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The Bass Drum Deserves the Attention It Demands
McCarty, Frank L. – Music Educ J, 1969
Descriptors: Acoustics, Music Techniques, Musical Instruments, Percussion Instruments
Rolllllllllllll - Sustaining Snare Drum Tones
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Spellissey, Gary J. – Music Educators Journal, 1974
Article presented musical notations appropriate to some of the problems of sustaining sounds on the snare drum. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Reading, Music Techniques, Musical Instruments
Rhythmical Alchemy: Village Drumming with Arthur Hull.
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Hillerson, Gary R.; Hull, Arthur – 1991
As a step toward writing a master's thesis in psychology, the connection between rhythm circles and psychotherapeutic process was explored. Arthur Hull, who experienced and preached about the healing power of rhythm for many years, was interviewed. This article recorded the interview between Arthur and the researcher. The interviewer learned that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Music, Music Activities, Music Techniques
Thinking, Saying, Playing: Children Learning the Tabla.
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Farrell, Gerry – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1997
Focuses on the research done on children learning the tabla, a northern India drum, and the role of the bols system, or mnemonics, that provides a means for memorizing musical material, generating improvisation, and developing rhythmic skills. Discusses the structure of the tabla lessons and the type of materials taught. (CMK)
Descriptors: Children, Educational Research, Higher Education, Improvisation
Latin American Music in the Secondary School Music Program.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1981
The inclusion of Latin American music in the secondary school band program may play an important role in affecting student motivation, ethnic identity, intergroup attitudes, and student-teacher relationships. One of the underpinnings of Latin American music is the variety of techniques and exciting rhythms. In this book the rhythms are analyzed…
Descriptors: Applied Music, Bands (Music), High Schools, Instructional Materials
Instrumental Music: Wind and Percussion. Arkansas Public School Course Content Guide.
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Developed by music teachers, curriculum specialists, and Arkansas Department of Education personnel, this course content guide is designed to provide a basis for improving student skills with wind and percussion instruments. Developed on six levels, each level corresponds to one year of instruction and consists of basic skills for developing…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Music Education
Musique instrumentale 10-20-30: Instruments a vent et a percussion. (Instrumental Music 10-20-30: Wind and Percussion Instruments. Teaching Guide).
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1995
The introduction for this Alberta (Canada) music education guide offers reasons for students to study the fine arts at the secondary school level. A philosophy of music education is presented along with 5 key outcomes and 11 music appreciation expectations for secondary students to attain. The volume features wind and percussion instruments. The…
Descriptors: Fine Arts, Foreign Countries, Instrumentation and Orchestration, Music
How to Drum Up a Conversation in a Required Music Class.
Hoffman, Barry Charles – Teaching Music, 1994
Describes activities in a secondary music class in which students communicate with talking drums. Maintains that the class project was developed during a teaching unit on the musical practices of the Ashanti ethnic group in Ghana. Includes instructions for making talking drums and four examples of orchestrating name rhythms for drums. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Multicultural Education