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The author is a drummer with experience in a variety of musical genres and contexts, with emphasis on rock and related styles. This auto ethnographic Element presents the author''s philosophy of playing drum kit. The text explains how playing drum kit matters to this musician and may resonate with others to whom making music matters in similar ways. The Element contains audio files of music in which the author plays drum kit in the ensemble settings described. There are photos of the author''s drums and of him drumming. Based on June Boyce-Tillman''s non-religious model of holistic spirituality and Tim Ingold''s notion of correspondences, the author describes how playing drum kit enables him to experience transcendence the magical nexus at which Materials, Construction, Values/Culture and Expression meet. Each of these domains, and the magic derived from their combination, is illustrated through examples of the author''s live and recorded musical collaborations.

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1. Introduction; 2. Materials; 3. Construction; 4. Values /culture; 5. Expression; 6. In closing (button); References.

A Philosophy of Playing Drum Kit

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 10 June 2022
      ISBN-13 9781108995023
      978-1108995023
      ISBN-10 1108995020
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      Entertainment Music Musicians, singers, bands and groups Popular music

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The author is a drummer with experience in a variety of musical genres and contexts, with emphasis on rock and related styles. This auto ethnographic Element presents the author''s philosophy of playing drum kit. The text explains how playing drum kit matters to this musician and may resonate with others to whom making music matters in similar ways. The Element contains audio files of music in which the author plays drum kit in the ensemble settings described. There are photos of the author''s drums and of him drumming. Based on June Boyce-Tillman''s non-religious model of holistic spirituality and Tim Ingold''s notion of correspondences, the author describes how playing drum kit enables him to experience transcendence the magical nexus at which Materials, Construction, Values/Culture and Expression meet. Each of these domains, and the magic derived from their combination, is illustrated through examples of the author''s live and recorded musical collaborations.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Materials; 3. Construction; 4. Values /culture; 5. Expression; 6. In closing (button); References.

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