Member 1998- Present Colorado Art Education Association. East Carolina University Ceramics Guild. Usually have a single head. Sometimes have a handle built into the drum. Frame Drum- are made from one or two hides stretched over a shallow frame.
Cylindrical drums are the same diameter throughout the drum.
These can be single or double headed. These can also be single or double headed. These are the ancestors of the modern timpani drum. Each culture has its own names for each type of drum. These general catagories help to identify the types of drums you see .