Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Drum Corps Competition: A Historical March

Adan Kurswewski asked: The drum corps or the drum and bugle corps is a marching band that performs parades, tours, on-field competitions, festivals and other social programs. The culture originated from military history of America after World War I and lasted through present time.The corps has two main streams, namely the classic and the modern. While the classic does not… (more…)

Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps

dudu asked: AboutUniformA white shirt, black pants and shoes, black gauntlets, black gloves, a green sash with silver trim, and sunglasses.InstrumentationThe corps, until 2007, had been using 3-valved bugles. In 2007 the corp purchased a new set of horns and moved away from the bugles.LogoThe corps logo is a green, white, and black vertical racing strip on the left with… (more…)

Drumming Technique – 2 Golden Rules to Improve Any Drummers Performance When Playing Drums

Darren tunstall asked: Are you a student taking drum lessons or are you a drum teacher of music lessons?  Playing drums can be fun and you can learn (or teach) drums in a short while, or be a much better drummer, by following two (2) golden rules of drumming.  If you want to learn drums more effectively and efficiently, then… (more…)

What to Know More About Scrapbook and Scrapbooking

Adan Kurswewski asked: If you are one of those people who care about simple things in life and like to preserve good memories foe a lifetime, scrapbooking would surely interest you. Scrapbooking is quite an old practice, dating back to the times when the first photographs were made available.Scrapbooking is a simple practice of keeping a record of personal and… (more…)

Tenor Drums In Marching Bands

Victor Epand asked: The tenor drum is one of the many drums used by American marching bands. Although now most commonly found in parades and on football fields during halftime shows, this instrument has been used since the mid-19th century by a variety of composers. It is a lower-pitched variant of the snare drum, another marching band staple. On the… (more…)

Double Bass Drums and Its Playing Techniques

Victor Epand asked: The primary characteristic of a bass drum is that it produces indefinite or low-pitched sound. We can generally classify them into concert bass drum, pitched bass drum, and the kick drum. As the name suggests, concert bass are used in concerts or orchestras. The kick drum is, usually, seen on drum kits. It is attached to a… (more…)