Clarinet

While I was working with a clarinet section in a high school band during their band camp, I noticed that my frustrations often transferred to the students and ended up affecting their attitudes. The students were then less motivated to learn and had trouble focusing. To help them feel…

Organization is something a lot of people procrastinate. It is something that people don’t have “time” for. But organization can lead to something special, it can help someone with his/her daily objectives, can leave a good mark in someone’s reputation, and can reduce stress. Organization is needed in daily life and it is indeed important. The first and most obvious effect of being organized is that it will help you with daily objectives. Most of the times, people misplace or forget about…

On December 3rd, at 7:30 PM, I had the opportunity to go see San Jose State University’s wind ensemble performance. The wind ensemble consisted of people who played piccolos, flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, horns, trombones, tubas, the triangle, the xylophone, the double bass, and finally, the piano. The wind ensemble performance was conducted by Paul Herrera. Accompanying the band was Michael Martinez, a well-known soprano saxophone soloist. The venue itself took…

most fun styles of Jazz to listen to. Most of us recognize this style of music when we think of a small ensemble wearing the red and white ragtime vests in a carnival trolly. This style is made up of smaller ensembles, for they consist of a Trumpet, Clarinet, Trombone, and a two instrument rhythm section. Dixieland is more well known to be originated from New Orleans, and that is where they are still popular today. Each set consisted of collective improvisations, or many improvised solos, where…

completely lost his sight by the age of seven. After he lost his sight his mother then sent him to Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine, Florida. There he learned to read, write, arrange music in Braille, play the piano, organ, sax, clarinet, and even the trumpet. Ray was interested in different kinds of music, they mainly ranged from country to gospel, to blues. Ray lived his life based off of something his mother said to him, “Always remember your promise to me. Never…

Introduction Did you know that more than 671 million troy ounces of silver are mined yearly? That is equal to more than 46,011,428 pounds of silver! The word silver comes from the Anglo-Saxon word seolfor. Along with the words purple and orange, there is no word in the English language that rhyme with the word silver. Silver is a metallic metal with the atomic number of forty-seven, out of the 118 elements on the periodic table, silver is the best reflector of light. Prior to 1965, all U…

From an early age I have been intrigued by the human mind and how it works. This interest has been enhanced through my study of psychology. Although I have only studied this subject for a relatively short period of time, I have enjoyed the variety the A-level course provides and I feel I have had a sample of different fields of this subject. I have particularly enjoyed studying comparative psychology because I am interested in how the human mind can be explained in evolutionary terms and how we…

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms 1. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Beethoven was born on December 17, 1827 in Vienna, Austria. Brahms was born on May 07, 1833 in Hamburg, West Germany. 2. Mozart died on December 05, 1791 in Vienna, Austria. Beethoven died on March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria. Brahms dies on April 03, 1897 in Vienna, Austria. 3. Mozart had six siblings and he was the youngest, five of his siblings died whe…

brilliantly laidback rendition of ‘Summertime’ is brought out by Davis on muted trumpet, which is positioned gently over a alternating and rhythmic accessory which is fastened by bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb. French horns, flute and bass clarinet which are an outstanding adjustment of Gershwin’s unique tune, are the extraordinary orchestration. As denoted by Biographer Ian Carr in his book on Davis, that regardless of the fact that the trumpeter had established it was one of his…

Sheree Buchli Title: Physics of the Saxophone Investigated Summary: 1. Summary-Definition/Description of Alto Saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgium instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. 2. Aim With this paper I am discussing existing knowledge on the physics of the Alto Saxophone, in particular the creation of sound. Introduction: 1. History The Saxophone is an instrument with a single…