Harvey Mason And The Canopus Drums

Have you ever made a hard decision? That’s what Mel has to do. He has to decide between has friends band garage or a career in a jazz band. While Mel may enjoy the time and band with his friends but he should do the Jazz band. Mel should do the Jazz band because we should always do what we can to get better at what we love. Even if that means we lose something else.

In Stephen Dobyns’s “Loud Music,” the speaker describes the differences between him and his step-daughter’s thoughts on loud music, which shows that music really describes a person’s personality. Throughout the poem the speaker explains how his step-daughter likes soft and more meaningful music more than loud music and their different music types shows in their difference in personalities and the way they see things. People all over the world let the music they listen to describe their personalities.

Drums have existed for a very long time. Some say they even date back to 6000 BC. It is no wonder then, that they have been used for a variety of situations and have evolved to create a wide range of different types. This being said, all drums, or 'membranophones' (the technical classification), consist of at least one drum-head or drum skin. This is stretched over a shell and beaten either by hand or instrument to produce its sound. Most commonly it is used as a musical instrument as a part of the percussion group, to be used in rituals or entertainment such as modern day's rock bands. Throughout the world, drums have been created from many materials, including wood, metal, plastic and even clay.

The book Following the Drum Women at the Valley Forge Encampment gave a very good incite to not just what it was like for the men at Valley Forge, but what it was like for the women who were there. “In the winter of 1777-8 at Valley Forge there were about one woman of every forty-four men” (Loane 133). I think book stressed that these women were incredibly helpful in the effort to rebuild this army through the rough winter, no matter what their job were. Although “ Washington did not think much of the women with the army; he once commanded every woman to leave camp, no matter what her contribution or marital state. The General’s unfavorable attitude toward the common camp women did not extend to all women Valley Forge” (4). To me it’s interesting that General Washington said this about the women there, because throughout the book I felt Washington enjoyed the presence of his wife and the other troop’s wives at the encampment.

played with a few local outfits. He had his Boyd Tinsley Band, which he continued to play

Armstrong grew up in atrocious destitution of New Orleans, Louisiana, when jazz was still fairly young. He learned to play the cornet in the home 's band (Colored Waifs Home), and in his teenage years he learned music by paying close attention to the popular jazz artist of the day, New Orleans corniest, King Oliver (he also acted as his mentor). Moreover, he evolved expeditiously, and went on to play the trumpet. He

Corey Jones, a graduate of the University of Akron with a degree in Business Administration and Music, was so passionate about drumming that he organized monthly jam sessions where dozens of musicians from all over South Florida would come to the Bible Church of God and play gospel music—and sometimes a little R&B well into the night. By day, he worked as a public housing inspector and also mentored at My Brother’s Keeper, an organization for black youth, according to his LinkedIn Page. Jones carried a gun for protection because he hauled expensive drumming equipment during his gigs and would be paid in cash. Jones had both a permit and a concealed weapons permit.

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

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.

Since I have participated in concert band and jazz ensembles, I thought it was interesting how Viola Smith participated in both throughout her life. I found Snake Charmer to be a fantastic song with an upbeat tempo; much of the music Viola played directly equated to my favorite styles of music. I found Smith’s ability to play multiple percussion instruments at once to be extremely remarkable since saxophone players, like me, typically only have one thing to focus on in terms of instruments and music. I thought that Smith’s participation in Broadway performances such as “Cabaret” to be awe-inspiring in the sense that the she had an opportunity to play in a live orchestra. It was interesting to learn that Broadway shows and musicals hired drummers and percussionists. Viola Smith was a marvelous musician and performer both in large and small ensembles. It is unfortunate that such a talented person had to pass away at 103 years old, but her legacy lives on to be one of the best female drummers of all

The Aucas had no contact with anyone except their own and had killed anyone who neared.  They often murdered members of their own tribe, to the point that the average Auca man didn’t live past age 30.  As a joke, one Auca man killed a mother and her children.   Mothers were known to strangle their own children; and boys as young as the age of six were taken to murder nearby villages.

It was a misty day on the way to contest. What seemed like an average day for the Davis Marching band would turn into a spoopy tragedy. Almost all quiet, upon the band bus that early morning. Not an instrument was tuning, not even Issac was listening to music. (As he usually was) Meanwhile, those in the back laughed and chatted all the way to the Marching contest at ECU, while others kept to themselves with music or low conversations. Then all of a sudden on their ride, the bus was filled with screams of the name “MATT!” in the of a Broken Bow bus; which had the memorable Matt inside. Though all the other Broken Bowians were in confusion, Matt was in utter joy while smiling at Ben.

Chad Smith started off when he was just seven years old. He always wanted a drum set but he couldn’t afford one. One day Chad Smith’s dad, Curtis Smith, got some old ice cream buckets that Chad Smith could bang away on. Chad Smith’s dad went out to the trash can and dug out these old ice cream buckets. Curtis Smith made the drumset of ice cream buckets for Chad Smith.That encouraged him to begin taking drum lessons in the fourth grade. When Chad Smith took drum lessons, he learned how to read sheet music.

Has one ever thought they knew a lot about someone, but what they really thought they knew about them was really wrong. In the book Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi there is a character named John Reid that lives a totally different life from what he has said to have. His close friends the Emerson's thought John lived as a Tory, but they were totally wrong about John. John Reid is unthinkable, secret, and hardworking.

Our seven piece kit is being sold at the same price as those offered by Pearl and Tama, while our eight piece kit is $100 cheaper than Tama’s eight piece kit. Ours is $50 more expensive than Pearl’s eight piece kit; however we feel our product to be vastly superior to theirs, and therefore do not anticipate this slight difference as being problematic. We will also be offering out 100 kits initially to established artists as endorsements. These kits will be distributed, free of charge, to 42 pre-selected musicians, in the hope that by being used by these artists, other musicians who are influenced by these drummers will be eager to also purchase a kit.