Saturday, April 19, 2008
Drummer language
When i talk with my sister about drumline and set and jazz or rock and punk, the topic of drummer language comes up. What is it excactly? Well, auhno. I guess it is a series of mouth noises, clicks, oots, hand movement and facial expressions. Like watching a person with tourettes do sign language. Sorry, hat was rude, unnecessary and totally called for. By combing all of these you get a imitation of a set or drumline that a good drummer can identify, then copy on a set. Its really quite interesting. So really, beat boxers are wanna-be drummers. It is a type of code i guess and each person has a slightly different style. Some use more hand motion (Italians), more mouth noises (Africans) and more facial expresstions(....). Ones race can almost be determined by the drum lingo they use. Alright, back on track. I then compared this to the way us teens communicate with not-so-teen people. To truly understand each other, a basis of communication must be established. So while two opposite languages are being spoken by two opposite people, the two can adapt their current language to the other. Example," Boom, kla, tish tish de boom," is easily translated to "funk." As well," to, tishtotish tish to, bla da do do do bshhhhhhhh ka do do ka do do ka dodo ka," is easily translated to "Killer Solo". So by applying this same method to "dude" being "friend" and "auhno" to "a state of confusion or discontent", generations apart can converse.
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The drum line was always the most exciting thing to see during the Halloween Parade here. The facial expressions, the oots, the clicks, the twirling drum sticks and anything else that was added in made it my favorite!
Oots to ya!
Love,
Aunt Deb
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