After running away this young man was 11 and later on he decided to join the army. His name is Johnny Clem and he was a drummer boy. He took roles as carrying people off the battlefield and helped lead the way with his music. Later in the story his drum was destroyed, so he bravely took a musket and started to fight for his side in the war. He was later known as "Johnny Shiloh". He was later made into a war Sargent in 1863. Johnny Clem was very courageous I thought. "I Wanted…
Jemima Emerson, from Time Enough for Drums, goes through her life with ups and downs, like mine. She had the privilege to get educated, while many other girls may have not had that chance, by John Reid. She later got the chance to continue her life with John, and become his wife. Getting to the happiest parts of her life, she had to hit some downs. Her father as killed because of what the mother was doing in the war. Her mother went into a shock state and was not able to communicate for months.…
supply brake pressure to all four wheels. A single reservoir master cylinder is often found on old vehicles that use four wheel drum brakes. In the mid-60s manufacturers improved brake designs and reliability by adding disc brakes to the front. These cars used a dual chamber master cylinder. In this situation the smaller part of the reservoir feeds the wheel cylinders for the drum brakes. The larger chamber provides fluid for the front disc brake calipers. This set up allowed the front and…
night! O great star disappear’d—O the black murk that hides the star!” (1082). Whitman mourns Lincoln calling him a powerful star. The war itself affected Whitman’s writing. One poem speaks to directly to the effects of the war. In “Beat! Beat! Drums!” Whitman…
The movie Whiplash from 2014 follows the story of Andrew Neiman as he is a jazz major student at Shaffer Conservatory in New York City. The movie starts out with Andrew playing the drums in the music room, when Terence Fletcher, a well-known conductor, walks in to see him playing. Fletcher invites Andrew to be a part of his studio band as the alternative drummer. When Andrew arrives to band practice the next day, he realizes Fletcher’s true personality. He is insulting, abusive, and a bully to…
On the night of Saturday, November 19, I attended the North Carolina Theatre production of Monty Python’s Spamalot. This was part of a five-night run at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, part of the Duke Energy Center complex. It was a cold, brisk night, and the warm glow from Memorial Auditorium beckoned to me to enter. The auditorium inside in the biggest concert space I have been to not called an arena. Walking in at the second floor, the auditorium spilled out in front of me, welcoming, with…
When people think of marching band, they tend to believe it is a joke or a waste of time. Marching band is a more time consuming activity that starts late in the summer. Yet the people that are not involved in the Fine Arts are more likely to have these false accusations. While most believe marching band is not a sport, is for the unpopular kids, and requires no prior skill, it in fact requires a great deal of time and dedication. A lot of marching bands practice on a daily bases, implying the…
majority of the song, the rhythm is comprised of a bass drum beat with extravagant riffs included between the lines. Next, the melody is a combination of singing and shouting. Commonly, there are numerous repeated notes at the start of the line with a downward formula at the end of the line when the words are sung. The timbre is prominent in the electric keyboard. The keyboard plays the ostinato through most of the song. However, the drum, lead and bass guitars, and the male vocalist also…
1. I would like to be drum major because I feel like I am fit for the task. I love the band and I feel as though we are all one big family and I know we have immense talent that can make us the best under the right leadership and I feel as though I can bring that to the table. I can bring my vast knowledge of music, reading treble and bass clef along with being decent with percussion, organization skills, a great personality and the ability to get along with everyone, a desire to see the…
Heteronormativity, and it’s oppressive tenants of violence and strict masculinity, are used by Fletcher, Shaffer premier Jazz Ensemble instructor to train Andrew, the gentle and kind spirited drummer, what it means to be a perfect musician and a perfect man. THroughout the movie, we see how Fletcher uses homophobic slurs and homoerotic comments, and verbally and physically violent ploys and tactics to oppress Andrew, where it ultimately transforms Andrew into the image of what Fletcher wanted…