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The Arts
A Minute with Miles

The Snare Drum

By Miles Hoffman
Published July 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM EDT

The Snare Drum is an instrument with a military background and military drummers still play it, the instrument strapped to their sides as they march.  Host Miles Hoffman discusses other names by which the Snare Drum is known and the musical parts that comprise the instrument.

A Minute with Miles- a production of SCETV Radio, made possible by the JM Smith Corporation.

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Miles Hoffman
Miles Hoffman is the founder and violist of the American Chamber Players, with whom he regularly tours the United States, and the Virginia I. Norman Distinguished Visiting Professor of Chamber Music at the Schwob School of Music, in Columbus, Georgia. He has appeared as viola soloist with orchestras across the country, and his solo performances on YouTube have received well over 700,000 views.
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