Making Drums

Making Drums

Author: Dennis Waring

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781895569810

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"Try numerous ways, both ancient and contemporary, to construct a variety of remarkable drums from different cultures"--P. [4] of cover.


Sexuality Education

Sexuality Education

Author: Elizabeth Schroeder

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-04-30

Total Pages: 1560

ISBN-13: 0275997952

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An exemplary team of professionals provides a comprehensive look at sex education, the heated debate over federal controls, current research and practice, programs, politics, legislation, and cultural and religious issues related to sex and sexuality education. In the groundbreaking Sexuality Education: Past, Present, and Future, the history, practices, and politics of sexuality education are explained. Respected educators, counselors, and therapists marshal both research and educated opinion to offer insights into exactly what is meant by "sex education," what the various approaches are, what "age appropriate" lessons are supported by most professionals, and the impact of government policies. Noting that the need for sexuality education has expanded to adults, from new parents to senior citizens, this unique work also takes readers into classrooms and makes them privy to conversations representing everyone from elementary school students to nursing home residents. These comments reveal the range of unanswered questions about sex—questions that are important for psychological, as well as physical health. In addition, the contributors explore ongoing issues in sexuality education, such as how to present "culturally competent" lessons that include consideration of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and sexual orientation. The experts also examine sexuality education in other countries, the challenges those countries face, and their victories over unplanned pregnancy and STDs in the global effort to preserve sexual health.


Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the OMAP - L138 eXperimenter

Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the OMAP - L138 eXperimenter

Author: Donald S. Reay

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-03-02

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1118228952

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Teaches digital signal processing concepts via hands-on examples The OMAP-L138 eXperimenter is the latest inexpensive DSP development system to be adopted by the Texas Instruments University Program. The OMAP-L138 processor contains both ARM and DSP cores and is aimed at portable and mobile multimedia applications. This book concentrates on the demonstration of real-time DSP algorithms implemented on its C6748 DSP core. Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the OMAP-L138 eXperimenter provides an extensive and comprehensive set of program examples to aid instructors in teaching DSP in a laboratory using audio frequency signals—making it an ideal text for DSP courses at senior undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Subjects covered include polling-based, interrupt-based, and DMA-based I/O methods, and how real-time programs may be run using the board support library (BSL), the DSP/BIOS real-time operating system, or the DSP/BIOS Platform Support Package. Chapters include: Analog input and output with the OMAP-L138 eXperimenter Finite impulse response filters Infinite impulse response filters Fast Fourier transform Adaptive filters DSP/BIOS and platform support package Each chapter begins with a review of background theory and then presents a number of real-time program examples to reinforce understanding of that theory and to demonstrate the use of the OMAP-L138 eXperimenter and Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio integrated development environment.


Interactive Composition

Interactive Composition

Author: V. J. Manzo

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0199973814

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Manzo and Kuhn provide readers with all the practical skills and insights necessary to compose and perform electronic music in a variety of popular styles. Even those with little experience with digital audio software will learn to design powerful systems that facilitate their own compositional ideas.


The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Drums

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Drums

Author: Michael Miller

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781592571628

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Covers the history of drumming, different drum types, how to care for them, and basic skills and tips for playing different types of music.


Introducing Reason 4

Introducing Reason 4

Author: Cliff Truesdell

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-06-30

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 0470374381

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Electronic musicians, rockers, rappers, and regular folks use Reason virtual studio software to create and self-record studio-quality music on PCs and Macs. This book shows you how to harness all the tools of this popular package to produce your own professional sound. Veteran studio engineer and professional musician Cliff Truesdell explains everything you need to get going?from Reason's full array of virtual instruments, effects, and functions to priceless inside-the-studio insights and tips you can use to start creating original pieces right away.


The Voice in the Drum

The Voice in the Drum

Author: Richard K. Wolf

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2014-10-30

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 0252096509

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Based on extensive field research in India and Pakistan, this new study examines the ways drumming and voices interconnect over vast areas of South Asia and considers what it means for instruments to be voice-like and carry textual messages in particular contexts. Richard K. Wolf employs a hybrid, novelistic form of presentation, in which a fictional protagonist interacts with Wolf's field consultants, to communicate ethnographic and historical realities that transcend the local details of any one person's life. The narrative explores how the themes of South Asian Muslims and their neighbors coming together, moving apart, and relating to God and spiritual intermediaries resonate across ritual and expressive forms such as drumming and dancing. Wolf weaves in the story of a family led by Ahmed Ali Khan, a North Indian ruler who revels in the glories of 19th century life, when many religious communities joined together harmoniously in grand processions. His journalist son Muharram Ali obsessively scours the subcontinent in pursuit of a music he naively hopes will dissolve religious and political barriers. The story charts the breakdown of this naiveté. A daring narrative of music, religion and politics in late twentieth century South Asia, The Voice in the Drum delves into the social and religious principles around which Muslims, Hindus, and others bond, create distinctions, reflect upon one another, or decline to acknowledge differences.


The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide

The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide

Author: Stewart Hoffman

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0190461683

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The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide: Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion is an essential practical resource for instrumental music teachers and band directors. Author Stewart Hoffman, a Juilliard-trained percussionist, performer, private instructor, and former classroom teacher, offers a comprehensive yet accessible and clearly written handbook to help set teachers and students alike firmly on the road to classroom success. In this book, he presents a thorough foundation in snare drum, timpani, keyboard percussion, drum set, and auxiliary and Latin percussion techniques. More than this, he provides practical advice on curriculum and methodology, packing page after page with teaching tips developed through decades of experience. For educators and band directors who want to learn more about percussion instruments and playing techniques, refine their percussion-teaching skills, or set the classroom stage for a more effective and rewarding teaching experience, The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide: Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion will be a valued resource for discovering: - keys to effective evaluation - how to plan a percussion program and select percussionists - recommended instruments and mallets; repair and maintenance guidelines - lifts and levels, a system that leads students to greater control and a more relaxed snare drum technique - technical exercises for all main and accessory percussion instruments - easily referenced summaries of points to focus on when practicing - guidelines for teaching jazz, Latin and rock drumset Visit the companion website at www.oup.com/us/bandteacherspercussionguide