Drum major

My First Drum      As a kid I always wanted to play the drums. When I was three years old my godmother gave me my first drum. It was a blue plastic remo drum that I love and I still have. It has white stripes that go vertically and it has two black remo pin strip drum heads. Drumheads are the surface, which you strike with a drumstick to produce a sound. The drum came with a pair of cheap plastic remo brand drumsticks. That I hardly use became if I do, I would probably break

the name Bernard "Buddy" Rich on September 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, NY to parents Robert and Bess, Rich quickly jumped into the world of show business at the early age of 18-months. He made his first appearance as a vaudeville act called "Traps, The Drum Wonder"(Torme 45). It wasn't always just his act

Columbine-like tragedy 4). The function of a hero is to be selfless, needs to be an example of a strong leader and is not someone who is unwilling to help. In the poem “Drummer boy of Shiloh” by Ray Bradbury the drummer boy leads his men by playing a drum beat (Bradburry 16-20). “You are the heart of the army. Think of that. You’re the heart of the army. Listen, now”(Bradburry 19). This is a big part of a hero because the 12 year old drummer boy was selfless to play the beats for the army, and the army

Cultural dichotomy in Okara’s Piano and Drums Gabriel Okara is the first renowned English language black African poet and the first African modernist writer. He was born on 1921 in Nigeria, and studied at Government College Umuahia, where he was exposed to European writers and were deeply inspired by them. His most famous poem Piano and Drums deals with the cultural dichotomy of traditional and Western cultures in post-colonial Africa, but the raw emotion of the poem makes it an expression of confusion

Stuart Zender The bass player that I have selected to make a report about is Stuart Zender. He was born 18th, March 1974 in Philadelphia, UK. He was a bit of a trouble maker in his young years, being expelled from his first school in 1989, Leighton Park School. Leighton Park School is where he found his love for music, because the school was heavily involved with music. Stuart left home when he was only 17 to pursue his career for music, and His mother gave him two thousand pounds she had saved

When I was eight years old, my first drum instructor was named Mr. Dowden. While he would not be the most talented teacher I would utilize, or the most influential on my style, he laid the foundation for me to competently read and write music. Where he did little to inspire my percussive style, he shined at inspiring my attitude towards the medium. “The band is a single living creature,” he told me, “And you are the heart.” While this meant little to my disinterested young mind at the time, those

modern day drum set has various parts to it. You have the drums, which include the: bass drum, snare drum, rack tom or toms, and floor tom or toms. Then you have the cymbals. There are eight different types of cymbals that can go into a drum set. They are the hi-hats, the ride cymbal, the crash cymbal, the crash-ride cymbal, the china cymbal, the splash cymbal, the effects cymbal, and the bell. Each of these cymbals give off many different sounds. The most important part of your drum set is your

What is its purpose? Drums are one of the most important forms of art and music in Africa. This artifact was used as a musical instrument and as a sculpture, which was significant for numerous ceremonies such as dance, rituals, story - telling, and communicating messages. Devotional songs were also sung throughout the night (Ancient Artifax). Who did it belong to (what social class)? This artifact belonged to the Chamba tribe of Northern Nigeria. How old is it? The Chamba drum dates back to the late

Music, by definition, includes a cool beat and rhythm. For some people, music represents a broader spectrum. I participate in the Brighton High school band. I am in the percussion section. To most people, it appears as if I beat on items and make sounds, but to me, percussion encompasses a deeper meaning. The word percussion originates from the Latin word percuss which means to strike, so I understand people’s viewpoint, but it is so much more than that. Percussion entails hours upon hours of exhausting

specific instrument gives you? Well this is the life of a drummer, it doesn’t matter what type of drummer because they all get incorporated into one. The drum set can become a very confusing topic just when it comes to the actual setup. It is known to be as complex as a Rubik’s Cube. The way this works is that there is one snare drum, 3 toms, a bass drum, hi-hat cymbals, and at least one type of other cymbal. Now, this is just a basic setup that is really simple to work with, but as you progress into