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consisted of: a piano, a bass, drums, a guitar, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, and one baritone saxophone. This makes a total of 17 musicians plus one for Professor Paul McKee who was the conductor. The student ensemble was very large and was arrange/modeled after a…

Church, vibraphonist Joe Locke was reading something he had written for Hutcherson, an extremely impactful influence on him. Onstage, he had solid backup from an illustrious, accomplished trio: Kenny Barron on piano, Buster Williams on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums. After Woody Shaw III has…

so the smaller group was put together, per their director, Dr. Benjamin Irom. The quartet is comprised of Jacob Armstrong from Belton on guitar, Ray Palousek from Holland on piano, Blaine Smith from Temple on the double bass, and Charles Reid III from Harker Heights on the drums (Temple College Jazz, 2016). This group is unusual in that it is made up of instruments from just the rhythm…

Offenbach. The jazz band includes Joe Zawinul on keyboards, Wayne Shorter on saxophones, Jaco Pastorious on electric bass, and Peter Erskine on drums. The group performed songs such as “Black Market”, “Waterfall”, “Teen Town”, “Birdland”, and many more. The concert opens with the song ‘Black Market”. The song begins with Joe Zawinul establishing a melody on the synthesizer while the drums and bass set a groovy beat. The tenor saxophone makes an appearance at the scene. Throughout the song,…

and broadly humorous subject matters. The music begins with a small dance then a male vocalist who speaks as much as he sings. The music consist of a conga, which is a tall barrel shaped single headed drum that is used throughout latin American music and also a violin, guitar, piano, and electric bass. The calypso song “Money is king” is considered a classic. The lines of the song are not consistent in time or in a rhyme pattern and does not correlate with the music. The song is similar to…

piano, bass, and guitar. The piece began…

CH19 Question 2 The core stylistic feature of punk rock is that it highly values the simplicity, volume, and speed. The volume and speed contribute its another feature, which is the attraction toward the young generation's attention, because it constructs an anger and rebellion feeling that matches the generation's emotional. On the other hand, the simplicity of punk rock gives it an amateur energy that the textbook state it as "do it yourself (DIY) attitude" (473). Moreover, simplicity is…

Perseverance is a skill this kid knows best. Walter Plummer from Kurt Vonnegut’s “The No-Talent Kid” definitely has one gift, determination. He will do whatever he can in order to reach his goals. Walter, the no-talent kid, challenges Flammer for his spot in A Band, the top music group in his school. During Challenge Day in the music room, Walter threatens Flammer to a fight for his A Band spot. Walter has always challenged Flammer for his position in A Band. Dueling against Flammer for his spot…

KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH: • What century was samba developed as a music style? Be specific as a century is a long time? Samba developed as a music style in Rio de Janeiro, where it was developed between the end of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th century. This was around in the 1900`s. • What can you tell me about the samba schools set in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro? Refer to specific examples. THE MAIN PARADES:  Grand Rio- Grand Rio are the newest schools…

developed greatly throughout the year due to technological advances. These advancements make it easier for someone who is in any kinds of musical field to express their talents. The three instruments that will be talked about are the piano, violin and drum. These are base instruments for lots of musical pieces. When it comes to the piano it was born in 1709 in Italy by Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori. This instrument produced sound by strings being attached and stretched over bows, gourds…