Clarinet

The concert hall was relatively small, and the lights were left on for the audience. This made the atmosphere feel more informal and welcoming. The band was introduced by a master of ceremonies, and then one of the clarinet players stood up and introduced the first piece. The clarinet player would provide background information before each piece. This was helpful to me because it helped familiarize me with pieces and works I didn’t have prior knowledge on. The first piece the band performed was…

The Futility of Perfection I groan internally as I finish practicing a passage for what seems like the thousandth time that morning. “Why on earth did I pick this instrument?” I wonder aloud. After all, clarinet playing is not easy by anyone’s standards. I had spent the past forty-five minutes attempting to perfect eight measures of an etude I needed to learn for the All-District Band audition in the coming month. With every attempt, it seemed that a new problem would arise; the frustration…

It originated as just a normal October Wednesday in Pillager, MN. Eli was awoken from his deep slumber by his Dad at 9:00 am, just like every other day of the week. Once he finishes climbing out of his deep slumber, Eli grabs some clothes and gingerly heads up the stairs. Now Eli isn’t like most kids his age, which at this time he is 15 and in 10th grade, he has chronic hip pain and sleeps close to 18 hours a day. He has visited many doctors, been diagnosed with Lyme disease and many other…

compose—but very quickly realizes that teaching is a full-time job, not a part time one. Mr. Holland initially stumbles in his efforts to teach an apathetic group of students; however, in his interactions tutoring a a persistent, passionate, but struggling clarinet player, Gertrude Lang, he discovers that perhaps the reason why his students were apathetic…

the Moanalua Middle School Band, to let us perform at the Menehune Classic. It was such an honor to play with the high schools from around the island, including the high school from the school itself. I’m an MMS Symphonic Band student who plays the Clarinet. The marching band from the different high schools inspired me so much, because the fact that a student in school can remember where to walk, and what to play while remembering what to do for school in general is pretty amazing, I’m sure…

Liszt) 00:00-03:12 03:13-06:13 06:14-09:13 09:14-12:57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHGHKHCpE-s The William Tell Overture is scored for the following instruments: - piccolo - flute - two oboes (first or second oboe doubles a cor anglais) - two clarinets in A - two bassoons - 4 French horns - two trumpets - three trombones - timpani - triangle - bass drum -…

Chou’s variable modes system, for no single hexachordal set contains these pitches by themselves. Things become clearer upon analysis. It is visually clear that certain relationships exist between the pair of phrases played by the alto flute and bass clarinet in these four measures. The common tone F serves as a bridge between the two phrases is from this note that a nona-chord is formed from two identical trigrams in opposing directions. The two modes share the same core notes (F, A, Db) - the…

Brahms Academic Festival Overture my first impressions were this song is a light weight but then I heard the sounds become over the top, festive. Brahms symphony was limited with instruments, such as: cellos, double basses, violas, violins, bassoons, clarinets, flutes, oboes, French horns, trumpets, trombones and timpani. What gave the light weight and airy affect was the strings and the bassoons gave an accented popping sound. The string section build up though a crescendo. The small brass…

CONCERT ATTENDANCE REPORT My taste of music varies from rock to pop, but mostly I gravitate towards rap music. So have a strong taste in rap I have attended a few shows and also seen many live instrument performances as well. Not until I took this class have I considered attending a jazz concert. When I looked on the pages given to us on events nearby, there wasn’t any that seem to catch my attention. Until I heard that CGCC was holding a small jazz comb. I thought I’d give a shot and plus it…

Jazz will always be known as the music of the roaring twenties. Along with those years of great economic prosperity, jazz shined through as a gateway to celebration. With parties being thrown and many people learning about jazz, the genre of music was evolved into many forms of jazz. Additionally, jazz really gave a name to those like Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald. Among these names came Benny Goodman who was a prime leader in jazz. Benny Goodman performed with many famous…