Scott Peck‚ author of The Different Drum: Community and Making Peace‚ describes community as "people living together in both freedom and love." Communities cannot be formed around people (individualists) who are busy satisfying their own needs first and who are not willing to work hard to make love work. Upon entering this class I realized that a community is not an automatic thing. It does not just appear out of thin air. A group must work together to build bonds between each other. The community
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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 drumming in history was a series clapping of
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Travis Barker‚ Alex Rodriguez‚ Roger Taylor‚ and John Bonham have something in common: They all are or 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
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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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for Drums by Ann Rinaldi. This novel is about a girl in the Revolutionary War named Jemima Emerson. Her parents want her to have a solid education‚ so they give her a tutor. Later in the novel‚ she finds love with this tutor‚ and they get betrothed. The tutor’s name is John Reid. He has many important traits that make him a positive role model for many. John reid is a very helpful‚ stern‚ and caring person. Most often‚ these traits are shown involving he and Jemima. In several events‚ John is extremely
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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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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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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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The drum can be played by striking it with a drumstick or any other form of beater‚ including brushes‚ route and hands‚ all of which produce a softer-sounding vibration from the snare wires. When using a stick‚ the drummer may strike the head of the drum‚ the rim counterhoop‚ or the shell. When the top head is struck‚ the bottom head vibrates in tandem‚ which in turn stimulates the snares and produces a clicking sound. The snares can be thrown off disengaged with a lever on the strainer so that the
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