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George G. Bruce
George B. Bruce was an American Army drum major during the Civil War. Bruce is best known for co-writing ''The Drummer's and Fifer's Guide'' with Daniel Decatur Emmett. Career George Bruce was taught to play the drum by drum major Riggs in the Baltimore area. Bruce served in the Maryland Dragoons from 1839-1843. Bruce's book, ''The Guide'' was published in 1862, and remains well known as a source for music for the fife and drum. It was the second book in history to use the word "rudiment" in conjunction with short, named exercises for the snare drum, the first being Charles Stewart Ashworth's ''A New Useful and Complete System of Drum Beating''. The book also was one of the first to advocate playing rudiments Open, closed, open, a practice method popular today, and the first to record the Flamacue.Beck, John H. ''Encyclopedia of Percussion.'' Routledge, 2013. According to the cover of his book Bruce served in the 7th Regiment N.Y.S.M. (National Guard) Band and was (potenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum Major (military)
A drum major in the military is the individual leading a military band or a field unit (corps of drums, fanfare band, pipe band or drum and bugle corps). It is an appointment, not a military rank. Military drum majors utilize a ceremonial mace for giving commands while marching. Many drum majors, particularly American- or British-influenced ones, wear a sash that can carry embroidered badges of their home unit and battle honors; a pair of ceremonial drum sticks are often attached. By country Australia The Australian Army traditionally styles the appointments along the same lines as the British Army. The drum major is usually an experienced member of the Australian Army Band Corps, although drum majors in regimental pipes and drums are typically members of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. Drum majors generally have the rank of a senior NCO. However, capability is the main qualification for appointment: the most senior or highest-ranked member of the unit is not always the dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Maryland Infantry Regiment
The 5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 5th Maryland Infantry was organized at Baltimore, Maryland in September 1861 for three-years service and mustered in under the command of Colonel William Louis Schley. The regiment was attached to Dix's Division, Baltimore, Maryland, to March 1862. Fort Monroe, Virginia, to July 1862. Weber's Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Virginia, VII Corps, Department of Virginia, to September 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December 1862. Point of Rocks Defenses, Upper Potomac, VIII Corps, Middle Department, to March 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, VIII Corps, to July 1863. Defenses of Baltimore, Maryland, VIII Corps, to January 1864. District of Delaware, VIII Corps, to June 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XVIII Corps, Army of the James, to August 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XVIII Corps, to December 1864. 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Drummers
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American Drummers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Non-fiction Writers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Emmett
Daniel Decatur Emmett (October 29, 1815June 28, 1904) was an American songwriter, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition, the Virginia Minstrels. He is most remembered as the composer of the song "Dixie". Early and family life Dan Emmett was born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, then a frontier region. His grandfather, Rev. John Emmett (1759–1847) had been born in Cecil County, Maryland, and after serving as a private in the American Revolutionary War and fighting at the Battle of White Plains in New York and later in Delaware, became a Methodist minister in the then-vast frontier Augusta County, Virginia, and then moved across the Appalachian Mountains to Licking County, Ohio and also served in the Ohio legislature representing Pickaway County, Ohio in the Scioto River valley. His father, Abraham Emmett (1791–1846) served as a private in the War of 1812 while his father served in the Ohio legislature. Notwithstanding his g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moeller Method
The Moeller method, Moeller technique or whipping technique is a percussive stroke method that combines a variety of techniques with the goal of improving hand speed, power, and control while offering the flexibility to add accented notes at will. It is named for drummer Sanford A. Moeller, as described in his book ''The Art of Snare Drumming'', also called ''The Moeller Book''. It is believed that he described the method after observing drummers who had fought in the Civil War in the 19th century. Moeller was impressed at their ability to play at high volumes for long periods without tiring. He later taught the system to Jim Chapin in 1938 and 1939. Chapin worked to popularize this method until his death in 2009. Whipping motion The technique uses a specific "whipping motion", also sometimes referred to as a "wave motion," that uses gravity and a dual-fulcrum motion to do the work, allowing the drummer to play faster, and louder, by staying relaxed. It has been promoted as requi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanford A
Sanford may refer to: People *Sanford (given name), including a list of people with the name *Sanford (surname), including a list of people with the name Places United States * Sanford, Alabama, a town in Covington County * Sanford, Colorado, a statutory town in Conejos County * Sanford, Florida, the county seat of Seminole County ** Orlando Sanford International Airport, in Sanford, Floria * Sanford, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Sanford, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Pawnee County * Sanford, Maine, a city in York County ** Sanford (CDP), Maine, a former census-designated place in downtown Sanford * Sanford, Michigan, a village in Midland County * Sanford, Mississippi, an unincorporated community in Covington County * Sanford, New York, a town in Broome County * Sanford, North Carolina, a city in Lee County * Sanford, Texas, a town in Hutchinson County * Sanford, Virginia, a census-designated place in Accomack County * Mount Sanford (Alaska), a shield volcan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22nd New York Infantry Regiment
The 22nd New York Infantry Regiment (not to be confused with the 22nd New York National Guard) was a volunteer regiment of the Union Army in the American Civil War. History The regiment was formed with 800 men in 1861 and was placed in a brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. Br ... along with the 24th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 24th New York, 30th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 30th New York, 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) (also known as the 14th New York State Militia), and for a number of months, the 2nd United States Sharpshooters, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters (a regiment under the respected Colonel Henry A. V. Post). The brigade was the First Brigade in the I Corps (ACW), First Corps of the Army of the Potomac, and Colonel Walter Phelps and the regimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Decades of political controversy over slavery were brought to a head by the victory in the 1860 U.S. presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion into the west. An initial seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding from the United States and, in 1861, forming the Confederacy. The Confederacy seized U.S. forts and other federal assets within their borders. Led by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th New York Militia
The 7th Regiment of the New York Militia, aka the "Silk Stocking" regiment, was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Also known as the "Blue-Bloods" due to the disproportionate number of its members who were part of New York City's social elite, the 7th Militia was a pre-war New York Militia unit that was mustered into federal service for the Civil War. Creation The regiment, located in New York City, (companies, A, B, C and D), was organized during the furore created by the firing of British at American vessels off Sandy Hook in April 1806, as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th companies. On 25 June 1861 they were officially reorganized by the state as part of the uniformed militia of the state, and attached to the First Brigade of the Battalion of Artillery commanded by Maj. Andrew Sitcher. On 5 April 1807, the battalion became the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Artillery, New York State Militia.The New York Historical Society (2003) "Guide to the Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open, Closed, Open
Open, closed, open is a technique of playing snare drum rudiments, especially used during auditions or classical practice routines. Technique "Open, closed, open," also referred to as "open to close to open," or "slow, fast, slow," consists of beginning a drum rudiment very slow and controlled, speeding up evenly until at the maximum speed for the drummer, then slowing back down after maintaining that speed. Optimally, the drummer should end on the opposite hand as started, in case of alternating rudiments such as paradiddles. The speed at which the exercise ends should be the same speed as the exercise began. The time taken to accelerate to maximum speed should be equal to the time taken to decelerate to the beginning speed so that the exercise is symmetrical. The exercise should last one to two minutes with each individual rudiment, depending on the skill and stamina of the player, so that 30 seconds to one minute consists of acceleration and then a corresponding 30 seconds to on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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