Published documents by Victor Epand

2008

When most people think of a synthesizer, they think of a machine used to reproduce the sounds of a piano via different electric frequencies-a keyboard. I know this is what I associate with the term. Yet synthesizers can be put to many different uses. Often, especially among the professionals of the music industry, a synthesizer is used to imitate the sounds of a drum or other percussion...

Drums Of The Native Peoples Of North America Published on 12/09/2008

The music of the drum is probably one of the most common ideas associated with the native peoples of North America, or Native Americans. These cultures used drums in politics, religion and social applications, often combining them with dancing and singing. Because so many of these cultures were tragically damaged by the arrival of Europeans, it is all the more important to learn about and...

Calculating The Stability Of Your Model Rocket Published on 12/09/2008

There are many different factors that help to determine the flight capabilities of model rockets. For a model rocket to be considered stable it must be able to resist the drag coefficient in order to reach its maximum altitude while in flight. If a model rocket is unstable there is the chance of serious injury occurring. You should always find out roughly how stable your model will be before...

Hard Core Model Tank Building Published on 12/09/2008

Many people love building model tanks. As such, there are a great many different manufacturers producing a wide range of models. From tanks used in the pre-WWII era all the way up to the ones being used today you will find no shortage of tank models to choose from. If you are a hard core model builder looking for a challenge, however, you can take your model building one step further. You could...

The History Of Printed Sheet Music Published on 12/09/2008

The history of modern sheet music, at least in the West, can be appropriately begun with the advent of the printing press in the middle of the 15th century. Until this time, music had been handwritten and generally preserved in large, bound volumes of manuscripts. The shift from handwritten to machine-printed did not occur overnight, and much music continued to exist solely in manuscripts until...

Gaining Educational Necessities Within Video Games Published on 12/09/2008

There are several wonderful features that video games offer the youth of today that are often times completely overlooked by adults, who often feel that these games are simply a waste of time for children that would be better off focusing there spare time on more constructive activities. Video games offer several unique features that provide young people the chance to increase their learning...

A Vedic View Of Nature Published on 12/09/2008

There are a number of vedic books available on the market today that concentrate on the subject of nature and all of the little intricacies surrounding it. The environment in which each individual lives is part of nature surrounding that individual. Have you ever taken the time to sit on your front porch and look around you at all of the fabulous ingredients that make up your environment?...

The Goblet Drum Of The Middle East Published on 12/09/2008

Upon entering the term "goblet drum" into my search engine, the first thing that pops up is a picture of a simbati from Egypt. Despite the fact that I know it is a musical instrument, I am immediately struck by its physical beauty more than its musical potential. With a background the color of lapis lazuli and an intricate design of birds and flowers, this chalice-shaped hand drum would not...

How To Make The Body Of A Frame Drum Published on 12/09/2008

Making the body of a frame drum isn't too difficult. People need to make them for various reasons; a class project, a certain authenticity in their musical instruments, or just because they think it's cool. At any rate, it's not that hard. After all, humans have been making frame drums for thousands of years. So it shouldn't be too difficult for a person living in the modern age to manage....

The Sound Pressure Level Meter And You Published on 12/09/2008

If you've ever lived in an apartment complex, or in a college dorm for that matter, it's almost a given that at some point, you've had to deal with noise neighbors. Loud footsteps, late night vacuuming sprees, noisy parties and of course, sound systems loud enough to break your windows. And if you're like me, you've wondered, "Don't they realize how LOUD they're being?" And while it is true...