that led to the music hall. Girls of all ages‚ rosy from the air‚ and bubbling over with that gleeful excitement that comes from running to school on a fine autumn morning‚ hurried‚ skipped‚ fluttered by; from the hollow class-rooms came a quick drumming of voices; a bell rang; a voice like a bird cried‚ "Muriel." And then there came from the staircase a tremendous knock-knock-knocking. Someone had dropped her dumbbells. “ ‘The Singing Lesson’ by Katherine Mansfield is a short story written with
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ability to cross all color and culture lines. Styles such as the blues‚ country‚ jazz‚ gospel and hip hop have spread their influence all over the world. Drums‚ banjo‚ and shakers have been a important key to making beautiful‚ inspiring music. Drumming was an important part of many African musical and religious traditions. The drum heads at either end of the drum’s wooden body are made from hide‚ fish-skin or other membranes which are wrapped around a wooden hoop. Leather cords or thongs run the
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effort gave me more energy than it consumed. And the more I got used to doing it‚ the less energy it took to get started. Is it easy to make a little time for my drumming? Nope. But is it worthwhile? For me‚ absolutely. Do you know in your heart that it’s time (or past time) to start reclaiming the hobby that lights up your heart the way drumming lights up mine? Here are the lessons I’ve learned on how to mix hobbies and busy lives sustainably. Start with just one activity Adding even a little more
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Rara. One of the most important aspects of Voodoo is the summoning of the Lwa‚ or spirits. This is done in a service and drumming is an essential part of this service because it provides music. Dancing is also a very important part of the service. These services involve nearly everyone through either the drumming or the dancing. There are two different types of drumming rhythm patterns that are used depending on which sect of Voodoo one is involved with; Rada and Petwo. Rada is the most common
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Mabel‚ and Ethel. Chick was a legend to a lot of people. He was one of the best drummer of the swing era. At a young age William contracted spinal tuberculosis that left him a hunchback and little use of his legs. Doctors recommend he take up drumming as a remedy to loosen up his stiff joints since then he took up drumming.so he really didn’t have a choice when he went into this career because of his stiff joints that he got from the disease. When he was young he played on pots‚ pans‚ and oil
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believe that drumming shows a commitment to learning because I have been playing and learning drums for 5 years‚ and even though sometimes it may be boring or difficult I struggle through it because I know that if I am able to overcome these challenges I will be a better drummer and student because of it. I am a better student because of playing the drums‚ I know this because the second I started playing drums my math grades went up. I believe that this is because when your drumming you always have
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which makes him extremely dedicated to what he believes in. Billy says‚ “I mean‚ look at Zipper. This guy is a not entirely normal human being‚” (229) which show how negatively people view his differences. One thing that he truly believes in is his drumming; we see this when 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
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with rites of passage such as birth‚ puberty‚ marriage‚ death and life after death. The ceremonies bind and form religious values which govern the family and society. In my discussion I will demonstrate the impact of the music and the importance of drumming in ancient African traditions. According to the early missionaries and anthropologists‚ Africans were without religion and did not know God. Their mission was to convert what they considered were “heathens” and turn the mind to Christians. The Africans
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jazz‚ Clifford Brown‚ lived a short but successful life. Clifford Brown gained the respect and admiration of his peers‚ and his works continue to be appreciated by listeners today. His longtime friend and bandmate Max Roach pioneered modern jazz drumming and is featured on almost all of Clifford Brown’s classic recordings. Clifford Brown’s composition “Sandu” off of his 1955 album Study in Brown has become one of the most recognizable blues heads‚ and demonstrates Clifford Brown’s proficiency as
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to come outside to the Sykes Student Union Building entrance where the people who were orchestrating the event introduced themselves and sang a song. The individual who was doing the drumming and singing name is Jermaine. After that‚ we all returned to the ballroom where there were more discussions about the drumming and singing from Native Americans. There they clearly explained to the audience‚ how the songs they sing can be humorous too. Jermaine provided the viewers with an example‚ when he
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