Latin percussion

coming of Jesus for his church. He described how the groom would leave for days to prepare a home for his bride and only his father would know when is the right time to pick up his bride. In the Bible, it says that Jesus is preparing a home for its bride the church and only the father known when he is ready to lift up the church. Las Bodas is like a letter saying that the bride (the church) is waiting for its groom(Jesus) to come and take her to her new home (heaven). This song is in a verse-chorus form where the chorus is repeated twice and the tempo of the song is also slow like Inexplicable. The instruments in this song include an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, a drum set, and the congas. By having the congas gave the gospel song a Latin flare that made it very unique and beautiful since most slow tempo songs don’t usually contain congas. This time, Angel himself sang this song and it was amazing how he had such a control in his voice to go from a high note to a lower one. Las Bodas is the song that gave me the chills and that I can listen to all day long. After Ester and Angel performed more amazing songs another singer named Angel Figueroa performed in the concert. Figueroa is also a Puerto Rican singer but he is much younger than Angel, he is around his mid thirty’s. Figueroa does not play any instrument but he has an amazing voice, it is very strong and thick. Figueroa chooses to perform a faster tempo song that was highly syncopated and used a lot more…

The marimba, a popular percussion instrument, has not only a rich sound, but a rich history. The instrument, which has a name that means “wood sounder” in African languages and “the goddess” in Guatemalan creates it’s sound with wooden bars and metal resonators. The first idea for marimbas came from Africa.“The xylophone was taken to Latin America by African slaves…”(“Marimba”, Encyclopedia Britannica) Calabashes, or a type of gourd, were replaced in Latin America by resonators made of metal.…

Cortney Triplett 6th hour symphonic 12/19/2017 Mr.simpher Percussion life What is percussion why is it important in almost every culture. What does percussion mean in different countries and how did they come to enjoy or make rhythm a part of their life. These are questions that people have asked. This essay will talk about how music came to be and how rhythm was introduced. This essay will contain many quotes and talented music that explains music in their eyes. As you read this…

The beautiful Udu Drum originates from Nigeria. Surprisingly, it began not as a percussion instrument, but as a common clay pot made for carrying water. When a potter from the ancient Ibo tribe inadvertently made an opening in the side of one of his vase-shaped water vessels, he discovered the pot's earthy, musical sound. Because some believed its haunting tone to be the "voice of the ancestors," the simple side-hole drum - sculpted entirely from earth, water, fire, and air - came to be an…

The African Djembe was said to be created in the 12th century; it’s considered one of the most versatile and boundless drumming instruments on the earth (Drum Africa). A Guinean drum that is played throughout Africa that is known to resemble the figure of a woman with it’s round upper half, small waist, and large lower half is called the Djembe drum. This unique drum was created by Blacksmiths from the caste Manlike in Guinea; with its exclusive sound spectrum the djembe produces a strong…

As the school year progresses, Thomas Jefferson's extra curricular programs continue to display their hard work for the students enjoyment. During the boys’ basketball game on January 4th, against Westminster High School, TJ’s drumline did just that, bringing the audience musical enjoyment in an unconventional way: by using buckets. After months of continuous practice, the drumline, led by band teacher Robin Johnson, was ready to perform a few songs as a halftime show. In preparation for events…

The earliest form of music that came into our world was called the Drum-Based Percussion instrument (Hollis). These instruments of rocks and sticks were used in religious ceremonies that were known as representations of animals (Hollis). It is known that by 4000 BCE the Egyptians created the Harps and Flutes, and also by 3500 BCE instruments called Lyres and Doubled-Reeded Clarinets has been founded and created (Hollis). Almost all of the Indians and Africans had been using some of these…

The timpani only tunes to a single pitch at a time. Mallet instruments make up a significant portion of the percussion family. Instruments that use mallets come in two basic types: pitched and nonpitched. Several other methods exist for identifying the types of percussion instruments, including categorizing them by idiophones, membranophones, chordophones and aerophones. However, in the context of mallet instruments the distinction between pitched and nonpitched creates the most clarity.…

countries. Some dafs include small cymbals or rings that resemble those used on the tambourine. - Dayereh: Also spelled doyra, dojra, darje, or doira, the dayereh frame drum is a medium-sized instrument used in Iran, the Balkans, and several other central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan. The ancient Persian language of Pahlavi refers to the drum as dareh, and is played today on festive occasions. Made with goatskin and a circular wooden frame, the dayereh drum is often a solo instrument,…

Wyatt Richards Mr. Bowlin Band 07 May 2017 Percussion In this paper I will be talking about how percussion started in the orchestra in the 1700’s and how it has evolved. One instrument in percussion was the Timpani. Some history of percussion, and famous composers such as Beethoven, Rossini, and Marais. I will talk about some instruments such as the bass drum, tenor drum, side (snare drum), tambourine, cymbals, gong (tam-tam), triangle, and crescent (jingling Johnny). I am also talking about my…