Saturday, January 24, 2009

Question Three

List five facts you learned about fifes and drums.

13 comments:

  1. 1. The fife is very hard to play.

    2.There were two diffrent bands

    3.Drums played things by using words

    4.Drums and fifes were used for many diffrent things.

    5. The fife has no keys.

    Abby

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  2. 1 the fife is very hard to play
    2 the fife has no keys, unlike the flute
    3 the fife and drums are a way of talk
    4 the fife and drums were play by boys from the age of 13 to 16
    5 the players were close like the resd coats
    A-wizzle

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  3. I learned that fifes are harder to play then drums. I also learned that you blow across a fife's blow-hole. Also, it is very important for a band to play together, or else it sounds bad. The drums play different patterns that signaled different people to do different things. There was not as much drum music available as fife music.
    Phillys

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  4. Facts:
    1. Northern drums were fancier.
    2. Fifers and drums accompanied each other.
    3. Drums were used to send messages.
    4. Boys as young as nine played in the army.
    5. Girls were not allowed to play in the army.

    -Nettie

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  5. Fife and drums are used to communicate orders to the military. They play tunes for soldiers to keep them happy. They live in local area. Parents sign kids on at 5 years old. Older kids teach younger kids how to play the fife and drum.

    -James Madison

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  6. I didn't know that learning how to play the fifer in Williamsberg, VA.

    -Antuanette

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  7. 1.fifes aren't easy to play.
    2.the coats the fifes are played in are made of natural fibers.
    3. to be one of those fifers you must register at age 5.
    4. Fifes are key-less
    5. fife is spelled with 4 letters
    -Sarah Palin

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  8. There were two difrent bands and they gave signals by their rithems.
    Jane

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  9. Five facts i learned about fifes and drums are that fife was one of the hardest instruments to play. I also learned that your whole day could be regulated by the fifes and drums. They were used to tell when to fire or when to retreat. From Tubbubb mc stinkytub

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  10. drums were used to tell the military that something was happening.they were also used to make the soldiers happy. even kids would be on the front line.

    jingilo

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  11. first they woke up the solduires in the morning, next they kept the morale of the soldeires up.they comunicated with other battaliens on thier side.they told the soldeirs what formations to make.they also tell the armies to regroup

    dr. pepper

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  12. 1. The Fife is harder to learn to play than the drum
    2.the fife has 6 holes and a blow hole
    3. the drums have certain patterns to communicate with the other troops who are to far away to talk to
    4.parents sign their kids up at 5 years old
    5. It's hard to play and march at the same time

    Eliza Shrome

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  13. 1: Drums were used to send important messages in the war to troops farther away
    2: Drums were used to keep the soldier's steps in beat
    3: Drums were used to intimidate the opponents
    4: Fifes were used to inspire soldiers to keep going in the war
    5: Bands were used to have some music in the bloody battles and inspire the soldiers and troops and generals fighting in it

    Mr. Mackrel

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