Guitar

repeated notes at the start of the line with a downward formula at the end of the line when the words are sung. The timbre is prominent in the electric keyboard. The keyboard plays the ostinato through most of the song. However, the drum, lead and bass guitars, and the male vocalist also contributes to the timbre. Continuing, “Jump” is a syllabic piece of music, meaning there is roughly one note per syllable. The texture is homophonic, indicating that it has one key melody accompanied by other…

The location of the performance was at the San Jose State University Music Hall. The audience dressed casually. At the concert, I was a casual and referential listener. Like my previous assessment, I was a casual listener because I didn’t know the name of the song or artist, but I paid attention to the piece. Furthermore, I was a referential listener because I pictured some scenes while listening to the jazz music. When the trumpet played, it reminded me of a scene where a band is playing jazz…

top 25 billboard charts. He won choice web star at 2014 teens choice awards. On his 17th birthday he hit 17 million followers. Ed Sheeran is his biggest inspiration in the music world. Shawns hobbies are ice hockey and football. He plays piano and guitar. He hates tomatoes and he is scared of being in the ocean alone. His favorite food is chinese, and chocolate chip muffins. He loves chocolate cake. He's allergic to mosquitos. He can speak three different languages. His birth sign is leo. He was…

Canadian jazz quartet Peripheral Vision is known for breaking off into modern sound-shapes and bringing influences from a variety of genres, with predominance of jazz and rock. Co-led by guitarist Don Scott and bassist Michael Herring, who often have art, literature, and standup comedy inspiring their compositions, the band is rounded out with saxophonist Trevor Hogg and drummer Nick Fraser. Their fourth outing, More Songs About Error and Shame, comprises seven well-worked compositions (Herring…

Oftentimes, authors create certain characters to resemble a reality, as in the case of Guitar, from Toni Morrison’s novel, Song of Solomon. Guitar Bains, the main character Macon “Milkman” Dead III’s best friend, is an African-American man living in a time of great discrimination. It is likely Morrison creates Guitar in attempt to represent the feelings of many African-Americans during this time, specifically Malcolm X. Malcolm X was an American-Muslim minister and human rights activist. Most…

Ranganathan, along with her ensemble of Raga Blues that consisted of guests that included origins from India, Africa and Spain- Morikeba played the African Kora, Mamadou Tama played the Senegalese Tama and finally, Carlo Basile played the Flamenco guitar. The performance started off with Morikeba singing and playing the African Kora simultaneously. The sound of the Kora really intrigued me. It resembled that of a harp where Morikeba used only his thumb and index finger of both hands to pluck…

For centuries, people have found some sort of comfort/aid in the various genres and sounds of music. Although, with these different genres of music, people with different backgrounds can listen to something they can relate to, or maybe something that makes them feel good. Throughout the years, music has changed for both the good and not-so good, from bringing kids closer to God, to including more vulgarity. Those are just some of the ways music has changed within popular culture. Music is also…

relaxing tunes. Jack Johnson is classified as a folk and acoustic rock musician, however I compare him between a calmer version of John Mayer and Jason Mraz combined. He plays an acoustic electric guitar, but his guitar playing skills are nowhere near as good as his writing skills. He plays basic guitar chords, but his lyrics make the music. His style is very mellow and relaxed. It’s the kind of music you listen to while you’re cleaning or sitting around on a rainy day. After we arrived, we…

by more electronic artists so most of his instruments are equipment like beat pads, the keyboard and of course his voice. Just because his music is mainly loops and sounds doesn’t mean there are no drums and such involved, he often uses drum loops, guitar samples etc… Brief Biography. J.cole, also known as Jermaine Cole has had an extremely tragic life, he was born at a US army base during January 28th 1985 as his father was a African American soldier and his mother was a German postal worker.…

Taylor Swift started as a singer at the young age of eleven. The Christmas she received her first acoustic guitar, and it officially started her singing career. Her first well known single “Tim McGraw” was highly favored on the country music charts. She has now switched to a more edgy look and sound with pop music. She has been successful as a country singer and pop singer winning numerous awards for her music. Also, she continues to be a role model for young ladies around the world. Taylor…