Drumsticks

Adrum stickis a type ofpercussion malletused particularly for playingsnare drum,drum kitand some otherpercussion instruments, and particularly for playingunpitched percussion.Specialized beaters used on some other percussion instruments, such as the metal beater or wand used with a triangle, and particularly beaters or mallets used with tuned percussion such asxylophone and timpani, are not normally referred to as drum sticks.