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Poetry.net: "The Chronicle of the Drum" by Thackeray

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of William Makepeace Thackeray's poem "The Chronicle of the Drum", a narrative of French military history. This ballad was written in Paris, in 1841, at the time of the second funeral of Napoleon.
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Handout
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Uss Alabama Battleship Memorial Park: Uss Drum (Ss 228)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the historic stories about the Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum. The history of the USS Drum can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Hexadecimal Drum Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Create rhythms on this 4-instrument hexadecimal drum machine and see what your rhythms look like in the binary, decimal, and hexadecimal number systems.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Rhythm in a Box: The Story of the Cajon Drum

For Students 9th - 10th
Many modern musical instruments are complicated pieces of machinery with many moving parts. But the cajon is simply a drum and a stand and a seat all in one box. Paul Jennings explains the history behind the cajon and how it has become...
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Handout
Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium: Black Drum

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this comprehensive animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, and physical characteristics of the Black Drum. Watch them live on the webcam.
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Website
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Taiko: Japanese Drumming Style

For Students 9th - 10th
Featuring information on the ancient Japanese drumming style known as taiko, this site offers a lot of information including its history, glossary as well as other resources.
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Activity
Other

Drum Bum: A Drum Lessons Database

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing "Over 400 free Lessons and Tabs," this resource includes learning ideas and information for everyone from the drum novice to the expert. In addition to including lessons on a wide range of instruments, this resource includes...
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Interactive
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Drum Corps Tryout

For Students K - 1st
See if you can march to the beat of your own drum and try out for a Drum Corps. When the falling letter hits the drum, press the matching key.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Diagnosis and Repair of Drum Brake Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The student will gain a general understanding of the theory of drum brake operation as well as hands on practice in the repair and maintenance of drum brake systems.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Tony Drum

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Tony Drum by Edwin Pugh, a fiction book for children.
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Graphic
The British Museum

British Museum: The Folkton Drums (Neolithic Carvings)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about neolithic art in this description of the Folkton drums, carved chalk objects that were found in a neolithic burial site.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: With Drum and Fife

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of With Drum and Fife, a book of poems for children.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Drums of Jeopardy by Harold Mac Grath

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel The Drums Of Jeopardy by Harold MacGrath.
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Website
Other

Drumatix: Vintage & Collectable Drum Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers vintage and collectable drum products for sale. Lots of images! (Takes a while to load)
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Ancestors Talk Through Drums

For Students 9th - 10th
In this segment from EGG:the arts show, meet Camilo Gaetan who is becoming a master drummer.
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Graphic
International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Strike the Battle Drum of the Great L

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Strike the battle drum of the Great Leap Forward ever louder" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Shao Wenjin, 1959.
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Article
Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Drums: Keep the Beat

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
What are drums made of and how do people use them to make music? Let's find out with FYI for Kids: Drums (volume 1, issue 6). This article discusses the materials, sizes, shapes, and uses for drums. (PDF file download)
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Handout
Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Snare Drum

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn about the percussion family of instruments, especially the snare drum. Find out how it helps the orchestra make music. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the snare drum by itself and with the...
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Handout
Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Bass Drum

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read about the percussion family of the orchestra. Find out how the bass drum helps the sound of the orchestra. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the bass drum.
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Other

The Mudcat Cafe: Make Your Own Drums

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Hands-on-activity for making music. Find out how to make your own drums at this website. Explore and have fun with music.
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Interactive
Other

Drum Roll: e.a.k. (Erase All Kittens)

For Students 3rd - 6th
Erase All Kittens is a free, open source game where students must change the code in order to rescue kittens. Arca is a tiny outcast creature whose only friends are the kittens. When all the kittens go missing, Arca sets out on a journey...
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Activity
Other

Rhythm Web: Coffee Can Drums

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to make a percussion instrument using a coffee can. This site provides instructions for making the coffee can drum. You can also listen to audio clips of coffee can drums being played in various ways.
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Website
Other

Tomas Howie Drumming Web: Reading Music

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Tomas Howie and Drumming Web. Although originally written for the drummer, any aspiring musician could benefit from the explanation of how to read music and the examples it contains. Drummers will want to...
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Website
Other

Dancedrummer: Traditional African Drumming and Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
African drumming and dance are discussed in this interesting site. You can play with some of the interactive African style drums as well as access video and audio clips of the music.

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