The sound that we produce on our “percussions”- sets is an extension of
our musical voice. This is very important to developing your own style
also! The cymbals, the drums, the percussions, etc... you choose, the
kind of drum wood you choose, the sticks you choose and specifically the
kinds of heads you choose is what blends the sound! We need to
understand that using these kinds of instruments, we need to have also
the approval and anointing from G-d! Otherwise we are playing not for
G-d’s honor and glory, but for our own, which is in vain! It is about the talents, gifts and
anointing that we can bring the anointed Heavenly sound! It have to come
from above! (Picture: Native Indian Drum)
(See also Web-Page: "Music
of Heaven)
You have to see a Christian through the eyes of G-d! Which makes you able to see
the amazing G-d's creative work
already in them! Many time Christians are often been rejected, because the ways
whereby (Christian) men do often discern are by their outward appearance
and refinement, which is so deceptive and lack of ability, lack of
spiritual discernment! G-d is
looking in the
heart; in the innermost being and not upon the outward appearance! G-d knows the
potential in our inside! Are we prepare to do it
G-d's way? Or is it proud, greed, position, status, money,
rejection of
knowledge, that will stand in our way? I was astonished by the way how G-d can
reveal things by just so common and simple examples! All I wanted to do was lay my hand
upon my mouth. I was brought to complete silence and astonishment for an
awesome
G-d! Are the consolations of G-dsmall with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? (Job 15:11)
My designs in teaching is to make it simple and for an easy
way of understanding and reveal G-d's awesome beauty!
Praise ye the L-rd. Praise G-d {YHVH} in His sanctuary: praise Him in the
firmament of his power. Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him
according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with the sound of the
trumpet: praise Him with the
psaltery and
harp. Praise
Him with the timbrel and
dance: praise
Him with stringed instruments and organs.
Praise Him upon the loudcymbals: praise Him upon the
highsoundingcymbals. Let
everything that hath breath praise the L-rd. Praise ye the
Lord. (Psalm 150:1-6)
When
we are left to worship G-d in our own way, we simply will NOT worship
Him! For our flesh will not allow us to worship Him in the Spirit!
We can choose to align our sound with the sound of Heaven! There is so
much more, which we do not know yet. By our "walk" on earth, G-d will
reveal us more and more how to worship Him, with the tremendous effects
of real devoted worship before His throne, by His Holy Spirit {Roach
HaKodesh}! Music was originally created
as a powerful spiritual force to worship
YHVH around His Divine
Throne and have the power to grip men's hearts.
It not about only a good message, but a combination of radical devoted
worship in His “Courtyard of His Temple”; discerning the perfect will of the
Holy Spirit;
give Him the freedom so that it will be relevant and effective and bear
fruit! The
key is that we will worship Him and we sing
and praise
tothe Lord of
Host together
with the
Millions of angelic voices! There is a place
where Ever-changing Heavenly musical melodies in endless scales
of indescribable beauty are like a Spontaneous
Well
of Living Waters gushing forth from
His Throne that will flow for your refreshment!
There are few
people who impact the inner-most chamber of your heart, and they are
individuals who understand worship in a most intimate and
non-self-serving way!
The
word "percussion" comes from the Latin word “percussion”
for hitting. Every instrument played by hitting or shaking is part of
the percussion family, and there are thousands. Percussion instruments
can create a definite pitch or note or an indefinite pitch. (Use
of percussions in ancient Rome! See illustration below)
While the human voice is undoubtedly the oldest instrument around,
the drums are second. Drums along with other percussion instruments were
probably among the earliest instruments. There is evidence that the
first membrane drums consisted of naturally hollow tree trunks covered
at one or both ends with the skins of
water animals, fish or reptiles.
Later, skins of hunted game and cattle were used. Drum bodies could be
of wood, metal, earthenware, or bone. The head or heads could be
fastened by glue, nails, or laced or lapped to the body of the drum.(Illustration:
Howard Matheney; conga's)
Since those early times, hundreds of drums and percussion instruments
have been invented. In early jazz groups, there were two drummers. One
played the snare drum and one played the bass drum and cymbal. Around
1909, William Ludwig came up with the first modern bass drum pedal,
which allowed one drummer to play bass and snare drums at the same time.
When drummers talk about percussionists, they usually refer to
Latin percussionists enhancing their songs with small hand instruments
such as conga drums, bongos, timbales, cowbells, tambourines, maracas,
rattles, scrapers and more. (Illustration:
Discovered in Pompeii; Italy; 2000 years old! Roman citizens playing
with music-instruments!)
Music & Arts Center
carries Latin and Toca brands of hand percussion instruments. An example
of some of hand-held rhythm and effects instruments including:
Tambourines; Maracas; Castanets; Claves;
Shakers; Chimes; Sleighbells; Cabasas; Triangles;
Cymbal bags; Congas; Rain sticks; Whistles and more;
Cowbells...
The character for “drum” was first found in the inscriptions on
bones and tortoise shells of the Shang Dynasty (BC 1562 - 1066). At that
time more than half of all musical instruments were percussion
instruments. Chinese drums come in a huge variety of sizes and styles
and they have been used in every aspect of Chinese society from use in
battle for signaling troops, to use in ceremonies as well. The "Remo"
Chinese Drum combines the venerable tradition of Chinese drum-making
with contemporary materials, to bring a new level of durability and ease
of care to educators and professionals alike. (Source:
www.Remo.com)
The
Klong Yao , originally from Asian, comes each with deep and
well defined bass tones. The synthetic fiberskyn drumheads are
weather-resistant and durable, and easy to maintain. The unique
traditional shape combined with our fabric finishes create a fantastic
looking drum with a sound “personality” all its own. (Source:
www.Remo.com)
The Klong Yao shells are made of Acousticon an exclusive (Remo) process, and
come with TYPE 2 FIBERSKYN® 3 drumheads. These innovative materials
result in a drum that is lightweight, durable and great fun to play.
