Bass Drum History

The achievements of the Edgewood drum line has lead my transition from childhood to adulthood in many ways. My director has shown me how to be not only a good percussionist, but also a good leader. From these leadership qualities, I was able to lead our drum line to success in 2016. The the indoor drum line finals at the MEPA finals in 2016 where the Edgewood Drumline was awarded first place for our performance. This accomplishment was many years in development after getting third and second place for 3 years in a row. This achievement meant a lot to me and my peers at Edgewood, as it is one of the most major endeavors that Edgewood's music department has accomplished.

Between 1878 and 1913, more than 20,000 Portuguese people undertook the dangerous voyage from Madeira, the Azores, and mainland Portugal to start a life in the Hawaiian Islands. The ukulele arrived to hawaii in 1879. The instrument was called the Braguinha,to Braga in Portugal. The Rajao, a similar 5-string instrument was converted to a Braguinha, the name that Manuel Nunes brought to Hawaii. Nicknamed the ukulele by the Hawaiians.Loved by the Hawaiians

“Harvey Mason is probably the most recorded and most influential drummer /percussionist in this genre." proclaims Nathan East, member of fOURPLAY, prominent Jazz, R&B, and Rock artist. Mr. Mason was born February 22nd, 1947 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He is international known as a drummer. Harvey Mason can play the Canopus Drums, Sabian cymbals, Remo drumheads, DW pedals, Vic Firth drumsticks, and Roc N Soc drum thrones. To add to that astonishing list, he even has his own signature drumstick and Vic Firth Harvey Mason Chameleon signature drumstick. In past years, he used various instruments such as Gretsch Drums, Premier drums, Rogers Drums, Tana Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Toca percussion and Gibraltar Hardware. I do not know what those are but Harvey Mason had to be a great musician to master all those instruments.

“ Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts are pumping blood, we are a rhythm machine, that’s what we are “ Mickey Hart. I’ve always been inspired by music ever since I was younger. I started drumming when I was four years old. This is when I received my first drum set. I’m sure my parents regretted the decision of buying it because ever since then, I have not put down my drum sticks. It’s also safe to say that my sisters absolutely hated that drum set, and the process of me teaching myself how to play. Over the years I progressively got better and better, and my drum set grew bigger and bigger.

The drum set is an important part to a song. It’s common for anyone to listen to music these days. You might listen to rock, pop, country, rap, classical,or any other genre of music. The drum set is commonly used in music. The drum set’s job is to slow down, speed up, or keep the tempo in a song. As reported by thehubmusicians.com “A four piece drum set consists of a snare drum, bass drum, a single mounted tom, and a floor tom.” And “The snare drum has a crisp sound and it keeps the song going.”

The colonists believed that drums attracted crowds and provoked rebellion. Enslaved Africans substituted these boxes to satisfy their need to make music. Later generations retained that tradition.

The history of the American brass band is a subtle yet interesting one. Made up of cornets and saxhorns during the 1850’s the all brass band grew to a whole new level of popularity and has become a prominent feature of the brass bands of today. Leading with E flat horns is a prominent extraordinary feature of the early American brass bands. Creating a homogeneous mellow sound by mixing the timbres of these different instruments is one of the most if not the most important characteristics of the early American brass band. The changing times and the creations of different types of sound made many of the instrument in the band become obsolete which also played a huge part in the how much of the literature that can be performed in today’s traditional

The White House has seen many Great men come and go, some leaving more of a mark in history and others fading into the background. Theodore roosevelt, I can honestly say was one of the the most influential and active presidents we 've ever been graced to have. Being the voice of the people, aided our country in environmental concerns, Excelling in foreign policies and winning the nobel peace prize. He had an incredibly fulfilling and prosperous life. Theodore Roosevelt was one of most dynamic Presidents in all of American history.

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, eighteen states have abolished the death penalty since its implementation (Facts About the Death Penalty). But what are the reasons behind doing so? Historically, public policy concerning capital punishment has shifted dramatically, from required capital punishment to jury nullification to a rise in the abolition of the practice. Public opinion has shifted alongside policy, with more and more Americans disapproving of the death penalty and the morality behind it, citing it as an inhumane and hypocritical approach to justice and punishment. I am with the the more progressive Americans that do not believe in administering the death penalty under any circumstances. Rather, I support life imprisonment or the insanity defense for capital offenses whenever appropriate. Capital punishment is ineffective because it lowers the state down to the level of the defendant, frequently discriminates against racial minorities and those of lower socioeconomic status, and it has been abolished in nearly every other modern democratic country.

During the 17th century, cymbals returned to Europe, due to the eruption of the Turkish wars. Turkey had long been known for the excellence of its cymbal manufacture. European military bands began imitating Turkish music at the beginning of the 18th century.

Berry continued to release singles, that reached popular status with both black and white listeners. The actual birth of Rock N’ Roll is a mix between Country, Blues, and R&B. White kids were tired of listening to the same old thing, and when they heard black artists on black radio stations, they were hooked. It was this new sound that propelled the birth of rock to where it is today. Chuck Berry helped create this new sound, with the songs of “Johnny B Goode”, “My Ding-a-Ling”, “Maybellene”, and many others. If not for his specific sound, we would not have the genre of Rock N’ Roll we have today.

The main instruments that they played were the drums they had a lot of different kind of drums. They other percussion instruments that they had

For the last ten years, drums have been ringing in my ears. When I started I was a little bored out because I only knew basic beats, until middle school. I don’t know how but I got into heavy metal, with the band named ‘Avenged Sevenfold’. The drummer was phenomenal, so I was inspired to get behind the drumset and learn the songs. So I would consider myself a self-taught drummer.

My 2nd point is to explain how “modern” drumming began and what a modern drum set is ("Ringo starr," ).

Ernest Hemingway relied on experiences and the time period that he wrote the novel The Sun Also Rises. Hemingway used symbolism and irony to express his own experiences that he went through after the war, in this novel. Gertrude Stein named the generation of adults that lived during World War I, "The Lost Generation."People thought the phrase holds true to some people who fought or were involved in the war. Hemingway quotes Stein in passages saying "The world remains and the sun continues to rise and set." The Sun Also Rises first appeared in 1926.