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FIW 235
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Title: | Drum Building |
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Course Description: | Teaches students the professional techniques and skills used to build a drum set in the western context. The course emphasizes sonic and aesthetic design. The course culminates with each student designing and producing a four-piece drum set (2 toms, 1 bass, and 1 snare). |
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Min Credit: | 6 |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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Course Notes: | New course entered 12/5/13 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Design sonically congruent drum shells emphasizing wood choice and grain orientation
2. Design aesthetically congruent drum shells
3. Layup shell plies effectively utilizing varying lamination directions and composites
4. Develop and design high-pressure molds
5. Press drum shells
6. Practice veneering layup techniques
7. Veneer a cylinder using a high pressure mold
8. Veneer a cylinder using a vacuum bag
9. Design and cut bearing edges with emphasis on sonic achievement
10. Explore finishing, drilling, and layout techniques
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Snare drum design
a. Sonic design
b. Aesthetic design
c. Material selection
d. Grain orientation
e. Final dimensions
f. Bearing edges
II. Snare drum construction
a. Mold and caul construction
b. Ply lay up
c. Pressing Shells
d. Veneering the inside of a cylinder using high pressure molds
e. Veneering the outside of a cylinder using a vacuum bag
f. Finishing the shell
g. Bearing edges
h. Layout and drilling
III. Drum set design
a. Sonic design
b. Aesthetic design
c. Wood choice hybrid vs. standard
d. Grain orientation
e. Final dimensions
f. Bearing edges
IV. Drum set construction
a. Ply lay up; cross grain, x grain & hybrid
b. Pressing Shells
c. Veneering the inside of a cylinder using high pressure molds
d. Veneering the outside of a cylinder using a vacuum bag
e. Finishing the shell
f. Bearing edges
g. Layout and drilling
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