Clarinet

even before then. His family had a little less than average amount of money, and being the ninth of eleven children, his father decided to send him to the Kehillah Jacob Synagogue, later known as the ‘Hull House.’ There he pursued his talent for clarinet, taught by Franz Schoepp, and was asked to join the American Federation of Musicians at the age of 14. No sooner after that happened that he joined the Ben Pollack band at age 16 and moved to Los Angellos to perform with them.…

With this concert, I was not too sure what expect seeing a vocalist, piano player and a clarinetist, but this has turned out to be my favorite concert thus far. I enjoyed how different it was from the other concerts with the music they played was more enjoyable, modern and upbeat. A positive aspect I took from this performance, was inviting and friendly the performers were. It is not everyday where they invite you to sit on stage while they do their performance because they want you to feel…

The Romantic Era started and ended from 1820-1900. An overview would be the transition from classical to Romantic, of Beethoven, who broke the boundary rules and attached everything together between the two. Because it was Beethoven, he made it okay and possible to have changes and still acceptable. This talented and strong/brave individual changed music for the better and did what he felt and wanted, with his unique personality came his unique composed music. After Beethoven music changed to…

Texas. The play was directed by Cassi Torres McNabb, the Stage Manager was Cynthia Perry, the Assistant Stage Manager was Paige Walker, and Lighting Designer/Board Operator was Kimberly Merry. The orchestra consist of two violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, trumpet, two trombone, and percussion. The performers consist of students and faculty members from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. The actors and actresses were Freddy Acevedo who played The Pirate King, Eli Gonzalez played Samuel, the pirate…

Chapter One My concert I am having a band concert tonight. Yesterday I practiced at E.B Stillman and I am nervous. The stage is so big and I get to sit up there with all the other band players. I play the flute, yes I am a flutist. There are flutes, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, tubas, french horns, snare drums, oboes, a xylophone, and a big drum. I am a nine year old fifth grader. Some little kids might think a flute of a toy flute. But no, this is what a real deal flute would look like.…

have I persevered in school but also outside of school. When I got my new scooter I was trying to tail whip for a while and I got so many bruises on my legs and knees. I even had perseverance when I broke my right arm and still tried to play the clarinet. It felt atrocious when I had to move my fingers or even when I accidentally bump my arm on the wall and yet even through the pain I tried to accomplish as many objectives as possible.…

When I think of what music means to me I always think of how many times it has had an impact on my life. The answer to that is: my whole life. From the time I was born to this very moment I’m writing, music has played a role this whole time. Maybe it’s better if I explain in more detail. Let’s start from the beginning, which are my infant and toddler years. Even when I was inside my mother’s womb music was affecting me. My mother was doing this in order to stimulate my brain in its developing…

The stage lights blared down on my trembling body as I tried to force a smile onto anxious face. The year-end concert had approached and the moment for the audience to be introduced to the elegant melody of Gabriel’s Oboe had finally arrived. The hours spent perfecting my tone, the repetition of phrases to perfect my rhythm, all led up to my hope of performing a faultless solo. As the conductor nodded his head and the the phrase the band behind my played escalated, the first notes spoke from the…

Results For the Multiple Intelligence Survey Test, the results stated that I have a strong intelligential strength in: Logical-Mathematical, no surprise as I have always been good at math and plan on becoming a math teacher; Musical, I did play the clarinet through middle and high school; and Spatial-Visual, I have worked with 3D shapes and polygons in Calculus III and my bearings are fairly accurate. I am average in Linguistic and Intrapersonal, but weak in Bodily-Kinesthetic and…

The term “jazz” is freely used by many people around the world to describe a particular category of music. Every person will have their own definition of such a broad category of music. However, attempting to set boundaries and limit the definition of jazz to a simple “Google-like” definition is not only an injustice to the art of jazz, but also to listeners’ ability to appreciate the vast meanings and interpretations of jazz music. Prior to taking a semester long course on understanding jazz, I…