Kay Musical Instrument Company

In the United States alone, 18 million people play a musical instrument. However, this is only 4.3% of the entire population in the United States. There should be more people involved in the band program because of the countless benefits that come from playing a musical instrument. Band kids are literally the best. They receive better scores on standardized tests, including the SAT’s and the ACT’s. In addition, being in band improves your reading and comprehension skills, as well as your memory.…

that consumed my imagination, for the teacher was ready to explain what had been transpiring. “ Attention. This instrument is called an alto saxophone. Can you say it with me? Alto- Sax-O-Phone. Pretty neat huh!?”. Pretty neat indeed I thought. Pretty neat indeed. My family has been strongly influenced by music. Almost everyone on my fathers side plays at least one musical instrument, whether it be the drums, guitar, or piano, there is usually some form of sound constantly flowing into…

I've played the clarinet for seven years. When I first started playing the clarinet I was in the sixth grade I wasn't very good. In fact, the only reason I had joined the band was because my friends and I didn't get into the same elective; they'd been forced into band, while I was one of the lucky few who'd gotten into computer science. The thought of being separated from my friends did not sit well with sixth-grade me and that's why, at the beginning of sixth-grade, I found my self sitting in…

The music of the caribbean counterpoints revolves around folk, ritual, and dance hall music in a new mode. Out of the chapter the “most important aspects of Candomble and Macumba as the main links to samba, the national dance of Brazil”. Africanisms show their emotion in brazil by a traditional dance and this takes place in Rio de Janeiro in the south where there’s colorful carnivals. The taditional music and dance of the Orixas, which consist of three drums which have three elements of music…

midst of the story. The Baroque period instruments played a significant role in blending in with her voice to make it even more dramatic and to show the transitions on emotions throughout. The Jessye Norman version of the aria was very dramatic and touching. Her voice strongly carried out the story and the transitions were also clear. The audience was drawn by the passion of her voice. Jessye Norman’s voice was almost “goose bump like”. The instruments made her performance spectacular for…

As a musician, my performance career has been filled with failing at varying moments. Music is unique and in some ways, can be compared to the realm of medicine. For instance, each requires 100% accuracy, and each is vastly competitive. So competitive is the field of music that one of my greatest failures stems from it. With week after week of playing, my hands were cramped constantly from the awkward position of holding the French horn. Yet, worst of all was the pressure blisters that…

Enemies and Violins I came home from school, tired and exhausted. I walked across The hallway to my room. I heard The music as I entered the room, but all that was there was a violin, lay there with its back on the bare floorboards. I carefully picked it up and cradled it as I sat down on my bed. Memories flooded into my mind at the instant. I used to play the violin, but I stopped years ago. I had a best friend I would practice with. she dies in a car accident with her family . We used to…

The Trombone solo last for the better part of 17 measures accompanied by a continual reconstruction of triples weighted over doted rhythms. Scholars describe the work as having qualities evocative of death and renewal. Section B is in relation to a sense of renewal. Its timbre and balance is different from its adjacent section. More specifically, the trombone with its brass qualities is comparable to the bugle calls of war. The imagery delineated through this intuitive use of the trombone…

Nadia Boulanger. While in Paris, his European explorations opened him to a big variety of music styles; yet, with the inspiration of Boulanger, he was effective in producing his single compositions that became expressions of Americanism. Copland’s musical skills went past his composition; he was also a skillful conductor, author, teacher and pianist. Copland finished composing after 1972, “It was exactly as if someone had simply turned off a faucet”, as he stated (Pollack, 4). He was later…

I practiced every day and had a lesson every week. I woke up early and practiced until my hands cramped. Whilst keeping up my repertoire, I also learned new material and studied musical theory. I concentrated on building my skills and technique, however everything I played failed to enraptured my need for self-expression. Scanning the internet, looking for something to spark a flame of inspiration, I wound up listening to Jeepers…