Catagory: world-drumline-news
Issue 11
WESTFIELD — Students at Westfield High School were evacuated from the building Thursday morning. The school’s drumline was practicing inside the auditorium when members noticed smoke rising from the batter head of snare drummer Joshua Foster.
Member of the cymbal section ran for the office to enlist the help of respected WHS Assistant Principal Craig McCaffrey and the esteemed Dean of Students Kevin Scanlan. Once on the scene, these fine administrators decided to pull the fire alarm.
In a recent report, School officials claim the smoke came, not from the drum, but from a pair of newly installed light bulbs that were illuminating the drumlines rehearsal area.
Skeptical of the official report, the WDN Investigation Team turned to regionally renowned drumline thermodynamics expert, Ian Watz.
“I suspects the more believable cause of the smoke was friction created between the natural finish drum sticks and the coated white drumhead.” – Watz . “When the incident occurred, the WHS snare drummers were playing an incredible 1.5 hour buzz roll. In research I conducted for edurmline.com, I discovered that buzz rolls in excess of 30 min increase the temperature of the impact area by nearly 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The long buzz roll combined with heat created by the new lights could easily have caused the smoke.”