Brass instrument

After taking the quiz I scored a 23 in the artistic category, this did not come as a surprise to me. I have been interested in the arts for about four and a half years so far and so far my experiences have been amazing! Although I have been a part of many different kinds of arts like acting, singing, and painting, music is my favorite. It doesn't matter whether I am helping somebody learn or just making music myself, I love it. I think I would enjoy most artistic jobs, but I would really like to…

When I turned eleven, rheumatoid arthritis wreaked havoc on my hands, with medications that did the same to my liver. It arched my fingers backwards and killed my ability to play piano as I had done for six years prior. In only a few months, it took away my predominant method of musical expression, the pain and deformity forcing me to quit practicing altogether. Initially upset, I reached for the nearest option to continue my engagement in music: choir. I had been a part of the school’s chorus…

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…

How might an insider to a musical tradition hear differently from an outsider? An insider to a musical tradition hears it differently compare to an outsider. The insider tends to react to his or her own cultural music in ways that draw on a lifetime of consciously absorbed cultural knowledge and attitude while the outsider tries not to bring ethnocentrism into her or his interpretations. Hearing a musical an insider understood the music and she he can perform while an outsider hears and performs…

The Gala featured music played by some pretty heavy hitters from the Big Band Era including band leader Johnny Vana as their conductor, and Vocalist Bill A. Jones. Bill sang some classic hits from the era and the band played a variety of music from the big band era for about three hours. The set list included: Chicago – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by Fred Fisher New York, New York – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb It’s Been a Long, Long Time – Bing Crosby…

In 1974, Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters performed live in Germany. Pianist Herbie Hancock was accompanied by Bennie Maupin on saxophone, Paul Jackson on electric bass, Mike Clark on drums, and Bill Summer on percussion. The group performed a total of 5 songs including “Palm Grease”, “Sly”, “Butterfly”, “Spank A Lee”, and “Chameleon”. The second track performed in the concert is “Sly” and runs for ten minutes. The song begins with saxophonist Bennie Maupin playing while the rest of the group…

The marimba, a popular percussion instrument, has not only a rich sound, but a rich history. The instrument, which has a name that means “wood sounder” in African languages and “the goddess” in Guatemalan creates it’s sound with wooden bars and metal resonators. The first idea for marimbas came from Africa.“The xylophone was taken to Latin America by African slaves…”(“Marimba”, Encyclopedia Britannica) Calabashes, or a type of gourd, were replaced in Latin America by resonators made of metal.…

I choose to free write a concert to follow the life of Mariam. Mariam would be best represented by a piano keyboard, since among the piano instruments the keyboard is a misfit and a lower class instrument compared to the piano and organ. A piano is a grand instrument used in concerts and the upper class, events such as weddings, performances and churches. The organ is the backbone of a church used in holy ceremonies and only churches can afford and maintain such an extravagant piano. Even the…

Instrument- .Glass bottle xylophone My experiment is about making a Glass bottle xylophone that plays six notes What is sound and how does it travel? Sound is a sort of energy made by vibrations (Jane. E, 2016). When any object vibrates, it causes movement in the air particles (Jane. E, 2016). These particles bump into the particles close to them, which makes them vibrate too causing them to bump into more air particles (Jane. E, 2016). This movement, called sound waves, keeps going until they…

The proposed presentation explores the intersection between technology and performance, focusing on the use of sonification technology within a musical space. The technology in question realizes a unique objective: essentially turning neutral bio-signals into musical material that can be incorporated into a composition or performance. This process, the sonification of bio-signals, has a history in music that began in the 1970’s with the premiere of Alvin Lucier’s Music for Solo Performer. By…