| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music |
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SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music.
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| Contents |
"I drum, therefore I am"? -- The snowball self -- Learning to play drums -- The snowball self in motion -- A part, and yet apart -- Ethnicity and cultural heritage -- Gender and drumming |
| Summary |
Despite their central role in many forms of music-making, drummers have been largely neglected in the scholarly literature on music and education. Drawing on data collected from in-depth interviews and questionnaires, Gareth Dylan Smith explores the identities, practices and learning of teenage and adult kit drummers in and around London. As a London-based drummer and teacher of drummers, Smith uses his own identity as participant-researcher to inform and interpret other drummers' accounts of their experiences. Drummers drum; therefore they are, they do, and they learn - in a rich tapestry of |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Drum set -- Instruction and study -- Psychology
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Drummers (Musicians) -- Psychology
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Percussion.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012031452 |
| ISBN |
9781409447955 |
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1409447952 |
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9781299056411 |
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1299056415 |
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1409447944 |
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9781409447948 |
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1317119231 |
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9781317119234 |
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1317119223 |
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9781317119227 |
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