Abstract: A quick release latch assembly for securement of a drumhead utilizes a rim for retaining the drumhead and tension bolts for tuning the drumhead. A keeper member is threaded to an end portion of the bolt. The keeper member includes a locking lug. A bracket member is mounted to the drumshell in alignment with the bolt. The keeper member is guidingly accommodatable within the bracket member. The bracket member includes a pivotal operating lever having an attached locking member. The operating lever is angularly displaceable in a first direction for engaging with the locking lug. A force is generated on the locking lug when the operating lever is displaced in a second direction. The force is transmitted through the keeper member and tension bolt to the drumhead. The magnitude of the resultant force can be modified by changing the relative location of the keeper member along the length of the tension bolt.