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    join the jazz band. If he joins the band he will learn to play even better than he already does. He can practice more if he joins the band. He will also be surrounded by people more experienced than him. He can learn better ways of playing his instrument. With this he could even go on and make a career out of playing music. Mel could stay in his garage band…

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    The French horn has a brassier sound than a flugelhorn. The main visual difference between a flugelhorn and a French horn is the rounder shape of the latter instrument. A flugelhorn looks like a large trumpet; the french horn does not. Sound wise, however, the two instruments do share some similarities. It takes some extra study to figure out the differences. Range The flugelhorn has the range of a typical trumpet, sounding from G# below middle C to three octaves above middle C. While the…

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    Saxophone Research Paper

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    The saxophone is one of, if not, the most played woodwind instruments available. It is just a very popular instrument in general for its unique sound, instrument variations and versatility, and difficulty of play. The instrument is generally made out of brass metal and produces sound through the vibration of a reed, or a piece of wood put in the mouthpiece of the instrument. The sound travels through the inside of the horn and comes out at the end projecting it out with a pitch (or note). The…

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    Trombone History

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    There are 3 sorts of Wind tools on our internet site. When it comes to Trumpet, a trumpet is a musical instruments. It is the highest register in the brass family members. Trumpets are among the earliest music tools, going back to at the very least 1500 BC. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" noise that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the tool. Since the late 15th century they have mostly been constructed of metal tubing, usually…

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    About five years ago I was introduced into the world of music. At the age of 11, I had never touched a single instrument much less made a decent noise on one. My grandmother owned a Casio keyboard that was older than I was that just sat in the spare bedroom unused. Many times when we would stay with them, I would look at the keyboard and long to learn to play it. I had seen piano players before and the idea of being like one of them was my dream. In May of 2012, I acquired the Casio from my…

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    Marching Band Speeches

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    waiting for today all summer, today I get to pick which instrument I get to play. I’m not even the slightest bit mad that I have to go to my school a day before school even starts. As I walk into my elementary school, I proudly remember that I’ve gone to this school for years. It feels good knowing I get to finally be a fifth grader and rule the school. I walk down the long hallway leading my parents to a door that has a piece of paper with ‘INSTRUMENT TRY-OUT’ written on it. After a few minutes…

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    Live Concert Critique

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    America. All of the musical pieces contained several African retentions, a variety of instruments and other musical accompaniments such as vocalists and dancers. The concert as a whole, methodically put together, revealed the development of instruments through time and intertwined traditional music with modern styles of music. Listening to each piece, the complexity grows with either increasing the number of instruments and vocalists, difficulty of the musical notes, or the layering and…

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    Concert, a certain ecstatic vibe could be felt as the performers walked on stage with their musical instruments. The virtuoso’s performed in pieces that contained trios, duets, and quintets; showing the concentration they required when listening to each other. When working on Chamber Music, much of the melody jumps around from instrument to instrument, show casing various solos and much of the instruments having to coincide with each other to carefully listen for the melody. The first…

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    Wars Suite" did have the four movements it was just structured in a different way than Dvořák 's piece. As the concert was going on, I noticed that in Williams work certain instruments stuck out more in certain parts of a piece. For instance, in Darth Vader 's theme the trumpets stood out more than all the other instruments. They were more emphasized. This one is also one of my favorites from the "Star Wars Suite" because it was as if I was watching the movie right in front on…

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    tempo that drove it along. Near the end of the song, the tempo slows down and then picks back up to create a grand finale. The triumphant sound created by the percussions was very influential to me, and made me think of unity. As the different instruments meshed together to create a beautiful sound this caused me to really sit back and enjoy it. The soaring ballads in this song create an all in all diverse sound. Following The Band of Brothers, was Hands Across the Sea by John Phillip Sousa.…

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