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crazy to me. When I play my instruments, I love being able to make a unique story with sounds. When I’m feeling down, I’ll just pick up my violin and start practicing. I also enjoy being able to play competitively and collaboratively. It’s really easy to meet new people since there are so many opportunities with music. In my poster there are instruments like the french horn, piano, and violin. I play both and have for a while now. I love being able to play many instruments and will continue to…

tapping my foot to the beat of the music. My parents were surprised to find out that I was the child that was fascinated by the marching band walking in the parade. I knew by a young age that I wanted to be in that band. The day I started to play my instruments changed my life, each in a different way. In 2002 I was overjoyed to find out that my mother had enrolled me in piano lessons with a family friend. I remember sitting down in our living room at the brown Baldwin piano pushed against our…

Marching band has been influential in helping me to develop into the young adult I am today. I have gained confidence and have responsibility and leadership through participation in marching band. Marching band helps shape me into the leader and adult I am today. Prior to joining marching band I lack confidence and feel self-conscious about myself. Participating in marching band helps increase my confidence and allows me the freedom to express myself through music. Before I used to not take…

University Symphony Orchestra The University Symphony Orchestra is one of the foremost orchestra present in the University of Michigan, it contains many of the best student musicians in the university. The orchestra played at renowned Hill auditorium, which has been a part of the university for more than 100 years and is very well known for it’s impeccable acoustics. University Symphony orchestra was conducted by Kenneth Kiesler, who is a highly decorated conductor. His illustrious career…

these forms of art was music, which has been an important art for many years. The Ming dynasty had introduced new instruments and types of music. To play music, an instrument is necessary, of course. One of the most famous instruments used during the Ming dynasty was the pipa. The pipa looked like a big pear with strings on it. It is not a guitar, it is a lute. A lute is a musical instrument like a guitar with a round body, played with the fingers or a small piece of plastic. It was introduced…

On February 8, 1932 John Williams, a very talented composer, conductor, and pianist was born. Williams inherited his music abilities from his dad, a percussionist, and conductor, and his brother, who was also a studio percussionist. In 1952 Williams was handed an amazing opportunity, to arrange music for The U.S. Air Force Band. He took the job until 1955 when he decided to move to New York to attend Juilliard and study piano. Little did he know this was just the start of his musical career.…

to brighten up the overall tone of the song. One of the notable moments of the whole concert was during the “In the Pines” in the first set, where the ensemble highlights the unlikely instrument, the French Horn. The French horn is not normally used for traditional folk music but for this performance, the instrument works well to blend a new polyphonic sound and tone to the classic American genre. The two original pieces by Professor Ackley were also one of the many highlights to the concert.…

1.A. From an early age up until the present moment, I have first and foremost been a songwriter, musician and lover of music. Specifically, I chose to attend law school with the goal of learning the legal and business side of the music industry. Over the summer, I worked at North Star Media, a boutique music publisher in my home state of Michigan. My initial exposure to publishing with North Star piqued my interest in music publishing, leading me to pursue music-publishing opportunities here…

Ecuadorian music generally is not well known in America. So knowing this is what really encouraged me to attend an event were Ecuadorian music was performed for the public. Even though Ecuador is a small country in South America, it homes several cultures. For example, Afro-Ecuadorian is an ethnic group, which is on the North part of Ecuador along the pacific coast. In this ethnic group, there are two types of traditional music. They are marimba music and Bomba music. The performance event that…

The instrument that I have chosen for this assignment is the cello. The cello has been in existence for over five hundred years. It was invented in Italy. The cello was invented after the rest of the violin family. Some of the earliest cellos were invented around the middle of the sixteenth century. The instrument was original called the bass violin. Violoncello was the original full name given to this stringed instrument. The name was later shortened to cello. The cello’s pitch is between…