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Miles Davis tune. However, the alto saxophone did a fine job. He played in a fast tempo with a hot mood. Since the song is naturally fast, I was amazed how quickly he was creating new improvisation melodies. It seemed he made sure to play the full musical spectrum- broad range of low to high notes. It was obvious that the rhythm section, which incorporated the guitar, bass, and drums, accompanied the sax during his solo. The soloist changed modes when the rhythm section did; therefore, I would…

The four most commonly used instruments in the string family are the violin, the viola, the cello and the double (string) bass. They are all made by gluing pieces of wood together to form a hollow “sound box.” The quality of sound of one of these instruments depends on its shape, the wood it is made from, the thickness of both the top and back, and the varnish that coats its outside surface. The violin is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the string family. It is held under the chin…

on a harmonious note. The final movement, Allegretto has a much faster tempo and uses more consonant notes. The tone of the movement is joyous similarly to most final movements of multi-movement pieces composed by Rodrigo. It’s conjunct with each instrument group having their own solos only to repeat each other to finish off the…

The drum set is unique among musical other instruments. It has many individual parts originated from all over the world for over thousands of years. Percussion and drums can be defined as an instrument that must be hit with a mallet or shaken to make a sound. The surface can be made of animal hide, wood, metal, or really anything that produces sound. The mallet is used to produce the sound that includes a human hand. Drums include a variety of instruments that make similar sounds to a piano such…

The piano being one of the most influential instruments throughout time has had an amazing history that directly affected the development of modern music and instruments. The piano is one of the most historically important instruments ever made. The piano can be seen in the use of music way back in the 1600’s and is still being used frequently today. The first stringed instrument known to date is the clavichord. The clavichord is a historic instrument which debuted in the 1600s and was still…

The piano we have today was developed by a man named Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori. Cristofori was born in Pauda, Italy on May 4, 1655 and later died in Florence, Italy on January 27, 1731. He was a harishord maker, a harpsichord is an instrument like the piano but the sound is made by strings being plucked. Although he was given the credit for the invention of the piano, it dates way farther back. People used to tie strings to bows or boxes to make the sound it made louder. So did he…

sixth grade, but i have had a passion for music and singing since a young age of three. I know this because, i have vhs tapes of myself standing on top of tables and grabbing anything close to me to use as a microphone. Growing up i was surrounded by musical influences. My brother, who played…

In the modern days, there are various levels of clarinet competitions. They have played significant roles in clarinet development. The top talented young clarinet performers are usually discovered from these competitions. From the participants’point of view, they tend to gain experience and learn from other participants. For those competitions which have crucial influence internationally, it is an unwritten rule that organizing committee always invite a prestige composer to compose a new piece…

In 4th grade I decided to try something new. I wanted to plan an instrument. But what to play. I went through the goldilocks stages of picking an instrument. I had it narrowed down to strings but which was just right. Violin? No that's too small, sounds too high, too basic. Cello? No that's too big and sounds too low. I wanted to play Viola. It was just right. The perfect combination of the two and it felt special but in 4th grade no one really knew what it was or even wanted to play it except…

how many parts of a cell I mislabel, or how many times I forget the order of operations in math, there is one thing that I can always fall back on, and that is writing music. When I was little my mom always tried to push me to learn how to play instruments. She put me in choir and signed me up for recorder lessons so I could learn how to read music at an early age. At home, she would let me pluck away at her guitar and look through her books of lyrics she wrote. She told me how music helped her…