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…
shave their faces meaning that if they couldn't fell the blossoms then their face was too hairy and when he said the blossom was a moth he was saying that nothing he was doing made sense he said the blossom was a moth and the moth was a blossom. The drum represented a shield but not only that it represented that the war will begin it was meant to alert not only the soldiers but also the people near…
drumming. To fully realize the creation of a tune, drums are normally implemented. With the introduction of electronic drumming and drum machine systems, acoustic drums are no longer present in much of mainstream music yet the drum kit will always be a mainstay of music and music recording. To garner clear and full drum audio, it requires a process that takes into account the room in which the drum instrument is being played. After the tuning of the drum instrument is complete, multiple…
With a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye, nothing can bring sixteen-year-old Beau Coats down. Despite having just moved from Twin Falls, Idaho, he is not worried one bit about being the new kid. Beau Coats, an eleventh grader, has high hopes for his future, and is not stressed about it. His dreams of becoming a hip hop artist and traveling with friends. He also aspires to have a strain of marijuana named after him. To achieve these dreams, Beau beatboxes, raps, and listens to a plethora…
The Quartet band was situated with drums in back center, bass in back right, keys in back left, and trumpet had the front section to himself to pace as he played. My server told me that Willem Paynter has a contract with the owner to provide live jazz every second Wednesday. The server also…
Drums are musical instruments that give a sense of happiness and a sense of enjoyment. I have wanted to play drums since I was around 6 years old. I first saw them played on TV. I then found a greater interest when I saw them being played in church. I liked the base drum the most because of the big deep sound it has. People can use music as speech by expressing what they feel through sound. Elvin Jones is a Black American drummer who express himself through jazz. Elvin Ray Jones was born on…
out and play along to a rock song. A reason why people should love the drums is because you can fully express yourself and how you’re feeling. Although many people say they are annoying and noisy and perhaps “too much”, in reality those judgments may be based on pure prejudice because they just do not know the feeling or do not understand it.…
Usually the percussion section is what is keeping that driving tempo. Unlike most sections of instruments the percussion section is the vastest section although most people only know the common instruments like: the snare drum, the bass drum, drum set, cymbals, xylophone. Even though there are many different types of common percussion, along with many uncommon ones around the world. There are many shapes, sizes, colors and sounds to percussion that makes it an amazing group of instruments…
Eight marching drums menacingly stand surrounded by the dim light of flickering fluorescent bulbs dangling above. The new recruits enter the room and slowly walk to their respective drum—their new homes for the next hours. All members stand with wide eyes and unstable posture. They nervously wait for the tech’s commands. The room encompassed in a seemingly endless silence. The tech sounded off and the new drumline members stepped off in perfect time and began the never ending, never moving…