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The spotlight is in my eyes. The hubbub dies down to an anticipatory, judgmental silence, daring me to break it. I look back, making sure the band is ready. Thumbs up: it’s time to roll. I tap my foot to the rhythm. 1, 2, 3, 4. The first words soar out of my mouth - the note’s a high A, perfectly in tune, - the band is in sync, - the music is surrounding me, - the crowd is going wild, - I feel ALIVE. The song passes in a whirlwind of emotions, passion, excitement, crowd chants, rhythms, and…

Oblivion, off their album they just came out with. I really started paying attention to guitars when the guitar player, Brent Hinds, brought out his see through Flying V guitar. It was one of the most amazing guitars I had ever seen. I left that night feeling pretty good. For it being my first ever concert, I was amazed that you could do so much more with just 5 instruments. It got me on a mindset of playing guitar. A year later I went to another concert in St. Louis. I saw Cavalera Conspiracy.…

I first stared playing guitar when I was thirteen. An old friend of mine decided to give me his old acoustic guitar, and show me some of the basics. First, he showed me two of the easiest chords, G and E. At first, it was hard for me to transition from G to E, but after some practice, I was starting to get the hang of it. After that, my friend showed me how to play the intro to the song, Come As You Are by Nirvana. It was pretty easy; just three notes, no chords. We played it over and over again…

The Electric Guitar is a stringed musical instrument that consist of 6 to 12 strings. The electric guitar produces a variety of sounds ranging from sweet soft melodies to aggressive anger filled music. The strings of the guitar are plucked, and pressed into the fret board to produce a sound which is then transferred to an amplifier. The amplifier amplifies the sound of the guitar, and can even distort it. Major Parts As figure one indicates, the major parts of an electric guitar are the…

Now a lot of people will automatically say the Electric guitar is the better choice for a beginner to learn on simply because it is thought to be the easiest to learn. Although that is true for the most part I say that the acoustic guitar is the better choice to be made. With learning on an acoustic the beginner will build up more strength in their fingers and hands. They will work harder to press down the strings with the Acoustic, unlike the Electric where it is easier to press down on the…

electric guitar is the culmination of thousands of years of history and great effort to enhance the music that we know and love today. It has changed the way we use it in music in our recordings and live performances and still is a dominant instrument in many music genres. To really understand this particular instrument, one must understand its: definition, history, construction, uses, and prevalence/impact in music. To know what an electric guitar is, one must understand just what a guitar…

roll style, 4 bars blues. One can hear the sound of cymbals with a little bass drum every now and then which gives the song a rock and roll feeling to it; it was an electronic sound coming out of the keyboard. It wasn’t too overwhelming because the guitar and keyboard sound accompanying it gave it that mellow feel that is usually found in jazz. So the each sounds were balanced to give it that jazz roll. You could enjoy that beautiful jazz sound with the…

The trend amongst young adults to escape from the stress of everyday life into hobbies such as music-making influences deeper affairs of life including finding and getting to know oneself, and making connections between different cultural backgrounds and ways of life. 2. What methodology for proving the thesis does the author propose in the introductory paragraphs? Use your own words to paraphrase it. The author proposes the methodology of shifts in trends among teens and young adults from the…

roots of several music genres from the southeastern part of the United States known as Blues music, folk music, and western music. Country music often consists of ballads and dance tunes. Country music features instruments such as banjos, mandolins, guitars, fiddles, harmonicas, accordions, dulcimers, acoustic bass, jaw harp, and the spoons. During the time as country music was just beginning to be created immigrants were coming to the North American continent. Over nearly three centuries, the…

best at what they do and how they can make the simplest piece of music into a master piece. From the style of Clarence “Mac” on electric piano, which I mentioned early, to Ray Parker Jr. on guitar, who plays the guitar the way it should be played, not too loud but you know he’s there. Playing the electric bass guitar is Jerry Knight, who along with drummer Russ Kunkel and percussionist Ralph MacDonald, work brilliantly together to keep the rhythm section tight and the driving force of the song.…