The kettle drum is a large orchestral drum similar to the Timpani. The kettle drum however has a tuning pedal that allows the player to shift the pitch of the instrument while playing by varying the head tension.
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a timpani's (kettle drum's) pitch is changed by adjusting a foot peddle, which tightens or loosens the heads
I think it sounds like a bird but it is a DRUM SOUND
Plays the kettle?A kettle drum is played by a percussionist.A kettle (for boiling water) can have a mouthpiece fitted and be played as a wind instrument, like the brass section of an orchestra.
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No, one is made out of kettle and one is made out of steel, but they are both types of meta.