Drums

they’re doing, but they should also have the guts to make their opinions/ reasonings clear, especially when they are trying to work. 2.) In your opinion, what should the responsibilities of a Drum Major include? Well, obviously there’s keeping tempo. It’s the most important part of a Drum Major’s job. Otherwise, a Drum Major should be prepared to help other sections or…

show comes to an end, I get to make my way to the top of our mountain. SHOW At the top of the mountain, I look out at the band and the crowd and then the band turns and looks at me. The crowd goes wild. SHOW Our show is done. We hear taps from the drums and march off the field. Everyone is breathing heavily and deciding if it was a good or bad show for…

positions that I should be considered for and show these traits the best in are both the drum major and uniform captain. The Drum Major is a very important aspect of a marching band’s success. For example, the Drum Major is to act as a supervisor and assistant to the other band leaders and officers, all while being a responsible role model that maintains their positive attitude towards others. I should be considered for Drum Major due to my ability to mirror the traits and qualities needed for…

suffering in Drum Taps that is juxtaposed by the exultant and spirited tones from Leaves of Grass (Burroughs 6).Whitman’s poetic works varied from his initial compilations, his post-war works, and the way that critics received the works. Whitman is most renowned…

A film is an art form. Composer, Henry Mancini, once said, “the real creative power is in the mind and heart of the composer.” Henry Mancini was the composer for Touch of Evil and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. While these two films may seem like they don’t connect with each other at any point, they do and it is with Henry Mancini. By examining Touch of Evil and Breakfast at Tiffany’s through the lens of Henry Mancini’s music choices we can see that Mancini’s music choices were just as important as…

person. Regardless of the century, the teen years are when young adults search for physical, emotional, and intellectual independence while trying to hold onto the security of childhood. Just as fifteen year old Jemima, in the book Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi, begins to develop self-reliance within her family and community, as a thirteen year old girl in modern North America, I also thirst for independence while still experiencing the security of my parents. The challenge of balancing…

Steel Drum Reflection 1. My emotions before the Concert were that I was very excited and energetic to play In front of a large audience for the second time. I was also happy due to me having fun a lot of fun with my friends before the concert started. My emotions during the concert were that I felt panicked due me being nervous to make a mistake while playing. I was also panicked due to me feeling like the audience was watching me (Only me) playing during the concert. After the concert I felt…

In ‘The Magic Drum’, it seems that the entire myth can be perfectly fit into the ideals and theory of Lillian Feder. The myth can be read as a human reaction to a stressful and possibly deadly situation, where the inhabitants will do what is necessary to survive. In this case, a famine has swept through the village of King Maseni. Turtle is the main focus of this tale as he maneuvers around trying to feed his family. The Leopard has been instructed by the king to alert him to anyone who has food…

Both writers see narrative as overwhelmingly malleable, shattering traditional novel forms. Milan Kundera’s The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is diffuse with, tone, plot, and characters seem to wander all over the map. Gunter Grass’ My Century is constructed in a similar manor. However, both novels carry a strong thematic and emotional content. Kubdera’s shattered, oblique approach to narrative, and Grass’ step-by-step march through the years. This essay will comment on the effectiveness of…

Seminar 1 Reflection Questions To make our time together as productive and efficient as possible, please reflect on the following questions and email your responses to Dr. West and Dr. Clauhs by Tuesday, 9/13. 1. How much of your teaching opportunity/experience is indeed student-centered? Why? Since this is Block 1 and the beginning of the school year, a lot of the first few days of school has involved work outside of playing music and rehearsing, including things such as organizing the band…