Heel driven pedal apparatus

A heel driven pedal apparatus for operation by a musician's foot while playing a percussion instrument, said pedal apparatus comprising:

• a base member;
• a footboard having a front end and an opposed rear end, said footboard being pivotally coupled to said base member at a point displaced from both said front end and said rear end such that said footboard is pivotally movable between a released configuration at which said rear end of said footboard is displaced from said base member and a compressed configuration at which said rear end of said footboard is adjacent said base member;
• a linkage assembly coupled to said front end of said footboard;
• a spindle shaft having a proximal end and an opposed distal end, said proximal end being coupled to said linkage assembly;
• and
• a beater head coupled to said distal end of said spindle shaft;
• wherein said linkage assembly is configured to move said spindle shaft and said beater head away from said footboard front end when said footboard is moved toward said compressed configuration and toward said footboard front end when said footboard is moved toward said released configuration.