Drum

best fun I’ve had in a long while. The past two years of marching band have influenced to me to lead the band rather than just play. I want to be drum major. You know, the guy or girl dressed up in white swinging their arms around for the band. Well, it’s a little more complicated than that. It takes a person with specific…

the south where there’s colorful carnivals. The taditional music and dance of the Orixas, which consist of three drums which have three elements of music that are drum chorus, bells, and rattles. As stated “The drums, called "atabaque" are the "rum", the largest, the "rumpi", the middle, and there is a smaller one. The rattles or "afox" accentuate the cross-rhythms provided by the drums, and…

This felt like a brand new day, knowing this drum was going to bring her gifts of magic. She could hardly stand the anticipation! She flew out of bed and ran to her drum, finding it just where she left it, sitting outside under her tree. She said a little prayer, thanking her drum for showing her the way home, for opening her heart, for filling her up with love and tapping into her very own heartbeat! She reached out to touch her drum, caressing the flesh. It was soft and flexible, yet…

My father is also a dancer, and a singer in his own drum group so my experience with powwows is incredibly high. When I attended the FNUC opening powwow, I possessed this thought in my mind that this powwow was not going to be all that special, or exciting. I know the difference between a small and a large powwow, and small powwows are fun, but large powwows is where it gets interesting with the dancing competitions, the amount different drum groups, and the amount of dancers as a whole. Never…

times it seems as though the art was made by a completely different group of people. When looking at two specific pieces the similarities and differences really shine through. The two pieces that will be compared and contrasted are one of the Asmat drums-the one created by Orem, and the Soul Canoe by Amandos Amonos and assistants. First off, the color of these pieces appears to be similar, yet also very different. These pieces are both made out of the subtractive process of carving wood. Wood…

Video Analysis Assignment Two 1.In the video, a child named Leah hits the drum with one hand to initiate a conversation with her teacher. In return, the teacher responds by hitting the drum, which encourage a back forth engagement. Whenever the teacher responds to Leah by hitting the drum, Leah adjusts her sitting position and hand movements to show anticipation to subsequently engage. Leah looks at her teacher almost every time after she finishes her turn, and you can tell that she expects her…

them to attend to, but they are already too familiar with the weekly cycle for them to mind. It is game day, and the longest day of the week for drums majors has just begun. “Game days are much like normal days,” You said. “I get up at the same time, and go through all six of my classes basically the same.” While it may seem like they have it easy, drum majors are constantly faced with complicated tasks. They are required to have a sense of charisma and confidence in order to lead the many…

Formed in 1987, Green Day is an American pop punk band from Oakland, California. The members include lead singer and guitarists Billie Joe Armstrong, Bassist and backing vocals Mike Dirnt (Mike Pritchard), and drummer Tre Cool. Childhood friends Billie Joe and Mike Dirnt formed a band called Sweet Children at the age of fifteen. In Vallejo, California Sweet Children’s first concert took place at Rod’s Hickory Pit, where Billie Joe’s mother was working at the time. In 1989, the band had changed…

view. The drum along with the general and the peach blossoms are some of the most important symbolisms. The drum is a major symbolism because the drum is the symbolisation of the heart of the army. With the drum being the heart of the army, it shows that even though it may not look like the best position, it is still important. The drum keeps the soldiers in the army at the correct pace when marching into battle while the General can’t. With these examples, it is very clear that the drum is a…

In the article “ Americas Real Crime Element: Lead” by Kevin Drum published in Mother Jones magazine, the author gives possible reasons behind crime rates in the 1990’s. Drum introduces many theories, to later discredit them through evidence. Such evidence leads him to the real reason behind violent crimes.The evidence presented by Drum makes his argument credible to most, including parents of young children. Parents with young children have many fears. We fear the future, what type of person…