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(arr. Alan Baylock) This was the opening song. It was played quite well by the Jazz ensemble. I think everything sounds better with the Jazz ensemble. The two solos played on the saxophone were very well transitioned into the song. Each instrument in this small band was heard. As if you could hear each part playing. The director began and ended the song with little direction. The band wore Christmas attire matching the theme of their Christmas Festival concert. The Christmas Song –…

lute family of instruments; it generally employs four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings. The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian adaptation of the Portuguese machete, a small guitar-like instrument, which was introduced to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants, many from Madeira and the Azores. It gained great popularity elsewhere in the United States during the early 20th century, and from there spread internationally. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with…

other family members, but they would never go back because they know that life in Mexico is hard. This song is called “La Jaula De Oro” meaning the cage Of Gold. In this song the instruments are different guitars, drums, and most important, their voice. This piece of music is homophonic, their voices with the instruments are consonant. It is easy to understand and the melody makes one want to…

My stand partner and I look out over the piazza - somehow, it’s become even more packed than it was during the last break between pieces. We glance at each other and smile nervously as our conductor announces the next song, “All I Ask of You”. My hands are sweating and I have butterflies in my stomach as our conductor introduces us: me as the arranger, and both of us as the featured soloists. I take a deep breath, glance at my conductor and the orchestra, and begin. I’d like to say I was…

artist “The Kandinsky Effect”, on Tuesday October 13, 2015 at 8:00 pm. in the Capistrano Concert Hall. At the beginning of the concert the Sacramento State Jazz combo played a couple songs. In this group there were many performers with different instruments: Domenic Dalpez (baritone saxophone) , Jesse Crosson (trombone) , Aaron Smith (trumpet) , Randy Sandoli (piano) , Molly Redfield (bass) , Devan Kortan (guitar) , and Cameron Womack (drums). The songs that they played were: “Synchronous…

section of the concert was slower and more somber than the final section. These songs were used more for worship and didn’t have the upbeat feeling as the later ones due to the lack of the band. The first three songs either had piano, organ, or not instruments accompanying. The final two songs had a small band of a piano player, bass player, and a drum player accompanying the pieces. All of the songs were polyphonic…

http://www.bartruff.com/history/ Of the many violin makers throughout the history of the instrument, there are a few whose names are well known among aficionados. Gasparo di Bertolotti da Salò (1540-1609) from Italy is considered one of the forefathers of the art form manufacturing of bowed instruments. Andrea Amati (1520-1611) founded the violin making school of Cremona. He produced many stringed instruments for King Charles IX and currently has his work displayed at the National Music Museum.…

of unity, it creates music. Every single person begins the same way, as a baby. What makes us differ from one another is how we decide to create ourselves. Each person in an orchestra starts off with a sheet of music and those who play the same instrument have the exact same notes, dynamics, and key changes written. All musicians have the capability to change how far they want to crescendo or how forceful a staccato should be. Yes, they have the same piece of music but each and every one of…

Son Jarocho is a regional Mexican son musical style, where the artists using three main instrument which are jarana jarocho, requinto jarocho, and son jarocho harp. First is the two regional instruments which are jarana and requinto jarocho, jarana is an eight strings, guitar type that carved from a solid piece of wood and usually used for mãnicos. Then is the requinto jarocho which is also a small guitar type and has four strings and also it carved from a solid piece of wood and usually used…

The Diddley Bow Plus The guitar has been a staple of music for generations, used in such a large variety of music. In our paper we will be explaining the parts of the guitar how the work, the physics of the guitar with sound waves and how they relate to the guitar working properly. We will then describe how the overall guitar works and we will go through the process which is the guitar making sound and incorporate the parts into how they help make the guitar work. The Diddley Bow guitar…