Difference between revisions of "Gabriel"
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− | Q: You’re always there while we’re practicing our drumming and dancing and you play along too. Which drums do you know? | + | Q: You’re always there while we’re practicing our drumming and dancing and you play along too. Which drums do you know?<br> |
− | A: All of them. I’m learning how to play each drum. | + | A: All of them. I’m learning how to play each drum.<br> |
− | Q: Why are you learning them? | + | Q: Why are you learning them?<br> |
− | A: I’m learning them so I can be a master drummer. | + | A: I’m learning them so I can be a master drummer.<br> |
− | Q: How long does that take? | + | Q: How long does that take?<br> |
− | A: Oh a 3 years. I’ve been taught how to drum for 2 years. | + | A: Oh a 3 years. I’ve been taught how to drum for 2 years.<br> |
− | Q: Why do you want to be a master drummer? | + | Q: Why do you want to be a master drummer?<br> |
− | A: I want to be a master drummer. Kwasi is teaching Yao and I so that when we know all the drumming, he can bring us to Canada to help him teach. | + | A: I want to be a master drummer. Kwasi is teaching Yao and I so that when we know all the drumming, he can bring us to Canada to help him teach.<br> |
− | Q: Is it important to teach Canadians how to drum? | + | Q: Is it important to teach Canadians how to drum?<br> |
− | A: Yes, because I can get profit out of it. I want to live in Canada. | + | A: Yes, because I can get profit out of it. I want to live in Canada.<br> |
− | Q: What will you do with the profit from teaching Canadians about Ghana’s drumming? | + | Q: What will you do with the profit from teaching Canadians about Ghana’s drumming?<br> |
− | A: I will come back and make sure the village is going well. | + | A: I will come back and make sure the village is going well.<br> |
− | Q: What interests you most about Canada? | + | Q: What interests you most about Canada?<br> |
− | A: I’m interested in Toronto. I want to learn about music there so I can be a better teacher. | + | A: I’m interested in Toronto. I want to learn about music there so I can be a better teacher.<br> |
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Revision as of 15:15, 12 September 2010
Name: Gabriel
Age: 13 years old
Interests: Studying to be a Master Drummer
Q: You’re always there while we’re practicing our drumming and dancing and you play along too. Which drums do you know?
A: All of them. I’m learning how to play each drum.
Q: Why are you learning them?
A: I’m learning them so I can be a master drummer.
Q: How long does that take?
A: Oh a 3 years. I’ve been taught how to drum for 2 years.
Q: Why do you want to be a master drummer?
A: I want to be a master drummer. Kwasi is teaching Yao and I so that when we know all the drumming, he can bring us to Canada to help him teach.
Q: Is it important to teach Canadians how to drum?
A: Yes, because I can get profit out of it. I want to live in Canada.
Q: What will you do with the profit from teaching Canadians about Ghana’s drumming?
A: I will come back and make sure the village is going well.
Q: What interests you most about Canada?
A: I’m interested in Toronto. I want to learn about music there so I can be a better teacher.
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Interviewed by Sean Groten, Summer 2010