Spotting an Expert Drum Instructor

In reality, there are master drum teachers and then unprofessional drum teachers. In order to see out if your drum teacher is a professional, here are some realistic tips on to spot master drum instructor.

You can ask for certifications and diplomas to ensure his or her certification. An ideal drum teacher would be one who has a diploma in Music Education with an emphasis on Percussions. Drum teachers with ABRSM certifications are good too.

Be watchful. There are instructors who have no experience teaching young youngsters or a particular genre. So find one that is experienced and suits the student’s age or musical genre.

These types of drum teachers are ordinarily inexperienced to be drum instructors. A very good example of a cowboy would be a drummer for a rock band. Keep in mind that playing and teaching are two very other things.

Amateur drum teachers are also unfit as instructor. A very good way of spotting the cowboys from the professed instruction would be to observe some of their drumming techniques. Some teacher will only teach beats in the 4/4 time. They do not know how to teach right coordination, wrist movement, thumb and finger grips and pedal work.

A standard and basal understanding of the drums is very important to drummers. Aside from basic beats, a very good drum teacher does not only focus on one musical style but can teach a multitude of other music trends such as jazz, funk, reggae, Latin, fusion, marching and others.

Other like to name drop, such as knowing the drummer of a famous band. While this may be true as drum teachers can tour with bands, it will still be good to discover out as much as you can about the drum instructor in question.

Bela Saphira Main Film Komedi

Bela Saphira yang kembali naik daun setelah sekian lama namanya agak tenggelam dalam percaturan perfilman nasional kita. Bela yang selama ini sering main dalam sinetron , kali ini mendapat kepercayaan untuk membintangi sebuah film layar lebar yang bergenre komedi. walaupun film tersebut bergenre komedi, tetapi film tersebut mengetengahkan kecantikan serta kesintalan para pemain wanitanya, tentu saja yang paling utama adalah Bela Saphira sang pemeran utamanya.

Film Arisan Brondong disini bukanlah popcorn alias jagung manis, melainkan sebutan untuk pemuda-pemuda remaja yang menjadi incaran para tante girang.

Ini adalah film brondong pertama yang membuka sisi kehidupan tiga anak muda yang ingin mencari peruntungan lewat mendekati para 'tante girang'. Tante Lolita yang diperankan Bella Saphira sangat berambisi ingin mengalahkan tante Misye (Andy Soraya) dalam hal harta dan pasangan.

Nah, gara-gara gengsi kalah bersaing dengan Tante Misye yang memamerkan brondong barunya dalam sebuah acara arisan ibu-ibu kalangan atas, Tante Lolita mengajak teman-temannya untuk membuat arisan khusus 'berhadiah' brondong supaya tidak ketinggalan mode.

Maka mulailah Tante Lolita, Jeung Uut, dan Tante Anis melakukan perburuan mencari brondong berkualitas terbaik yang bisa dipamerkan didepan Tante Misye. Namun nyatanya mencari brondong bermutu tidaklah mudah, kendati mereka berani membayar honor sebesar sepuluh juta rupiah untuk pesta semalam.

Sampai akhirnya mereka bertemu Rian, pemuda 18 tahun ,yang tengah berupaya mencari kerja sambilan apa saja. Pasalnya, Rian berpacaran dengan Tika, anak keluarga kaya raya, hingga ia pun ingin mengimbangi kemewahan sang pacar.

Tertarik pada ketampanan dan kepolosan Rian, Tante Lolita pun memaksanya menjadi brondong yang akan dihadiahkan dalam arisan para tante girang.
Dua teman kos Rian yakni Bagus dan Jaja mencurigai penampilan Rian yang mulai berubah parlente. Ternyata Rian menjadi simpanan tante-tante.

Namun profesi brondong tidaklah seindah khayalan birahi mereka, apalagi karena mereka bertiga masih sangat amatir dan naif dalam menghadapi tante-tante yang punya keinginan 'macam-macam' (berlebihan).

Walaupun jadi brondong, Rian berusaha tetap setia pada kekasihnya Tika (anak Tante Lolita). Tak urung Tika pun mencurigai tingkah laku aneh Rian belakangan ini. Akhirnya Tika mengetahui, bahwa Rian menjadi simpanan ibunya.

