Musical notation

The 30th Annual Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival, which was located on Evanston’s lakefront, was eventful for me last weekend. There were many ongoing activities such as family craft activities, international cuisine, and live music by several performers. I got to experience the diversity of arts and culture from all over the world. I went there mainly to listen to one of the music performers named, Saraswathi Ranganathan, along with her ensemble of Raga Blues that consisted of guests that included…

It is a loudness of musical instruments rather than a voice of singer/artist at the stage. In order to come across with one simple solution, let me take Ethiopian evangelical church broadly. I will address only the church music because it may be tough to solve this problem from…

what we know as the Romantic Period. Although Henry Purcell’s piece “If Music be the Food of Love” was unappealing to me he however was one of the most influential composers and influenced other composers through his different pieces in different musical categories (sonatas, chamber music, operas). The purpose of the piece “If Music be the Food of Love” could be a portrait of how a person can go crazy and do foolish things because of love. The Duke (the singer) of the song drowns himself in…

Singing in the Rain is “backstage” musical filled with comedy, songs and romance that was released in 1951 but set in the late 1920’s. It was one of the last films to be produced during the profitable golden age of the studio system. The film employs the typical characteristics a Hollywood musical by relying on superstar names and contagious dance numbers. The movie incorporates an additional level of parody into its wistful plot that is centered on the disruptive shift from silent movies to…

The first song was called Joy Ride. It started of very strong with crashing cymbals and a loud drum. It was very powerful and had really good harmony all together. The second song was called Regrets and Resolutions. It started off very peaceful and quiet with flutes and clarinets. Then the horns and xylophone were added in. The flute soloist would play one song and the rest of the instruments were playing a different one, it actually sounded really cool. At one point it all the sudden got really…

Sa. The first note that I ever heard and the beginning to my musical life. This one note was enough to change my small world that I existed in. Then came the rest of the scale. Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni. The notes rang in my ears for what seemed like an eternity. Then the final note came. Sa. My young brain made a discovery that music could seemingly come to life. At the age of four, I discovered Kirtan. I quickly became infatuated with the art and was recognized for the so called talent I…

The Royal Family, written by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, is a play about three generations of a wealthy family during the 1920s. I watched the play on December 6, 2015 at the Pierce College Arts Building. The play was directed Anita Adcock, who did great job setting the play as she intended it to be. Everything from the costumes, the lighting, to the typecasting was excellently produced. Particularly, the set design was able to greatly express the theme of the play. The setting mainly…

Cello is one of the instruments in strings family. Some of the performance cello were used as a solo instrument or in the ensemble playing. Moreover, this instrument used bass clef but it can be read use treble clef or tenor clef. In Italian, the first name for cello is violoncello. The physical part of the cello same as violin and viola (Liu, 2011). The instruments having a place with the violin family created from the viola da braccio somewhere around 1520 and 1550 in Upper Italy. Cello…

Saving Theatre Programs My life revolves around theatre. Whether it is rehearsal, memorizing lines, building sets or fundraising it's always about theatre for me. It is stressful to balance school work and time with theatre, but I’ve never loved stress more. I know that my school has an outstanding theatre program. I have seen outstanding school plays and have been part of great shows. I look forward to going to rehearsal and theatre class everyday. Most of the time it’s the only reason why I…

School is not just a place to learn in a classroom; it is also a place to explore your personal interests and learn from your classmates. I have participated in many different school activities over the past few years. I started learning flute when I was in Grade 3. My biggest motivation for learning the flute was probably the fact that I wanted to be in a band. I remember when my brother used to be in the school band and I would go to his performances. After watching the first performance, I…