Orchestral percussion

I along with 8 other of my classmates were able to go and visit Hillcrest Elementary School in Enterprise, Alabama. The purpose of observing Hillcrest was to observe elementary school physical education. Most people think that physical education teachers are not ver important in the school system. Most think they just let their students run around and play. When observing Mrs. Weeks who was the head physical education teacher nothing of the sort came into play. She incorporates classroom rules,…

In the 1800s young boys did not have a very long childhood. At a certain age they would be sent off to war to fight for their country and people. In this story I will tell about a drummer boy on the night before the “Battle of Shiloh”. It was on April 6, 1862 near a church. More than 23,000 soldiers died those two days. In the story a moth brushed across his face but it was a blossom, it symbolised that the boys can shave their faces meaning that if they couldn't fell the blossoms then their…

for me. Just as my eyes were closing, the drums became dissonance. The music then returned to a slow pace. By the end of the performance, all the sounds were running together in my head. I could not tell the difference between horns, violins or percussions. All in all, the concert was a great experience. Would I have gone if it were not for an assignment? Probably not. Will I go back on my own enjoyment? Probably not unless it is an opera. I would love to experience that. This was something…

As a music education major at the University of Minnesota, it is easy to oversimply my life by saying that music is my passion Its cliché, and it is what nearly every music major says when they enter the school music. When I say “music is my passion,” I mean that throughout my entire life, music has been fundamental in the formation of my identity, and it has visibly steered my life towards the path of music education. I first found a love for music in my elementary school general music classes…

Furthermore, instrumentation allows for the musical composition to produce a melody by arranging the piece in a certain way with each individual instrument in mind; this includes: brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, or instruments that are used while walking. Essentially, the instruments are individually selected and placed in different combinations for performances. Because marching bands are working with several different types of instruments, instrumentation is an important…

Jazz History Concert Report The date of the concert was October 5, 2016 and the title of the concert is “Experimental Improvisation with: Kjell Nordeson & Peter Kuhn”. The concert was performed in Mesa College Music building. Peter Kuhn had three instruments with him a bass clarinet, saxophone, and a Bb Clarinet. He used the bass clarinet and the saxophone during his first piece, and the clarinet on the second piece. Kjell Nordeson was on the drum but had a lot of instruments with him.…

Instruments are in charge of setting a melody, accompaniment, beat/percussion, counter melody, bass line, harmony, accent, and drone in a song. Generally, chordophones are used to establish the melody, countermelody, accompaniment, and harmony. Membranophones are used in beat/percussion. The tuba, double bass, and bass guiter are used to create a bassline. Finally, instruments with a sustained pitch such as the banjo are used…

The percussion section of our band was preparing to lose a large number of seniors by the next fall. As freshmen, we had to prove that we could hold our own and continue to represent our section and our band as a whole with complete and utter confidence. During…

participate in an advanced band, orchestra, or jazz band. I had tried out on mallets for Junior Districts in 7th grade. That audition was both a failure and a lesson to practice more before auditioning for Junior Districts, because qualifying on percussion isn’t as easy as I thought.…

however, the singing thins to a single lead singer and the cymbals are replaced with handclaps from the on stage cast. During the instrumental verse, the homophonic texture is at its thinnest due to the lack of singing and instead of handclaps the percussion is replaced with a fish slap…