Drums

Although failure can be upsetting or even discouraging, it can be used as a wonderful learning experience. Failure at some point is inevitable, but it you have to make the most of it. I have been fortunate enough to be the drum major for my school’s marching band both my junior and senior year. We have yet to start competitions this year, but last year was not ideal for me as a leader or the band as a whole. We start rehearsals for our competition show at the end of June; this is usually about…

The sequence that I will be analyzing is the opening of the movie 8 ½ (1963) directed by the great Federico Fellini. The 8½ opening sequence uses specific panning shots and the element of sound to depict fear and pressure in the most thought provoking ways possible. Filled with Fellini’s infinite imagination, this movie does not cease to amaze the viewer even after 40 years of its creation. It is certainly a masterpiece of its time and attracts you from the very first sequences in the film. As…

concert hold by Nocturne- a two years old club in Denver, and the Keith Oxman Quartet did a remarkable concert that night. The Keith Oxman Quartet is a Jazz band lead by Keith Oxman on tenor saxophone, and has Derek Banach on trumpet, Todd Reid on drums, and Jeff Jenkins on organ. Additionally, Jenkins was playing keyboard on April 21st. The Keith Oxman Quartet plays at Nocturne every Friday night between March 10th and April 28th. On last Friday evening, the concert began at 7 pm and ended at…

William Tell Overture is scored for the following instruments: - piccolo - flute - two oboes (first or second oboe doubles a cor anglais) - two clarinets in A - two bassoons - 4 French horns - two trumpets - three trombones - timpani - triangle - bass drum -…

there is some play too. Why not look at some creative ways to use your old 55-gallon drum? Barbecue Yes, you can have your own BBQ. Cut the barrel in half, and add a grate and handles across the bottom. You can make one for yourself, and even sell them if you have an affordable source of steel drums. Raft Do you live near a water source? You could use your old barrel to create a raft for yourself. Lash a few drums together and place a wooden frame at the…

of Connor Freimuth, Dylan Abbott, Sean Alvarez, Jake Hostetler and Conor Fox. The trombone section was made up of Noah Wendt, David James, Aaron Locks, and Bryce Chiddster. Chandler Boyd was on piano, Ryan Mondak was on Guitar and Daman Hyde was on drums. Daniel Sitler and Mitch Borkowski were on…

Walt Whitman was born in eighteen nineteen in West Hills, New York. The second of nine kids, which would eventually fall to seven, his family suffered tremendous financial difficulties. While his father was a gifted builder and craftsman, their rural location, and their financially struggling neighbors, made it nearly impossible to maintain a steady income. Ultimately, at eleven, Whitman was forced to leave school to work in printing. Often, Whitman described his childhood as ‘miserable’ because…

Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love? ” From the beginning, he lures my mind into what he is thinking and feeling, and immediately expresses what the song is about. The drums kick in louder and the pitch of his voice rises as he goes on to sing“ And darling I ,will, be loving you, 'til we're 70, and baby my, heart , could still fall as, hard at 23.” While the artist sings, the background begins to come alive with slight…

The MLK’s Drum Major Instinct sermon was played during King’s funeral (4TruthAndJustice, 2007) In the Drum Major Instinct sermon encouraged everyone to achieve greatness and ask everyone to remember King for love, justice, and commitment (4TruthAndJustice, 2007). The King showed the power of nonviolence. In…

Music has the ability to elicit strong sensational feelings from the listener and often it comes from a unique blend of the song itself and the environment surrounding the listener. One song can leave your whole body covered in goose bumps with your hair sticking straight up; this is exactly what happened to me when I heard Renegade by Styx for the first time. Styx is an American rock band from Chicago that dominated the rock scene in the mid 1970’s and early 1980’s. Renegade was released in…