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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…

After the flags passed, two baton twirlers preceded the rest of the SIU cheerleaders. The baton twirlers performed a coordinated routine which started with the music played by the Salukis Marching band. These two twirlers rotated their batons very fast, then they tossed them into the air and jumped to catch it before it dropped to the floor. Then three rows of cheerleaders who were wearing a very sophisticated uniform made with the SIU colors, maroon, black and white, passed. Their uniforms are…

At the end of camp, collect supplies in Survival Kits to use again at the next Survivor Camp. Step-by-Step Instructions for Instructors Survivor Mail (whole group): Welcome campers back and read today’s Survivor Mail: {Survivor Mail formatting} It has been 11 days since you first arrived at Survivor Camp, and you’ve survived a lot. When you were thirsty, you collected and purified water. When you hungry, you…

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…

The Kit-Kat Katostrophe Wafers… in milk chocolate. In rows. Break time. Anytime. Break time anytime. BREAK time ANYTIME. Some people don’t get this. Something in their cerebral cortex is wrong, and they do it all wrong. There comes a time when Kit-Kats must be eaten properly, in order to achieve world peace. Sure, we can stop fighting, and ISIS could stop breaking religious monuments, and we could actually like each other but that’s boring. What really matters is eating Kit-Kats properly. You…

The Controversy of Women Percussionists and their Exclusion from Batá Drumming Batá drumming is a religious ceremony over five centuries old of Yoruba origin. The purpose of the ceremony is to call upon Orishas, or deities using the drums. There are three drums that participate in the communication with the orishas during the ceremony. These three drums are Iya (mother), dedicated to the Orisha Yemaya, Itotele (father) dedicated to Oshun, and Okonkolo (baby) dedicated to the orisha Chango. Iya…

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 had great patterns on his song, “Good Times Bad Times.” Many songs made him famous. “Good Times Bad Times” is one of the many songs that made…

I will compare and contrast two stories I have read. Drumbeats and Bullets and The Drummer Boy of Shiloh. These will both have two young boys. These young boys go on an adventure. Here are the statements I will make. In Drumbeats and Bullets a young boy enlisted at fifteen. 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.…

Red sand fumes into the moonlit sky, beaded anklets rattling amidst the smoke. Throbbing drums clutter the fiery air, feet stomping and whisking through the thick clouds to the beat. Masks illuminate the crimson fog, voices seeping through into the quaking thump of drums. Flutes fold slender into the cadence, their airy tone shimmering amongst the clack of percussion. This is a night of celebration, a routine festivity to the Igbo people. Their dances are chaotic and minimalistic, although they…

His gentle and shy spirit is illustrated on his first day in Fletcher’s jazz rehearsal. During this scene, we see several aspects to the question of the tension created between the concepts of normativity and performativity, how Fletcher embodies normative values, and Andrew’s struggle to overcome the…