Being a Drum Major Over my high school years‚ I have held more than one tangible leadership role. However‚ nothing has taught me more than my tenure as one of the drum majors for my marching band. My junior year‚ I decided to audition for the role of drum major‚ which is the main leadership component of the band. A few months later‚ it was announced that I and two others had been chosen as drum majors for the next year. I was ecstatic and ready to begin working towards the next season. As the
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absolute best sound in the world? Is it the crashing of waves‚ the sound of a V8 hemi‚ or the sound of a credit card being swiped and approved? For a musician‚ in particular a percussionist‚ the sound of a drum would be their favorite sound in the world. Today I am going to briefly talk about the origin of the drum‚ the components of the modern drum set‚ and the benefits of drumming. Now‚ a drum is a musical instrument which produces sound by the vibration of a stretched membrane (head). The very first
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have been master drummers. To them‚ playing the drums was a passion. Playing drums is also a passion of mine‚ and in order to be good at this‚ you have to follow certain steps. First‚ you have to know this instrument by recognizing its parts. Second‚ you have to choose carefully your hardware; thirdly‚ you have a good instructor‚ or find good lessons online. And finally‚ you have to have time to practice.. Although many people believe that drums are very difficult to learn‚ I believe that such
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since the beginning of this year the idea of being drum major has been floating in and out of my mind. I have spent many an occasion debating with myself if I wanted to keep marching with the band‚ one of my favorite things to do‚ or if I wanted to take my chances and try to make it as a drum major so that I could conduct‚ another favorite thing of mine. The lack of enthusiasm from my band friends does not help in favor of my wishes of becoming drum major. Though somewhere along the line my love for
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Mixing Drums The kick drum big three: boom‚ smack‚ click These are three key elements that can be used to describe the sound of a kick drum. Boom is where the low end thud of the kick drum comes from. You can find a cleaner‚ modern sound boosting around the 50-60Hz area. A more traditional‚ ringing boom will be found a bit higher‚ perhaps in the 100Hz range. I typically use a normal‚ peaking band for the boom but you can experiment with a low shelving band here if your kick drum is lacking girth
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08 Fall 08 Fall The Modern Drum Set: Driving the Rhythm of Change in America Jeffrey Ringle A synthesis and comparison of the socioeconomic‚ cultural‚ religious‚ and musical effects the invention of the drum kit has had on America since its invention circa 1900. The Modern Drum Set: Driving the Rhythm of Change in America Jeffrey Ringle A synthesis and comparison of the socioeconomic‚ cultural‚ religious‚ and musical effects the invention of the drum kit has had on America since its
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1. The given margins of the two products as indicated in the reports submitted by the accounting department for the drums and mountain bike frames should not be used in the decision of which product to make. This is due to the following reasons: a. The product margins are lower than they should be‚ simply due to the fact of the presence of allocated common fixed costs that happen to be irrelevant in making this decision. b. Moreover‚ when the fixed costs are taken out of the equation‚ the profitability
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Dating back to the slave trade the drum has been used all over the world as a means of communication and self expression. Its broad variety of users includes the early African tribes and the Native Alaskan tribes‚ both using them for ceremonial purposes. The Africans brought drums with them to the Americas and helped to develop their popularity among American musicians. In the mid 1900’s drum sets were brought about. These revolutionary collaborations of percussive pieces started off with a pair
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Africana Studies 1-1-2011 ‘The Mystic Drum’: Critical Commentary on Gabriel Okara’s Love Lyrics Chukwuma Azuonye University of Massachusetts Boston‚ chukwuma.azuonye@umb.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/africana_faculty_pubs Part of the African Languages and Societies Commons‚ Comparative Literature Commons‚ and the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Azuonye‚ Chukwuma‚ "‘The Mystic Drum’: Critical Commentary on Gabriel Okara’s
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The history of drums can be traced far back into ancient times. Drums have been used for many different purposes in many different cultures. The designs and materials of the drums have changed over the years. The instruments that make up the percussion family have also changed over the years. During the earliest recorded years‚ drums were used mainly in rituals and ceremonies. These drum heads were made out an animal hide that had been scraped and tanned. Then they were stretched tightly over a hollow
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