Head


  1. A tight membrane stretched across the end of a drum that is struck by a stick to create sounds. Up until the middle of the 20th century, drum heads were made out of animal skin. Today, a plastic material is used.
  2. The tip of sticks used to strike drums with.
  3. The round part of a note symbol as distinguished from the stem or any other part of the note.

    See also notehead.

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