Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

confusion and disagreements about the origin of pipa in China. This is due to the fact that the word pipa was used in ancient texts to describe a variety of plucked instrument throughout the era of dynasties well as the differing accounts given in these ancient texts. As a case in point, the artwork Pipa is a stunning musical instrument from the Ming Dynasty during the late 16th and early 17th century. It is made from wood, ivory, silk, and bone. On the back of the pipa, there is hexagonal…

great energetic rhythm throughout the whole song. The cowbell, maracas, conga drums and xylophone that started playing at the very beginning of the song set the tempo for all the other instruments that came in during later measures. I found the Chips and Salsa piece…

“Last Stop: Chicago Union Station” As the annoyingly familiar woman announced her daily sermon of train stops, I incorporated the dissonant melodies of the outside world with the orderly ones of Richard Strauss’s “Also Sprach Zarathustra”. But it would most likely be known to those crowded around me as the famous introduction to 2001: A Space Odyssey. My ritualistic walk to the Chicago Fine Arts Building for rehearsal began as my violin clanged against my back. The songs of those wearing suits…

This arming cap is made of cotton and is thickly lined with fiber fill. Features quilted construction with a tie cord. Machine washable. This version of ancient Greece helmet is made of 18-gauge steel and has been plated in an antique bronze. Features black and natural striped horse-hair crest and a padded adjustable liner and chin strap. This classic helmet, one of the most popular versions depicted and worn during medieval times is made from 18 gauge steel. Features narrow eye slits for…

The song “Flamenco Sketches” by the Miles Davis Sextet has the cool jazz sound with the modal jazz style. The song has a light and soft sound with simple melodic improvisations. A traditional rhythm section maintains a steady rhythm throughout the song, but this rhythm section uses countermelodies to add colorations during the improvisations. The pianist is constantly playing a soft melody underneath the improvisations and sometimes mirroring the melody played by the improviser. The bassist…

This performance is from October in 2015. Personally I liked the piece, but it could use a little more help. While they have good points in the piece they also had some low points. The basses had a good deep and dark sound like you want for many of our male singers to achieve. Their vowels were outstanding just like they always are. The sound pyramid was in great effect in this performance. Wingate’s choir used articulation to their advantage when they were forming their vowels before the…

Music has evolved drastically throughout time. There are countless styles of music in the world that I appreciate and admire. However, I prefer music that has a message or story in it that touches my heart. The combination of moving lyrics, beautiful voices, and outstanding music composers creates magic. One of my favorite songs is a song called As Real as You and Me by Rihanna. I first heard the song while watching the move Home. It started playing while a characters sacrifices himself for the…

The funny and talented actor, Rainn Wilson, was on Oprah today talking about his show, "SoulPancake." In it two people go around in a lime green VW bus and create, what I would call, "Living Art." They encounter ordinary people on the street and ask them to participate in creating some form of art. One of the little vignettes actually brought tears to my eyes. People were asked to grab an empty picture frame, one of many hanging on a wall, and walk around, looking through it in order to spot…

saxophonist in my class. I could not play one instrument, much less four. Also, ten year old me did not know the definition of composition, let alone how to make one. Playing the saxophone has caused my school experience, and my existence, to revolve around music and band. In the fifth grade, elementary students are given the opportunity to start playing an instrument in band. Near the end of fourth grade, interested students are allowed to try instruments and…

These tune-making objects are doing so unintentionally, whereas a person can be making a sound with a particular unique instrument, having the intentions to create a tune or a rythem. Examples or substitutes for the unaware tune-making species would be a beaver, a swarm or crowd of bees, and a hummingbird. The noise these species can create almost sound similar to the manmade instruments such as a set of drums from the beaver, babpipes from the swarm of bees, and a flute from the hummingbird.…