While drawing upon the traditional body style, the drumheads are pitched
in the high range, as opposed to the more traditional low range. This
creates a drum that produces a high open tones and slaps, but still
delivers full deep bass tones . All Klong Yao are rope-tuned in the
traditional manner, and the unique fabric finishes add character and
style and make it one of our most attractive drums.
History
Klong Yao means “long drum” in the Thai language, and it is an apt
description. The goblet shape of the drum is similar to the African
Djembé but with a much longer bottom portion. This deepens the bass tone
of the instrument. A removable small round patch of over-cooked rice
paste and charcoal is applied to the head to further deepen the tone for
performance. In the Thai tradition the drum body is made of wood, and
the single drumhead is made of animal skin. The head is tightened by
means of thin cord, or string. They have been an important part of
festivals, celebrations and the religious music in Buddhist temples for
generations.
History of the “Verve Wood” - Percussion Conga Set
Coming from both African and Cuban influences, it’s no wonder the
conga drum has played such a major role in modern music. The traditional
Cuban Conga was made from olive barrels or steam-bent staves of wood
glued together with a calf or buffalo head tacked to it. Technological
advances, such as acoustician shells, fiberskyn, nuskyn tucked
drumheads, have greatly improved on the manufacturing methods and
materials used in the past. The result has been a significant
enhancement in the sound and performance capabilities of these
exceptional instruments. Percussion Conga set’s are equipped with fiberskyn and nuskyn and are mostly constructed
with Aged Siam Oak Wood with High-Gloss wood finishing and are available
in sizes 10” and 11” diameter, 28” in height! They are full size drums
that are used by professional and drum enthusiasts alike!
In Africa, one of the
Djembé’s functions is as a “healing
drum”. Remo Djembé’s are based on the same traditional Djembé tone and form
combined with Remo's modern advances including a wide range of tuning
systems, heads, finishes and sizes. (Kinte
Kloth)
REMO’S key-tuned Djembé has had great success as the most user
friendly Djembé in the world. With features like portability, tenability,
durability, and playability it’s no wonder why it is the choice for
thousands and thousands of professional and recreational drummers for years.
This beautifully designed drum came from Africa
The Adinkra symbols represents popular proverbs and maxims, record
historical events, express particular attitudes or behavior, or concepts
uniquely related to abstract shapes. The Adinkra symbols are found on
several traditional cloths produced in Ghana, Africa. Another well known
cloth is the Kinte Cloth.
The history of the Djembé dates back at least as far as the 12th
century, when it originated in the great Mali Emperi of West Africa. It is
integral to the tribal families of the Bambara, Mandingo and Malinke
cultures. The Djembe continues to be an important and popular drum in West
Africa and can be heard in the present-day countries of Mali, Guina,
Senegal, the Ivory Coast and many others. African drum masters refer to it
as the “Magical Drum” because its “power” to move people, and as the
“Healing Drum” because of its long history as a fundamental tool in the
African healing traditions. To this day, the Djembé remains an important and
respected rhythm for the people worldwide! (Djembe on the picture on the left is the one I
play)
We will use the Djembé only for the sounds of music for G-d!
Because music was originally created as a powerful spiritual force to
worship the Father {YHVH} around His Divine Throne and have the power to move men's
hearts. Good music belongs to G-d only! Depending on our personal motivation
to make music, it can be well-pleasing to G-d, or evil or self idol worship! (Isaiah
1:10, 18)
It's is in G-d’s will to share with those people, with hearts of
devotion only for Him, who are prepared to handle responsibility over the
powerful music from the Father's {YHVH} Throne. Music is also a form of expression
and language, in the view of the Gospel, to reach, touch and bless
Christians or people who still live worldly! It causes them to repent of
their sins and will bring them to salvation, so that they become new born
Christians. We can choose to align our sound with the sound of Heaven! Music
with its songs is spiritual, and a powerful media for communicating. The
Churches have to discern the voice and will of G-D and must learn to use
this form of communication skillfully!
When the streams hears a note when they feel a note is coming as
the same note as them it starts to vibrate! Note’s are started to vibrate!
That’s what the L-rd asks us to do also; so in tuned in with Him, when He
talks we are vibrating in His sounds! Tuning in the sounds of the Drums,
whether it is warfare, prophetic dance, or prophetic intercessions or
prophetic worship, we need to tune in with the sounds of Heaven!
Music of hand percussion instruments. An example of some of hand-held
rhythm and effects instruments including:
Tambourines; Congas; Rain sticks; Tubano; Djembe;
Bongo's, etc...
The Tubano is
a Remo invention and an entirely new development for a musical
instrument. Tubano drums are the preferred choice for drumming programs
where students range in ages 5 to 85 and are very light and easy to
store and maintain. (Not having available, yet)
I am also looking after the following instruments:
Tubano(worldwide; see picture;
The first choice of the world's leading
symphony orchestras, drum corps and rock stars alike. One-piece cast
construction crafted in China in a Centuries-old tradition. A complex
blend d of highs and lows with beautiful warm overtones and plenty of
attack when necessary. I
am looking for this instrument as well!