Editing Snare drum technique (section)

== Techniques and styles ==
Many variations of snare drum technique exist based on the context or music being performed. Snare drum can be played with sweeping and stirring motions if played with [[Percussion mallet#Brushes|brushes]].<ref>Thigpen, Ed. ''The Sound of Brushes.'' Alfred, 1999.</ref> It can also be played in a snappy and light manner, as in the [[Pipe band]] tradition of [[Scotland]].<ref>Stronach, Doug. ''Doug Stronach's Pipe Band Snare Drum Tutor.'' Kitchener, 2000.</ref> A much heavier approach is used in American [[Drum and bugle corps (modern)|Drum corps]] playing.<ref>Bachman, Bill. ''Stick Technique.'' Modern Drummer, 2011.</ref> Ancient [[fife and drum corps]] used a flowing whip-like method now known as the [[Moeller method]] after its 20th century champion [[Sanford A. Moeller]], which is also sometimes employed by drum kit players.<ref>Moeller, Sandord. ''The Art of Snare Drumming.'' Ludwig, 1925.</ref> A contrasting style of playing, using a lot of rebound from the head, is often called the Gladstone method after [[Billy Gladstone]].<ref>Dean, Matt. ''The Drum: A History.'' Scarecrow, 2012.</ref>