Word: shimizuishi
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Lizbeth Andujar traces a line of sheet music with a finger as her other hand lightly taps against the side of a set of white steel drums. "Try one line until you get it and then increase the speed," the diminutive eighth-grader advises Aki Shimizuishi. "Take your time, get the notes, know where they are, and then get the beat." Aki, 17, looks down at the short alto drums, which are cut from large oil containers. He strikes a few of the notes with thin, rubber-tipped metal mallets and winces when the tone doesn't sound quite right...
...Shimizuishi wasn't registered for the class. He had helped set up the stage in the gymnasium the night before, stopped by in the morning to observe the course and happily filled in when a set of drums became free. Minicucci stands up front and briefly describes the history of the drums, then demonstrates how to use the mallets. He breaks down the playing into melody, harmony and beat, and tells each player what to do. They give it a try. Slowly a tune emerges from the jumbled, tinny cacophony that reverberates throughout the gymnasium. He takes the players through...
...York. When Minicucci calls for the 1991 Choate Rosemary Hall steel band, the audience yells and chants the names of various performers as they make their way to the stage for a fast-paced and well-performed rendition of When the Saints Go Marchin' In. "There was pressure," Shimizuishi admits as he leaves the stage to the cheers of his classmates. "I was afraid I would mess up, but it was fun. It went well...
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