Produksi : Maxima Pictures
Sutradara : Helfi Kardit
Skenario : Cassandra
Pemain : Bella Saphira, Andy Soraya
Anita Hara, Andi Soraya, Ferly Putra, Farish Nahdi, Navy Risky

Choosing the Right Aftermarket Springs for your Car

Springs, together with anti-roll bars, have a significant effect on the feel of a car and its responsiveness to steering input. Increasing spring rate at a particular corner of the car transfers more weight to that corner making it slide more. Hence, if your car is understeering, you can either decrease front spring rate or increase rear spring rate to correct the condition. You can increase front spring rate and decrease rear spring rate to correct oversteer.

Installing lowering springs on your car can provide a substantial improvement in handling. The center of gravity of the car will be lower, which will allow the four tires to stay more evenly planted to the ground. Lowering a car is more involved than just installing shorter springs. It is usually necessary to readjust the camber on the front and possible the rear suspension since it will change when the car is lowered. Generally, a car should have a full alignment after lowering the suspension. Although lowering a car will usually improve handling, lowering it too much will not allow for enough suspension travel, or stroke. The car may bottom out on the suspension (suspension reaches full travel) or the chassis may actually hit the ground, leading to loss of traction and possible damage to the underside of your car.

When lowering a car, you must consider what type of driving conditions the car will see and what spring rates are appropriate for you. If you significantly lower the car, you will need stiff springs to limit the suspension travel and prevent bottoming out. Also, if you plan to race on bumpy surfaces or do mostly street driving, I recommend avoiding a suspension setup with very small travel. You need a fair amount of suspension travel to absorb bumps. If you make your suspension too stiff because you have very little suspension travel, then small bumps will tend to lift the wheels off the ground instead of being absorbed by the suspension. If the car bottoms out, it will experience a sudden loss in traction that can easily lead to a spinout or crash. Therefore, on bumpy tracks, use softer springs and greater ride height to improve handling and avoid bottoming out.

Three Short Love Poems

Puisi Valentine Day - Here is a compilation of three short love poems written by twelve-year-old Emily. The first is a short poem about how Emily loves her teachers. During the school year, her literature class was given an assignment to write a letter to a departing teacher. Emily asked if she could write a poem instead and was given permission.

Puisi Valentine - The second poem was written for a hand made card that Emily made for her mother for Mother’s Day. Similarly, the third was written for a hand made card for her father for Father’s Day.

The Last Day
by: Emily

The saddest thing
It's hard to say
Is seeing you on
Your last day.

I take it for granted,
Though I see you a lot,
Just how much you do
And your kind thought.

You helped me understand
Things I couldn't before.
I can't bear to watch you
Walk out of that door.

Though I'll miss you,
I know indeed
You'll do great out there
Planting new seeds.

"What seeds", you are asking
"Why can't I see?"
But you have already
Planted one in me.

It will grow and grow,
As I learn more and more.
Each day I'll remember
What you taught me before.

I'm happy for you
To plant more seeds.
I know they will grow
Without any weeds.

There won't be weeds.
Yes, of that I am sure.
For you have touched them.
Now they are pure.

The saddest thing,
It's hard to say,
Is seeing you on
Your last day.

A Mother’s Day Poem
by: Emily

Mom, I love you.
That is true.
All the way
To infinity, too.

Now that I’m older
And wiser, too,
I realize just
How much you do.

Most of the time
I don’t look to see
How many things
You do for me.

For this I am sorry.
Next time I’ll try.
You are wonderful,
And I’m glad you’re mine.

(Emily really can put out what she feels in a love poem, even at age twelve. I hope you see this in time for your next Mother's Day because it is probably how your child feels about you, whether spoken, written or acted.)

A Father's Day Poem
By: Emily

This is for you,
Dear Daddy of mine
To let you know
I think you're devine.

A bunch of years
Have flown by real fast
But do not worry,
I'll always keep our past.

It'll travel with me
Wherever I go.
I'll remember the times we've had
So long ago.

Please don't be sad,
Dear Daddy of mine
For there are more to come,
You will find.

I'll always remember
Those things we did
Like snowmobiling
(When Mommy was hid).

Riding our bikes,
Hitting golf balls,
Getting up on skis,
Without a fall.

Driving the golf cart,
Nicktoons Racing,
Jumping on the trampoline,
And later your back aching.

No matter where we go
Or what we do,
In my heart always
There's a place for you.

I hope this card helped
You to see
Just how much
I love you, Daddy!

(More telling than the exact words are the eyes of the daughter as she watches her father read the personally prepared poem.

I feel that all children can write down their feelings. Some may not be able to put in poem format, but I see them as poems anyway as they are from the heart. This may be the best way for them to express themselves.

