formed over the summer with these 140 people would stay strong to the end of time as we made our final march onto the field. The drum major steps onto the podium and gazes at all of us‚ this is our time to show them who we are‚ the Blue Stars. I realized that this experience will stick with me for a lifetime and will affect me wherever I go. The first time I tried out for drum corps was a terrifying experience. My mother had to
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As An instrument Ethnic Drums has become very popular. They are also such a wide category containing sounds and rhythms from Africa and Latin countries. They tend to have the power to bring out the music in people often complementing our own natural rhythm. They liven ceremonies‚ events and entertain all over the world. The djembe drum ‚ a member of the membranophone family of music instruments‚ seems to be very similar to many other drums across Africa‚ however it does have a few important differences
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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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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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would be my drum major whistle‚ my bible‚ and my favorite bowtie. All three of these items are symbolic of the characteristics and positions I have had throughout my life as a young man. Holding the office of drum major in a marching band is a very strenuous duty. Most individuals consider drum majors to be the face and entertainment of the band‚ specifically with show style marching bands. However‚ the role of a drum major demands a more imperative trait that separates incompetent drum majors from
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Bang the Drum Slowly Every game needs rules in order to ensure that everyone has a fair chance at succeeding in the game. If‚ however‚ fairness to all players is not a necessity‚ then no rules are necessary. In "Bang the Drum Slowly‚" this theme is inherent in everything from card games to life itself. The Exciting Game Without Any Rules (or "TEGWAR")‚ is the game by which Henry Wiggins and Bruce Pearson play in everyday life. As a card game‚ TEGWAR is an exercise of dominance. The only rule
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Ilu‚ the Talking Drum For too long‚ people have neglected to remember where their culture stems from. The culture that lies in our past is connected to our present and ultimately‚ our future. Despite the possibilities that learning about our past can offer‚ there is no limit to how much despair can be found during the search. However‚ it is because of those faults that allow us to move forward in life. This point of view is the main focus in the poem “Ilu‚ the Talking Drum‚” a tale revolving
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The story " I Go Along‚" by Richard Peck‚ is about a boy named Gene who has changed his attitude while going on a class trip to see a poet. Throughout the story‚ the title is relative in various ways to the context of the story itself and represents many themes‚ such as dependence and conformity and most importantly‚ the idea that it is vital to make decision based on your own thoughts instead of following the crowd. By looking at the title of the story‚ "I Go Along‚" the readers can directly
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youngsters with nose piercings and spiked hair; a way to get noticed when they walk down the street. Now each time they strap on their boards they see a geezer’ next to them doing the same; what if the old person next to them also had a bright red mohawk and a metal dog bone sticking through their nose‚ it would be like the end of the world. The geezers’ like snowboarding as an alternative to skiing for several reasons. They say it’s easier on the joints‚ which I think would be really important
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marks one of the reasons I believed I was a favorable candidate for drum major. The path to becoming drum major was not an easy one to follow‚ but definitely worth it in the long run. At the end of this path‚ I acquired the chance to place my mark on the band‚ to help change and mold it into an efficient machine and better in general; a chance that fills me with glee and excitement. In the beginning‚ my decision to try out for drum major remained unclear‚
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