dads, other relatives, or even their own life. An orphan asylum called the “Cleveland Jewish Orphan Asylum” opened in 1868 for all the children that no longer had family members alive. Another choice you could’ve done in the war, was to be a drummer boy. A Drummer boys was…
March 1864, when Congress prohibited the enlistment of boys under sixteen, boys were a large part of the soldiers who made up the force. Although most boys were mainly assigned jobs as helping with daily routine soldier life, such as musicians and drummers, their presence was still vital. The sound of drumbeats or bugle calls played accurately, could carry important commands far beyond human voices. Young boys provided entertainment, made daily life at soldier camps as smooth as possible and…
I am not sure if it had anything to with her being white and the crowed being all black or if she was just out shadowed by the drummer. The last performer keyboarder Michelle Rosewoman was also great but she was not provided with a pedal board, so she stomped her feet on the floor to mimic the missing pedal board which distracted me from her performance. She provided a mix of her…
sold-out homecoming show at the Greek. The lineup highlights guitarist-vocalist lyricist Todd Rundgren, Toto guitarist-artist Steve Lukather, Santana keyboardist-artist Gregg Rolie, bassist Richard Page, saxophonist-percussionist Warren Ham and drummer…
Movement was a large part of the performance. The saxophone players didn’t simply sit and play, they walked from one side of the stage to another, moved behind other players, and even seemed to converse while they played. The bassists and drummer even discussed something as they played The Grind. Even the audience was more involved, clapping during the songs and dancing along with the music. Overall, this performance was more inclusive than the previous one I went to. The performance wasn’t…
actually the perquisites of chieftaincy. The fontonfroms are a symbol of power for the Asante people, and through these drums there is a language understood by all the people who participate in the Asante culture. By rhythmic and tonal mimicry the drummer can carry on an elaborate dialogue with the dancer. The drums are also used as a method of communication and something that I found very interesting was that depending on the style and sound of the drum, it can be determined whether it was male…
composer, Andy Eulau, the bassist, and Dave Rataczak, as the drummer.…
Earlier in the book he tries to help people keep their faith and hope in order to survive. “I can’t go on… It’s over… It’s over. God is no longer with us,” says Akiba Drummer. (Wiesel pg. 46)This quote shows a hope because the man has lost his share of faith. Hope and faith are connected on a weird way. If one has a faith that they believe in then when they believe in it then they also will have hope. He ended up being…
Ronnie Joseph Radke is one of the most well known singers in the pop punk culture. Though he did not take the easiest way there. Ronnie has had to overcome many hardships, including his addiction, his brother’s death, and getting kicked out of a band. Even though these personal hardships have occurred Ronnie is still one of my biggest inspirations. Ronnie Radke was a singer of two well known bands, Escape the Fate and Falling in Reverse. He formed Escape the Fate after their big success with…
I am American drummer and composer Gene Jackson. This letter is on behalf of my colleague multi-talented pianist and composer Gabriel Guerrero in support of his visa application. I had been a world renowned successful professional musician for the last 37 years. My career has allowed me to share stage and recordings with the most prominent musicians of the recent era. My broad touring and recording credentials include Oscar Academy Award Winner and 14-time Grammy Award Winner pianist Herbie…