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Guitars are one of the most commonly played instruments, and everyone has a song they love because of its distinct guitar part. Guitars are played in many different ways from classical to heavy metal. In every way a guitar is played, different things can affect the tone and ability of it to play that certain style of music. Through history the talent of the guitar player is the ultimate way to create a style of music to a high level but the way it is built, the types of pickups used on it, and…

advanced than the beginner students, teaching them has to be really particular in how to develop the student. It is first important to gauge exactly where the student is in their play level. You should inspect their form and how they approach the instrument. When they are playing snare drum, evaluate the strokes and height of their playing. While a student maybe great in their execution of a piece, it does not necessary mean their form matches their playing level. The same rule applies for their…

assigned to play the oboe, a woodwind instrument in the double reed family and, arguably, one of the most difficult instruments to master. I didn’t know then, but I later found out that this activity would push me out of my comfort zone and learn not only challenging sonatas and melodies, but also life skills I would need to achieve my goals.…

learned to play and actual instrument in third grade, the violin, although I wasn't as enthusiastic about that as I should have been. In fourth grade, I undertook flute lessons, sticking with that ever since. Most of my time was spent practicing, and I was even able to join my middle school's advanced band in sixth grade! I auditioned for every honor band I could manage, being able to actually perform in a good amount of them. It seems as though the flute was the instrument I was born to play.…

Music is defined as "The art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds to produce beauty of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, and expressive content." But music isn't really a science, we can all create music. What one person perceives to be beautiful in the terms of music, may be seen as screeching Devil’s music to others. Music is more than a science or art; it is expression, and it is soul. Any man or woman with a tone deaf partner knows how crazy someone can sound while singing. Yet…

The lute, the most prolific instrument during the 16th century, was “in almost universal use in western Europe” because it was treasured for its ability to arouse emotions through its “expressive and finely shaded tone”. Since the lute was so prolific during the Renaissance period “it is one of the first instruments for which we find any large quantity of written music” in which polyphonic singing and secular songs as well as dances were merged together. The lute, because it was so prolific,…

Edwin H. Kramer was born on April 19, 1942, in Cape Town, South Africa. Eddie is a recording producer and engineer. Eddie Kramer has collaborated with several artists now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Eddie has worked closely with artists like; The Beatles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Carlos Santana. Kramer has engineered and/or produced records for other well-known artists in various genres. They include Anthrax, Joe…

I always have liked music, even though I may not be the best at it. I grew up in a normal family, my mom played flute in her high school band and my dad played saxophone for about a week. They always have encouraged me to get involved with music. When I was 4 I decided I wanted to start taking piano lessons. I loved piano from the minute I started playing. I picked it up quickly, I soon learned how to read music. I have very fond memories of learning piano as a small kid, especially of my first…

Bruce Swedien was born in Minneapolis Minnesota. By age 14, he was already recording and setting up his own radio station. 5 years later Bruce was working for Tommy Dorsey and using an old cinema in Minneapolis to set up his own commercial studio. Bruce then went on to record the Chicago Syphony Orchestra professionsally for RCA Victor, before the following year where he went on to Universal Studios to join Bill Putnam in his early stereo and multitrack technique experiments. Shortly after Bruce…

starts with an oboe playing in a sorrowful and cool tone. When the winds and strings joined, the dynamic and tempo became pianissimo and largo. The wind and string instruments followed the sequence of the oboe. When I listen to this piece, I pictured a caterpillar all alone in the winter going into its cocoon. When the wind and string instruments gradually became louder and the tempo became vivace. It was as if there was some kind of transformation happening. The timbre suddenly became warmer…