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detailed set of actions) Assign students to move to Orff instruments (i.e. xylophones) and some to keyboards. Lead students in alternation of various tempos between the notes C and G. I will be discussing tempo throughout the activity/exercise Informal Assessment: Split students into teams (Orff instruments vs keyboard) and have Orff team play notes of their choice at any tempo of their choice. Have keyboard team pick a song of their choice and sing at alternating tempos.…

with vested interests. In 1873, the QWERTY keyboard was created to force typists to type as slowly as possible because the typewriters would jam if adjacent keys were stuck in quick succession. When improvements in typewriters eliminated the problem, people created an efficient keyboard that would double the typing speed and reduce typing efforts by 95 percent. However, people did not want a new, efficient keyboard because they were used to the QWERTY keyboards. Similarly, Japan dominates the…

The year of the 1721 dates the submission of Christoph Gottlieb Schroter hammer-keyboard designs to the Saxon Court in Dresden. He was born on August 10, 1699, in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany, and died on May 20, 1782, Nordhausen, Germany. The year of 1725 dates the translation of Maffei's article into German stimulates widespread interest, and the pianos advertised in Vienna. The time of 1730 dates the Gottfried Silbermann explores in Dresden, Germany with pianos gotten from Cristofori, and…

My school district has eight elementary schools each with 3 to 4 sections of each grade level K-5th. During the 2014-15 school year, seven schools, grades 3-5 took the state assessment testing on iPads and one school used Chromebooks. After, receiving the data from all eight schools, a focus group was created that included elementary teachers, and staff. The group’s main objectives were to assess the delivery, connectivity of both devices and the student assessment scores. The group met and…

over bows, gourds and boxes to amplify the sound; they were fastened by ties, pegs and pins; and they were plucked, bowed or struck to produce a sound or multiple sounds. This instrument later transformed into an electrical keyboard. This keyboard is a step up and using a keyboard in making sound by electrical methods instead of the one listed of the regular piano. They have also improved in the way of putting the musical notes into the piano and letting it play for itself without pushing…

Music in the Digital Era Music is an art that has existed for thousands of years, and over that vast amount of time, music has evolved. From the Medieval period to the classical, and from the modern to the present era, music has slowly become more and more affiliated with technological industry, including computers and even some smart phones. In today’s style of music, most often the elements and instruments being used are actually not instruments at all, but digital sounds created by a…

hands, for how long, and what periods of time). Other data such as how often computers were used, how long they were used for, or how proximal computers are to patients were also missing. Few articles also address the issue of cracks and gaps in keyboards in mice (Achieng & Nkechi, 2010). Most only tested microbes on the surface and suggested cleaning the surface but gaps between keys may also harbor pathogens. Some studies such as the one done by Bures et al., (2000) did analyze and compare the…

Introduction This is quality plan for a ruggedized computer system to be used in Tamar lifeboat. This system consists of CPU, screen, keyboard and mouse. It uses methods such as quality function deployment (QFD), failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), reliability analysis, quality standards, ergonomics and redundancy to establish the quality of the system. Furthermore, it seeks to establish if the system fulfils the requirements of the customers. Customer Specifications The customer requires…

Unlike the Language we learn in school, music is a special type of language that can be use as a type of communication tool. Jazz is origin from African American and its main characteristics are swing and syncopation, improvisation, distinctive voices bent notes and modes. I’ve watched an amazing concert for the Jazz term paper. The title of the Live Jazz Concert is “Brian Culbertson feat Michael Lington” As the Piano and the Trombone player, Brian Culbertson is one of the main performer that…

The Baroque Harpsichord During the Baroque-era, the harpsichord was an extremely popular instrument. It was heard in many musical pieces throughout the 1600’s. Harpsichord is defined as “a keyboard instrument that produces sound by depressing a key that drives a lever upward and forces a pick to pluck the string” (Wright 462). Harpsichords all work the same way, no matter the size. With each string connecting to a key, a piece of material is placed in a small and thin piece of wood called a…