Drum

200 people. The seats were arranged in a way that created an atmosphere that felt much like an amphitheater. The stage is set with 3 small sections of instruments that all face the audience. One section is the Conga drums, the second is the piano and cello, and the last section is the drum set. The stage and the performers are set to a black backdrop that provides the background. The most important aspect from the audiences view is that the lights are only on the stage, providing all the…

Cultures have been created on the basis of rhythm, integrating ritual, dance, song and music into every aspect of community life. A review of the literature on the therapeutic benefits of music reveals that vibrotactile rhythm playing, the drum circle, is one activity that would be suitable for implementation with diverse groups within long-term care facilities. In particular, preliminary research indicates that rhythm applications are very successful with persons who are severely regressed…

why she talks. This was teaching the students respect for her. Also, teaching when the authoritative figure is talking you do not interrupt. One of the procedures she used during the activity was the way she interchanged people on the small drums to the big drums. She made the students form the back come forward and take the spot of someone on the small ball instead of just saying swap. The swapping was organized in that no no one was running around bumping into…

A common sea shanty that remains performed by amateur university groups and professional Taiko masters alike is called Soran-Bushi. Soran-Bushi was historically sung by the fishermen of Hokkaido.(Hughes) In the case of Soran-Bushi, Taiko drums established the rhythm for lifting catch out of the sea via otamo, giant nets that could be up to 6 meters deep. Various words echoed in the song corresponded to a number of synchronized actions, as the fishermen used the otamo to lift fish from large…

had ever went through. We needed each other. We cried for each other. We were there for each other. I have never learned more about being a family until that tragic event. While his memory still lives on with us, we miss him every time we play our drums. Through my art, I have accomplished many feats. I have taken my rehearsed pieces to OMEA contest twice, once as an ensemble and the second time was a solo number. Both times, I received the highest grade that could be given in the class. At my…

From the beginning of the movie where Fletcher watches Andrew in practice and invites him to join his jazz band to the end where Andrew plays one of the best solos of Whiplash, the film is focused mainly on the confrontation between a driven student and a demanding perfectionist instructor, who both share the same dream but have different ways of achieving it. Terence Fletcher doesn’t hesitate to use his own technique of racial, religious, and gay slurs, throwing chairs, and playing degrading…

So I continued to scroll through the menu until I saw a program playing called “Drumline”. I knew what the word drum was because I saw a picture of one on the alphabet line that my teacher had on the wall, so I went right ahead and clicked it. It turned out to be a movie and not a TV show, I found that kind of cool because the only channels that we had available…

The Drums The drummer and the drums are the very backbone of many bands and orchestras. If the drummer is weak and offbeat, most of the time the band will become astray. Since the drums and the drummer give the backbone for the other players they are the anchor for the band. So how has the drums turned from some pig skin on a circular piece of wood to a whole drum kit used to anchor a band. The first drums to be found have been from the ancient Chinese civilisations. They are also believed…

the most versatile and boundless drumming instruments on the earth (Drum Africa). A Guinean drum that is played throughout Africa that is known to resemble the figure of a woman with it’s round upper half, small waist, and large lower half is called the Djembe drum. This unique drum was created by Blacksmiths from the caste Manlike in Guinea; with its exclusive sound spectrum the djembe produces a strong richness in pitch. The drum is played bare handed, the skin of the djembe consists of goat…

the drummer for Led Zeppelin in the late 60’s and the 70’s. He had an amazing feel for the drums. Many songs represented him and who he is, a powerful and a great drummer. He was the best drummer in the world. But, when Bonham died in 1980, the band broke up. The whole band is still alive today, except for Bonham. John Bonham was the greatest drummer for many reasons. First, he had a great feel for the drum kit. He really gets deep into the groove in the song, “When The Levee Breaks.” He also…