Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

The African Djembe was said to be created in the 12th century; it’s considered one of the most versatile and boundless drumming instruments on the earth (Drum Africa). A Guinean drum that is played throughout Africa that is known to resemble the figure of a woman with it’s round upper half, small waist, and large lower half is called the Djembe drum. This unique drum was created by Blacksmiths from the caste Manlike in Guinea; with its exclusive sound spectrum the djembe produces a strong…

For this semester’s Independent Study Project I decided to listen to the album Basta by Quilapayún. Quilapayún are a part of the Nueva Canción Chilena genre. The Quilapayún are considered a folk music group. They are from Chile. The album Basta consists of 12 songs. Those of which include A la mina no voy, La muralla, La gaviota, Bella ciao, Coplas de baguala, Cueca de Balmaceda, Por montañas y praderas, La carta, Carabina 30-30, Porqué los pobres no tienen, Patrón, and Basta ya. Before I…

This concert report will be on Esperanza Spalding Live at Austin City Limits. The venue mimics that of a outdoor auditorium by having a huge mural of downtown Austin behind stage, and if just seeing it for the first time from a video, one would think it was outdoors. The venue was pretty large, the size of a large auditorium, and the acoustics were good and there was little to no echoing.Though most of Spalding’s songs fall under the genre of jazz, she would rather not be called a jazz artist…

world was called the Drum-Based Percussion instrument (Hollis). These instruments of rocks and sticks were used in religious ceremonies that were known as representations of animals (Hollis). It is known that by 4000 BCE the Egyptians created the Harps and Flutes, and also by 3500 BCE instruments called Lyres and Doubled-Reeded Clarinets has been founded and created (Hollis). Almost all of the Indians and Africans had been using some of these instruments for ancient religious practices.…

Hall in the Lee County campus of Florida Southwestern State college at 7:30pm. It is directed by Dr. Tom Smith and is accompanied by a large band which includes trumpets, trombones, saxophones, and a rhythm section. This concerto had a variety of musical pieces that displayed the talent and beauty of not only the music, but also the performers. The piece that stood out the most to me and I enjoyed the best was Impressions by Coltrane/Taylor. Published in 1961 at the height of the jazz era, it is…

The bass is one of the pioneer string instrument jazz musicians started to use around the 1890’s to provide a low-pitched bass line that would outline the chord sequences of any song. Before jazz, the bass was mostly known for its use in grand orchestras. The double bass arose in Germany during the late 1650’s. It was mostly used in Orchestras for classical music, creating a low pitched base for the violins and violas while harmonizing with the cellos. As time evolved, around 1890, the African…

1. The first piece of music I listened to for this assignment was Lohengrin, prelude to Act III composed by Wagner. The song was written for a scene for a wedding between a hero and heroine. The instruments in this song include a full orchestra and it is an orchestral piece. In my opinion, the song had a variety of feelings and sounds. For example, there is one part where it is mainly or entirely woodwinds. During this section, the music sounds very peaceful and light. After a while this…

with the nature of the military, the specific band members rotate in and out with their tours of duty but the main instrumentation played remains, the show continues to go on, and the 32nd Street Brass Band lives on (Reichow 2017). Much with any musical culture, the main repertoire remains homestead but each new addition may add one’s own ornamentations or influence and the performance may evolve over time keeping up with the times (Reichow 2017).…

I had three main goals for this semester: improved tone quality, blowing more air through the trumpet and playing in balance with the rest of the ensemble. I feel as if I have improved upon or met these three goals. For example, with blowing more air, I have changed my posture from last year. When playing, especially with wind ensemble, I have straightened up my back and sat up straight, as opposed to last year when I slouched a bit against the back of my chair and sagged my embouchure as a…

previously produced centuries ago but the performers who are currently creating the work have ownership of the sounds that are being created from their own hands and instrument and the ownership of the piece belongs to the composer.…