Splash cymbals are often overlooked by beginner drummers as a non-essential when building their first kit, and also by listeners who aren’t even aware they exist, or what they sound like.

Mini cymbals to the rear can be left to jingle or locked down, and magnets can be moved around the drum head to tweak the tone even further.

Here is a mini drum set, complete with cymbals you and the kids can create from tin cans, sticks and beads. “Collect and paint various sizes of empty, clean soup and vegetable tin cans.

During the team's rookie showcase, Benedet -- assisted by fellow rookie Kiran Amegadjie on mini cymbals -- serenaded his teammates and coaches to the tune of "God Bless the USA." But with a twist.

Answers to NYT's The Mini Crossword for Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Don't go any further unless you want to know exactly what the correct words are in today's Mini Crossword.

It looks like she’s prototyped a box that twangs a rubber band, one that uses a solenoid to clap mini cymbals together, one that rattles a glass full of beads, another that vibrates a glass full ...