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Tag Archives: drum
Music Jewelry
For some people jewelry is just something you wear to help yourself look more “professional”, for others they want to simply be pretty, and still others want to express their personality through their adornments. If you are someone who is … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff and Merchandise
Tagged band, bracelet, bulk, chandelier, cheap, chorus, clarinet, custom, dangle, drum, earrings, eighth, etsy, flute, guitar, handmade, horn, jewelry, keychain, microphone, music, music-themed, note, notes, orchestra, order, sale, shop, sixteenth, themed, trumpet, violin
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Video: “Angels we have Heard On High” – The Piano Guys
Christmas is just two days away, so I thought it appropriate to share something Christmas-y and musical. This is a really neat video created by The Piano Guys in which four men play the same piano using special effects. You … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational
Tagged angels, Angels we have heard on high, Christ, Christmas, drum, drummer boy, jesus, music, piano, piano guys, play, the, the piano guys, video
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Dictionary of Common Foreign Percussion Terms
English Italian French German Mnemonic Devices *Antique Cymbals Crotali *Crotales Antiken Zimbeln Anvil Incudine Enclume Amboss *Bass Drum *Gran Cassa *Gross Caisse *Grosse Trommel Remember that “gross” means “big” *Chimes (tubular bells) Campane (Campanelle) *Cloches *Glocken “Cloches” rhymes with “roaches” … Continue reading
Posted in Percussion, Percussion Notes
Tagged bells, crotales, cymbals, definition, dictionary, drum, education, English, foreign language, French, German, Italian, music, percussion, piatti, snare, terms, timpani
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4th Grade Lesson – “Down Under with Texture” – Ostinato/Texture
This lesson is from the Silver-Burdette Making Music 4th grade book. In this lesson students will learn a funny song about different Australian Animals called “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” and will learn about texture by playing different ostinati on … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Lessons
Tagged 4th grade, australia, band, drum, fourth grade, kangaroo, lesson plan, music, orff, Ostinato, texture, timbre
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Percussion Techniques Notes – The Snare Drum
The Snare Drum These are the notes I took on my first day of Percussion Techniques at USF, taught by Dr. Bob McCormick. The basics of the snare drum are covered here, including parts of the drum, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Percussion, Percussion Notes
Tagged bass drum, Bob McCormick, drum, education, music, music education, notes, percussion, snare, techniques, tympani
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 