Musical instruments

The materials used for the instruments were based on what nature provided. The millo cane, a Turkey feather (used to blow air through the gaita),the dried animal skin on the drums. Even the sticks used to beat the drums were covered in dried skin to protect the drum from wear and tear…

woodwind instrument comes in at this point, preforming the main part that seems to be played over and over again throughout the whole piece. The woodwind instrument being played is believed to be a flute or clarinet. The sound of this composition is nice and air like, all flows together very nicely. 01:00 The first woodwind instrument goes out and anther one starts playing the same part,…

Perspective always changes, its one of my favorite things in life, watching and seeing the perspective of something being changed. Whether it be gradual or instantaneous, its always a treat. For example, I hated the bagpipes, let me rephrase, I didn’t understand the bagpipes. Back then at least. This all changed when I was 13, an 8th grader. I was on top of the world because what 8th grader isn’t. I come from a multi-cultural family, my mother Pilipino and my father a mix of Celtic and English…

For this assignment, I opted to go without music for 48 hours to visually perceive how much it would affect my daily routine. Music is essential to my everyday life because I highly enjoy singing, playing the piano, and listening to the radio. I am involved with my school’s top accolade choir and am very devoted to enhancing my skill level. I additionally take piano courses at my high school and practice a lot at home. I find that music plays a very powerful role in society far beyond any…

The lights dim, the orchestra begins to warm up, the rustling of paper can be heard, and then the curtain rises. The performance begins with an overture, a prelude to what will happen. Suddenly, the ballerina appears on stage. She is beautiful and the audience claps for her. At the end of the show, she receives flowers and massive amounts of applause. Every little girl in the audience wants to be the ballerina on stage that was just seen. How does a little girl fulfill her dream of becoming a…

Kelli Paquette uses Gardner’s statement that the first intelligence children have is music. Music comes naturally to children at a very young age through, listening, making noises, humming and singing. There have even been some studies that prove music can promote an English Language Learners ability to understand and develop English reading and writing skills, and social bonds. To help children improve their music and literacy skills, it is important to encourage their participation in a music…

Do I really want to do the violin as a career? Do I love the violin so much that I want to spend the rest of my life with it? These questions pondered in my mind as I looked out the window in my dad's car on the way to the Heifetz Summer Music Institute. Since I am 15 yrs old and going to college soon (time flies fast), I realized I really needed to think about what I might want to do as an adult. So during the summer, I went to Heifetz to spend time with other great string musicians and…

numerous ways. When I began playing the violin at age seven, I was enamored by it. Even from a very young age, the instrument captivated me. I loved the sound and the way it felt to hold it in my hands. I learned where the notes are and the mechanics of the instrument. It took several years before the unnatural contortions that I had to make with my body in order to correctly the instruments became second nature.…

The Love of My Life My growing mind sparked with an interest in music when I was six years old, just from listening to music on the radio. Fascinated, I discovered the greatness of the music world and learned to feel the music and greatly enjoy it. My journey into learning to play guitar started with private lessons at age nine and has continued every week with the same instructor. The past nine years of my life have been dedicated to learning as much as possible about playing guitar from this…

Like Beethoven said, music is invented through our spirit. From the beginning of the first creation of instruments to present time, music has constantly evolved. An example of this is Dixie Land Jazz, which was created at the beginning of the 20th century. The “Tailgate Ramble”, performed at Preservation Hall, in New Orleans, was a group of Jazz musicians that…