Marching percussion (section)

====Tenor/quad drums====
{{Main |Tenor drum}}

[[File:USMC-120314-M-HZ646-002.jpg|thumb|right|upright|A tenor player with four drums]]
Marching [[tenor drum]]s (also called quads/quints) are single-headed tonal drums. Modern tenor configurations usually have four drums and one to two special effect drums known as spocks.<ref>{{cite book |last= Udow|first= Michael|author-link= |date= July 10, 2019|title=Percussion Pedagogy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5ugDwAAQBAJ |location= |publisher= [[Oxford University Press]]|page=363 |isbn=9780190902971}}</ref> The spocks are tuned relatively high and are used to play parts that cut through the ensemble. Tenor players add pitch variety to the drumline with drums of different sizes.

Tenor players use [[matched grip]] and generally play with mallets with plastic disc-shaped heads, though traditional drumsticks and softer mallets are commonly used to achieve different [[timbre]]s.<ref name="Casella 2006 12–13">{{cite book|title=Green Beats 06-07|last=Casella|first=Jim|publisher=Tapspace Publications LLC and The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps|year=2006|pages=12–13}}</ref>

Single tenor drums, also known as flubs, are popular in [[Historically black colleges and universities|HBCUs]], [[pipe band]]s or as starting points for inexperienced drummers and are beaten using soft or hard mallets. Either in the single or the multiple form, these tenors can be mounted on the chest, like bass drums, or horizontally, like traditional snares.

Tenor drums are aptly the tenor voice of the ensemble, as well as one of the most melodic. Tenor drums often have parts that mirror what the winds or front ensemble is playing. Because there is often more than one drum, various visuals can be used when performing drum changes such as "crossovers" or "sweeps".

Marching multiple tenor drums can weigh anywhere between 30 and 45 pounds, depending on the model, and number of drums. This means they are typically the heaviest drums in the drumline.

Modern marching bands and drum corps use [[tenor drum|multi-tenors]], which consist of several single-headed [[Tom-tom drum|tom-toms]] played by a single drummer. The bottoms of the shells are open and beveled to project the sound of the drum forward. Double-ply [[PET film (biaxially oriented)|PET film]] heads are typically used for increased sound projection and durability. They are typically played with wooden- or aluminum-shafted [[mallet]]s that have disc-shaped heads made of [[nylon]]. Mallets with felt or fleece heads, [[drum stick|drumstick]]s, drum brushes, and other implements are occasionally used to achieve different [[timbre]]s. The playing technique used for multi-tenors is somewhat different from that of a snare drum, and more like that of a timpani because the drumhead is struck closer to the edge instead of in the center. This creates a sound with more overtones, as opposed to striking the drumhead in the center, which produces a very short, dull sound with few overtones that is considered undesirable for multi-tenors.

A full-size set of tenors consists of 10, 12, 13, and {{convert|14|in|mm|adj=on}} toms arranged in an arc, often with an additional one or two smaller (6 or 8-inch) toms called "gock", "shot", or "spock" drums inside of the arc. Because a full-sized set of tenors with a carrier can exceed 55 pounds smaller and lighter versions of tenors outfitted with 8, 10, 12, and {{convert|13|in|mm|adj=on}} toms are often used by lines with smaller or younger players. All multi-tenors based on the four-drum configuration are called ''quads'' despite the fact that there may be a total of five or six drums counting the gock drums. Sets with one gock drum are called ''quints'', and sets with two gock drums are called ''sextets'', "squints", ''hexes'', or ''sixpacks''.  To produce different sounds between spock drums with the same diameter, the head type, shell depth, and/or tuning between the two drums may vary. A common name for all multi-tenors is simply, 'Tenors'.  Tenor drums have often been compared to the Latin percussion [[timbales]], as many musicians, including [[Tito Puente]] use a setup similar to modern marching tenors.

Lines of as few as 1 or 2 tenor drummers are common in high schools and junior high schools. Many large college marching bands have 5 or more.  Most drum corps consider 4 or 5 tenors to be optimal.

The modern multi-tenors evolved from horizontally mounted dual single-headed bass drums first used by the [[Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps]] in the late 1960s. Early multi-tenors had shells with a flat bottom. These drums sounded a lot like timpani, so they were called ''timp-toms''. As drum sizes got smaller, more drums began to be added to multi-tenor configurations. The largest sets of multi-tenors had 7 drums and were carried by both the 1977 and 1992 Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps tenor lines.

Scottish [[pipe band]]s use a [[Scottish Tenor Drum|single tenor drum]] as part of their drum corps section. Traditional marching bands and drum corps may also use single tenors, which are double-headed drums much like snare drums but without snares, and only use either mallets (one or two, the former used in Spain and Italy and the latter in the UK and Commonwealth, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands) or sticks (the latter in marching bands in France). The Scottish form tenors are played with bigger mallets, while regular single tenors have small mallets, all are covered with felt or cotton. Such drums are used either with the sling mount or shoulder mount. Some show bands such as those at [[historically black colleges and universities]] use both single tenors and multi-tenors.