When you see some spare time for your child coming up, why not give some space, and provide pencil and paper. Ask your child to write about how he or she feels about birds, or snow, or the blue sky, or you, or whatever. My guess is that you will be surprised!

Nasib Sammy Kerispatih

Sammy Kerispatih yang terlibat masalah narkoba akan mendapat pemerikasaan siang ini, apakah dia akan bebas atau pada kahiranya harus diam di jerujii besi.Hendra Samuel Simorangkir atau Sammy Kerispatih hingga kini belum dipecat dari manajemennya atas kasus narkoba yang menimpanya. Manajemen Kerispatih sendiri akan membahas persoalan ini dalam rapat rapat internal Jumat (5/2) siang.

"Ini menindaklanjuti pernyataan polisi yang sudah menetapkan Sammy sebagai tersangka," kata manajer Kerispatih, Ingga dalam perbincangan di tvOne, Jumat (5/2).

Menurut Ingga manajemen 'Kerispatih' belum membahas hal itu. Namun, pihak manajemen juga harus memikirkan tanggung jawab label dan kontrak kerja lainnya. Akan ada pilihan-pilihan yang diambil agar Kerispatih tetap bisa berjalan profesional

Kasus Sammy, lanjut dia, membuat manajemen bingung menyelesaikan pekerjaan. Mereka juga merasa terganggu.

Personel Kerispatih, Badai, mengatakan jika beberapa calon pengganti Sammy telah diusulkan dari teman-teman bandnya.

Seperti diketahui, polisi menangkap Sammy bersama seorang perempuan berinisial RA saat menggunakan narkoba di tempat kosnya di daerah Bilangan Kuningan, Jakarta, Selasa

sammy kerispatih Dapat Shabu Dari NS

Sammy Kerispatih Ditangkap polisi, Vokalis grup band Kerispatih, Hendra Samuel Simorangkir (28) alias Sammy, mengaku mendapatkan barang "setan" jenis sabu dari seorang teman berinisial NS. Berdasarkan hasil informasi tersebut, pihak aparat Polrestro Jakarta Pusat langsung mengembangkan ke kawasan Manggabesar, Jakarta Barat, Selasa (2/2/2010) pukul 19.00. Di sana polisi menangkap NS. "Dari NS kami menyita barang bukti berupa 4 gram sabu," ujar Kapolrestro Jakarta Pusat Kombes Hamidin saat memberikan penjelasan kepada wartawan, Selasa (2/2/2010) malam.

Sammy Kerispatih ditangkap aparat di rumah kosnya di Jalan Pedurenan Sawit No 62 kamar A5, Setiabudi, Jakarta Selatan, Selasa (2/2/2010) pukul 02.30. Dari tangan Sammy polisi mengamankan satu paket sabu dan sebuah alat isap (bong).

Hamidin menjelaskan, polisi sudah lama mengendus kebiasaan Sammy mengonsumsi sabu. Sammy kerap mengonsumsi barang haram itu di sebuah hotel kenamaan di Jalan Letjen Suprapto, Cempakaputih, Jakarta Pusat.

Tertangkapnya NS bisa membuat posisi Sammy sebagai pemakai atau pengguna atau korban akan sangat jelas sesuai Undang-Undang (UU) Nomor 35 Tahun 2009 tentang Narkotika, serta Surat Edaran Mahkamah Agung Nomor 7 Tahun 2009 tentang Menempatkan Pemakai Narkoba ke dalam Panti Terapi dan Rehabilitasi.

Surat edaran antara lain menyebutkan, mereka yang tertangkap tangan membawa sabu maksimal 0,25 gram diposisikan sebagai pemakai dan bukan tersangka. Dengan catatan, dia bukan residivis kasus narkoba dan tidak ada bukti bahwa yang bersangkutan merangkap menjadi pengedar atau produsen narkoba.

Selanjutnya, seperti disebut surat edaran, sesuai Pasal 41 UU Nomor 5 Tahun 1997 tentang Psikotropika dan UU Nomor 22 Tahun 1997 tentang Narkotika, hakim dapat memerintahkan pengguna psikotropika menjalani pengobatan atau perawatan.

Sementara itu, Undang-Undang Nomor 35 Tahun 2009 Pasal 54 menyebutkan, pecandu narkotika dan korban penyalahgunaan narkotika wajib menjalani rehabilitasi medis dan rehabilitasi sosial