Musical mode

On April 29, 2016, Spencer Giles watched the NWFSC Fine Arts HONORS Recital at the Tyler Recital Hall. The Tyler Recital Hall is at the Northwest Florida State College. The event was of free admission and the doors of the concert closed at 3:00 pm. There were seventeen students at the Recital. There were nineteen performances at the Recital. The first performance was by Hunter Brake, who performed Bolt by Kirk Gay. Brake played Bolt on the Tympani. Brake started the song fast and ended it slow.…

My legs shook like crazy. I looked around. My classmates were chatting as if they had nothing to worry about. I could only imagine myself squeaking or missing a note in front of hundreds of people. Maybe if I played quiet enough, they wouldn’t hear me mess up. I squeezed my clarinet tightly in my firm grasp and bit my lip. “Up next, we have the Honors Band!” The composer announced to the audience as they roared and clapped us onto the stage. I quickly shuffled out from…

The Origin of the Mariachi Music from very remote times has been part of people's lives. Simple sounds that could create a rhythm can be considered music. For instance, in the region of Mexico, music existed before the colonization of the Spanish people. Throughout the years, different rhythms and instruments were created and adapted. Consequently, little by little distinct genres and groups of music were form and known. One of these is Mariachi, a genre of music that is very particular in…

to at a very early age behind the television screen. Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time”, for many reasons has always been a go to song for me. The video itself with the special effects, all-star cast, and most importantly the dancing is just a musical treat for me. I have a great love for Michael Jackson’s music because the spectrum of emotion in his lyricism and the rawness in his voice. I can not go a day without the percussion of sound and making melodies in my head so I leave it at that,…

formed a number of mariachi music epicenters, spanning as from as Chicago. There are many cities here in California alone which have a significant Hispanic population, among them, Los Angeles. Los Angeles has “emerged as a major center of mariachi musical life” (4) due to its growing Hispanic population. Mariachi music is not just a form of music, but it is a way to embrace Mexican culture and show the world the pride we have for our country. Like all other music, there is an artist or group…

Grease and Hairspray both show numerous signs of 1950s culture. Grease is a musical romantic comedy, which takes place in the 1950s, that depicts the lives of different cliques and how each of them are different, but at the same time similar. Hairspray, which also takes place in the 1950s, and does an amazing job showing how it was to live with racial discrimination. Grease took place in California in the 1950s. There are scenes that take place at their local high school, at the beach, at…

In the year 1994 a movie that many people just viewed it as a great Disney Pixar Movie came out to have a lot more meaning. The Lion king is viewed by many people just as a movie about how a mighty king that was killed by his brother, who is now left to be the ruler. Looking at this movie through the Catholic point of view many people see that the seven sacraments baptism, reconciliation, Eucharist, confirmation, anointing of the sick, holy orders, and marriage. There are many symbols of each to…

question that was asked was if this movie is even a traditional musical. I believe La La Land was made to highlight Hollywood’s past. Specifically, the musical era. I also believe that this musical does follow the patterns of those musicals that are being honored. Damien Chazelle might be hinting at the good old days when referencing to movies such as Singin’ in the Rain, American in Paris and Sweet Charity. This movie follows the classic musical pattern of having two opposing characters, Mia…

Learning how to play an instrument can be very stressful at times, and even boring. Having to repeat the same thing over and over again can get pretty mundane. But the outcomes are like a big reward of your hard work and dedication you have put in to make it sound perfect. The violin is just that instrument, at first it can be very stressful to learn because you just can’t seem to hit that correct note all the time, but with practice comes perfection. There are many steps and things to do on…

The Carmel Community Players’ production of Ragtime by Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty was heartfelt, but it also captured the struggles of the early 20th century America.. This musical was directed by Doug Peet--shown on April 29, 2018-- did not grab the attention of. Ragtime would not have proven to be successful if not for some of the few select actors within the production. The setting for this full-length drama takes place in the early 20th century, in mostly New York…