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    Drummer Guy Vanderhaeghe

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    Vanderhaeghe writes‚ “You see‚ Zipper really thinks he ’s going to make himself somebody with those drums‚ he really does” (230). If it weren ’t for that‚ he would have given up on his goals‚ and who knows what road that would take him down. Billy says‚ “A year ago he quits school to teach himself to be a drummer. That ’s all. He doesn ’t get a job or nothing‚ just sits and home and drums‚”

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    Bata Dance

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    The Music and Dance of Bata is a ritual form of dance for Sango‚ a deity in Yoruba land. Sango was the third king of the ancient Oyo Empire. It is a communicative dance between the worshipers and the deity. The Oyo Empire‚ established by the Yoruba people‚ controlled a wide area between the Volta and Niger rivers by the mid-17th century. The capital of the state was moved here from Old Oyo (Katunga) in the 1830s‚ and the Alafin (leader) of Oyo still resides in the city. A typical bata dance takes

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    African-Influenced Songs

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    a song composed by Colombian singer‚ Shakira and features Freshlyground‚ a South African band. This song was composed for the 2010 South African World Cup. The instruments used in this song are the bass guitar‚ electric guitar‚ drum kit‚ bongo drums‚ conga drums‚ bass drums‚ keyboard‚ an African guitar similar to a Ukulele‚ and maracas. “Waka Waka” has a fast and very energetic melody to it. When it is time for the background singers to sing‚ they sing in harmony. The tone of this song is smooth and

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    Snare Drum Analysis

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    is a snare drum introduction. This gives us a since that the work place is very busy. The notes on beats 1 and 4 are the hammers hitting on to the metal. The snare drum helps to add the sense that the workshop is busy because of the fast rhythms you hear underneath the notes on beats 1 and 4. In measure 7 we no longer hear the snare drum just descending notes starting in the starting in the woodwinds going through all of the other instruments ending on a chord that brings the snare drum back in. In

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    I attended The Wind Ensemble on March 9‚ 2016 that took place in San Jose State University Concert Hall. The program was part of San Jose State University School of Music and Dances performances Spring ’16. There were two conductors for this performance‚ Dr. Edward Harris was the director as well as the main conductor of this performance‚ and the graduate conducting associate Paul Herrea. In this ensemble‚ there were two percussion soloists by Professor Galen Lemmon and Anne Hsu‚ an alumni from SJSU

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    Dance Critique

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    guys dancing together. However‚ in the performance of The gift there was just one guy that performed his solo. As the famous song of “The Little Drummer Boy” started‚ the lights appear on stage focusing on a boy who was sitting on a rock with his drum. He was wearing a white loose shirt with shorts and a red belt around him. The stage also had a white bright light in the back area of the stage. As the song started seven different characters came in one by one with different color of long dresses

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    "drummers"‚ and in doing this‚ they limit their musical capabilities to three instruments: the snare drum‚ bass drum‚ and drum set. As kids advance through school‚ the drummers get weeded out. The parts become more difficult‚ more practice time is expected‚ and the instrument variety expands. By ninth grade‚ only percussionists remain. Percussionists who can alternate between playing timbales‚ bata drums‚ and shakarees without batting an eye. By the time I entered my freshman year‚ I could look at almost

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    Bang The Drum Meaning

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    up grace‚ which are sanctifying grace and actual grace. Sanctifying grace orients us toward God‚ and actual grace the interventions of God in our lives. Bang the Drum Slowly and Bad Day at Black Rock are two movies that heavily symbolize the two types of grace‚ throughout their scene play. Actual Grace is shown throughout Bang the Drum Slowly through the character Bruce Pearson. During the movie Bruce was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease and was reportedly going to die. Despite this terminal illness

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    Reflection

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    Genine Marie Tacadena Dance 131 Taiko Drum and Dance; Little Things Do Matter I went to Kenny Endo’s Taiko Drum and Dance Saturday night thinking I was just going to see pieces with just dancing and just drumming. I did not expect to see what I saw and this performance completely changed my view of dancing/dancers‚ drummers/musicians/composers...artistry in general. The overall performance was good‚ but it were the little things‚ like having good posture and form while playing or dancing‚ or

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    Drum Major Speech

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    How to Become a Drum Major. Is someone close to another‚ wanting to be a drum major? Well‚ they are in luck. Today we are going to talk about becoming a drum major step by step. Drum majors have many responsibilities they have to accomplish. For example: knowing the music for the inside out. Drum majors are more than just a person flapping their arms on a stand. We will learn steps through tryouts‚ practice or football games‚ and competitions. Tryouts is where and how everything gets started. Most

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