Musical keys

The sound of the snare drum made me scared in my mind I thought Please Mr. Zielenski don’t pick me to play the snare… I had known that I could not play the snare drum last year in sixth grade and I wouldn’t even touch one the sound of it was cool, but I could never just get the rhythm right. When I started band I started with a camp over the summer and I was pretty great at playing the quarter notes only. The weeks I tried hard at trying to play the snare, but I constantly did flams (using…

genre of film musicals, there was never a better time than during the 1950’s. They have been considered the most escapist of all major film genres and are full to the brim with songs and dance routines centred on the main idea of romance. In these musicals there is a main point of focus for these films,, which was an escapist vision of reality given to the audience members, which, shows them searching for love, success, wealth, and/or popularity. This aspect is a major in film musicals, to lead…

I attended Vento Sur’s concert at Glendale College on Oct. 3rd. Following the artist biographies, Vento Sur is a Calarts –All-Alumni group composed of Joao Junqueira, Julissa Bozman, Alex Bozman, and Jay Gravatt. They perform music in Spanish and Portuguese languages both. I saw many interesting instruments, and after other songs end the guitarist Joao Junqueira explained about the traditional instruments to audiences. First they performed Adentro Cojutepeque dance music from Mexico and…

It was the theme song of the musical/opera of the same name. It had a fast tempo during the refrain melody, and the tempo during the verses slowed down. The dynamics of this piece were loud during the refrain, and soft during the verses. About halfway through the piece, all the instruments…

bluegrass concert coming from a vocalist and professor with a classical learning background. It centered around a theme that although a knowledge of classical techniques is important for any singer, they should still try to incorporate their own unique musical techniques into their teaching or performance repertoire. The beginning of the concert featured a digital presentation that questioned what "appropriate" music should be considered and who has the authority to decide what should be…

Later, Aibne elected to play a Celestial Violin Concerto known as the “Pillars of Creation” at the conclusion of a harrowing interment of two children in London. Only the canorous melody seemed to articulate the inexpressible grief of the bereaved family. In fact, with the help of the music, the mourners’ souls grew wings to soar across the solar system and into the interstellar space to seek refuge among the stardust. After all, they were made of stardust too and would one day return to…

Music has been a strong part of my life and my goal for about four years now. I have been working hard towards it since the beginning, trying to get involved in it as much as possible. I started off with choir and because i looked up to my choral teacher so much it became clear to me that I wanted to become a music teacher. As time went by in highschool i felt more strongly about this and started working towards things that would help me towards that path. During my 8th grade year i wasn't…

Eight marching drums menacingly stand surrounded by the dim light of flickering fluorescent bulbs dangling above. The new recruits enter the room and slowly walk to their respective drum—their new homes for the next hours. All members stand with wide eyes and unstable posture. They nervously wait for the tech’s commands. The room encompassed in a seemingly endless silence. The tech sounded off and the new drumline members stepped off in perfect time and began the never ending, never moving…

Concert Report 1 On the date of September 23, 2015 the Ball State School of Music presented a jazz concert at Sursa Hall. The concert provided free admission to students and created a fantastic jazz performance. The crowd in attendance was a mixture of students, natives of Muncie and jazz enthusiast. The performance drew a diverse crowd because it provided a high level of entertainment that everyone could enjoy. It is highly recommended that everyone in the community attend at least one…

I have been playing piano for eight years. In those eight years, I have taken piano from three different teachers. My first teacher taught me how to read basic music and helped me grow my interest in piano. However, she was always getting sick and having to cancel my lessons and when I did have a lesson she would complain about how she was feeling bad. I finally had enough of this and decided the best thing to do would be to find another piano teacher. My second teacher was very strict and…