Clarinet

Introduction to Opera Compare the characters of Carmen and Micaëla in Carmen. What are the differences between them, how is this expressed in the music, and do you think the outcome is inevitable? Introduction Bizet's Carmen is an Opera in four acts, first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March with a plot based on the 1845 novella by Mérimée. Today it stands as one of the most popular french operas of all time.The Opera explores the relationship between the enchanting Carmen and…

Murdie Educational Scholarship (Conventions Revisions) “I don’t know.” Those were the words I would always say when people asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up. I dreaded the day when I would finally have to answer that question with complete earnest. Little did I know the answer I’ve been looking for has always been blatantly in front of me. Like most kids, I enjoyed listening to music. I enjoyed the music on the radio, music in the movies, just music in general. I’ve also liked music…

played in a concert pitched instrument, such as a piano or a string instrument. Instruments are usually tuned this way so they are on a comfortable range for the sound they make. Another milestone for Sax’s career was when he reinvented the bass-clarinet, since to this point not a reliable one had been made until he made one…

inspiration for the clarinet dates back to the 1600s, where an instrument called the Chalumeau was used. It was used mostly in Europe, and its name was derived from Latin/Greek origins, meaning pipe. True to its name, it was a 20 cm long pipe, with 5 holes. It looked much like a recorder, and was not very important to musicians and composers back then. It was different from todays, clarinet, as there was no upper register, only a lower one. It has influenced today’s clarinet, as nowadays…

Learning how to read and write was one of the first major lessons each of us have learned. Each of us sitting in room 319 from 10:20 to 11:15 have a unique story about learning how to manipulate letters into words and words into sentences. All of us have a different event that stuck with us no matter what age we experienced it. There is no set way we as individuals learn information. Just like our finger print, our learning methods and tactics are unique to each of us. My individual experience…

Seminar 1 Reflection Questions To make our time together as productive and efficient as possible, please reflect on the following questions and email your responses to Dr. West and Dr. Clauhs by Tuesday, 9/13. 1. How much of your teaching opportunity/experience is indeed student-centered? Why? Since this is Block 1 and the beginning of the school year, a lot of the first few days of school has involved work outside of playing music and rehearsing, including things such as organizing the band…

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…

The album Time Out was recorded in 1959 by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. The quartet featured Dave Brubeck on piano, Paul Desmond on alto saxophone, Eugene Wright on bass, and Joe Morello on drums. Dave Brubeck was not known for his outstanding musicianship like that of Paul Desmond, Brubeck was well known as a composer and bandleader. Paul Desmond was the best musician in The Dave Brubeck Quartet and he brought his soft, melodic, and imaginative style to the band. Desmond was one of the best known…

Cecil Taylor’s piece is an ever-changing flow of symphony and saxophone tones outstretched over the underlay of complex tunes and rhythms. His piece holds bold, strong notes that do not outstay their welcome. They are resounding but not overpowering, almost as if Cecil is speaking words themselves through each note he plays. His delicate and playful uses of rhythmic tunes carry a story of potent color, ranging from a swimming array of blues to a dwindling violet and star-speckled twilight. His…

My positive main to compete was my clarinet, working as a team, and to succeed. Having to play the clarinet, in high school was an amazing experience. I started playing the clarinet scenes I was a freshman. I sing up for a flute but it didn't work I also try the saxophone, but I end it up with the clarinet. I started playing with it and I loved it. It was hard at first because I need it to memorize the notes and where was each note of the whole of the clarinet. When I was in my senior year we…