Re: Tuning the snare drum- newbe question.
Be bop jazz tends to tune everything higher than, say, Big Band. Also, if you plan to do a lot of playing on the snare with the snares off to give you another tom voice (especially if you have a four piece kit), then you need to tune it at an interval that sounds good.
If you get a chance, listen to the Modern Drummer podcast. When they review drums, they always do it at three tunings: high/medium/low. It gives you a good feel for what different drum tunings sound like under controlled conditions.
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