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The Zolotow Awards have just been announced, and there are many tremendous books among the winners! (Read the full press release here.) The Charlotte Zolotow award is given each year for outstanding writing in a picture book and is awarded by the Children's Cooperative Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This year has been extra fun because one of my colleagues is a member of the Zolotow committee. She has been all pent up lately with the secret knowledge of the choices, so it is great that the official word is out, and I can stop waiting to find out! The 2016 Charlotte Zolotow Winner is ... Drum Dream Girl: how one girl's courage changed music (2015) by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Rafael López. This powerful true story tells about the early life of Chinese-African-Cuban Millo Castro Zaldarriaga. Millo broke the Cuban taboo against female drummers and performed with her sisters as part of Cuba's first "all-girl dance band" in the 1930s. This story inspired some powerful conversations with my students about rules, especially ones about things boys or girls are told they cannot do. (Reviewed 5/11/15) Zolotow Honor Books Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (2015) by Lindsay Mallick and illustrated by Sophie Blackall. [Winner of the Caldecott Medal and chosen by my students as the winner of our Mock Caldecott.] Hoot Owl: Master of Disguise, written by Sean Taylor, illustrated by Jean Jullien. Last Stop on Market Street (2015) by Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Christian Robinson. [Winner of the Caldecott Honor, Newbery Medal, and more!] Read my original review here. The New Small Person, written and illustrated by Lauren Child. When Otis Courted Mama, written by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Jill McElmurry. Zolotow Highly Commended Titles Goodnight, Good Day (2015) by Mary Lyn Ray and illustrated by Rebecca Malone. Read my original review here. How the Sun Got to Coco’s House written and illustrated by Bob Graham Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation written by Edwidge Danticat and illustrated by Leslie Staub. Maya’s Blanket / La manta de Maya written by Monica Brown, illustrated by David Diaz, Spanish translation by Adriana Domínguez. Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats (2015) written by Alicia Potter and illustrated by Birgitta Sif. Read my original review here. A Poem in Your Pocket written by Margaret McNamara and illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Ragweed’s Farm Dog Handbook written and illustrated by Anne Vittur Kennedy. Waiting (2015) by Kevin Henkes. Read my previous review here. Water Is Water written by Miranda Paul and illustrated by Jason Chin. When Sophie's Feelings are Really, Really Hurt (2015) by Molly Bang. Read my original review here. Read up on last year's Zolotow Winners here.
Keep learning on the go with these amazing reference cards which are the handy way of keeping note of your drums at all times. Their size makes them perfect for slipping into your gig bag for safe keeping and you can sneak them with you while you travel. They are ideal for teachers who travel to their students or as a novelty gift item for any budding drummer in your family. Cheatsheet Features • Small size 6"x 9" is great for taking on the road • Laminated to protect against the elements • Contains theory, how to read the staff, parts of the drum set! • Includes 18 drum rudiments and 6 drum styles! • Amazing and thoughtful gifts for drummers • Designed, printed, and packaged in the U.S.A. Warning: Prolonged use of this drum cheatsheet will lead to loss of sleep and cosmic bursts of creativity. Most drummers experience positive side effects, but individual results may vary. Practice your drums in moderation for best results.
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When tuning your drum skins you need to make sure to tighten the tuning pegs evenly (1/4 of a turn each time). In addition, make sure to tune the pegs in the correct order (see picture below) so that the tightening pressure on the drum head is distributed evenly. The key word to remember here […]
Handpan instruments can be made of different kinds of steels. Choosing between a nitrided steel, stainless steel or ember steel handpan can be a hard decision. In this article we will see the advantages of each kind of steel and see what is the best choice for a handpan.
Get the best possible sound from your kit with this step-by-step guide to drum tuning.
Shortly after introducing the tune-bot electronic drum tuner in 2012, we were flooded with phone calls and emails asking how to tune different brands of drums or how to get the sounds of various well-known drummers. Analyzing thousands of drum hits in the course of developing the tune-bot, we gained considerable insight into drum acoustics and also discovered a useful relationship between the primary pitches of any two-headed drum that simplifies tuning.
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The best Drum Dream Girl Elementary Music lessons based on the book -- including instruments, rhythm, composition, and more.
