I drum, therefore I am : being and becoming a drummer / Gareth Dylan Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Gareth Dylan.

Series:

SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music

SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drum set--Instruction and study--Psychology.

Drum set.

Drummers (Musicians)--Psychology.

Drummers (Musicians).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-58770-X

1-317-11923-1

1-317-11922-3

1-299-05641-5

1-4094-4795-2

9781315587707

OCLC:

827207025