Percussion instrument

concert, it was very interesting hearing the fourth movement, as we had been focusing on it so much in class. Hearing it live was a significantly different experience. The whole symphony was in front of me, and I could feel the air moving as their instruments sounded together to produce the melodies that Beethoven himself wrote out. It was very familiar hearing the slowly ascending scale at the beginning of the fourth movement, but also very different. It was unlike any time I had listened to…

order to provide a methodical structure to my analysis. Louis Armstrong starts playing the trumpet in the first song, “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South,” almost immediately after walking onto the stage. The song is quite sullen, with all of the instruments playing in a soft, slow manner. Soon after the head ends, Louis Armstrong moves into a voice solo. Although his voice is quite rough, it interestingly invokes a certain…

other issues that I’m having outside of the music stand that’s in front of me just disappear from my mind. It’s a time that my head becomes clear and I know exactly what I want. I found that I wanted was to learn how to create happiness from my instrument and to translate it into the language of classical music. This was when I realized how badly I wanted to continue music performance to finish up my high school career and into college and beyond. Now, every time that I pick up my viola, the…

halls. The purpose of the concert I attended was to entertain the audience with a story of the music. The melody was played by the musical instruments in this piece and it remained quite constant, only changing in dynamics with the rest of the ensemble. The melody did jump back and forth between the only the instruments, the instruments and chorus and the instruments and soloists. The chorus was the harmony for the majority of the time. They were often the harmonic melody to the soloists, while…

Music Therapy and Technology Over the last few decades, technology has become one of life’s bare necessities for millions of people around the world. Forms of technology that had not even been an idea 20 years ago now heavily influence modern society. These digital technologies are currently being incorporated into all aspects of life and some professions. For example, music therapy currently incorporates modern technology into treatments, especially treatment for children and teenagers with…

was their ability to arrange modern songs into a salsa format. It was a lively performance where many audience members danced along with the band, demonstrating the danceable feature of the music. The orchestra used many of the traditional salsa instruments, including timbales, conga drums, a cowbell, and a guiro. Mambo influences were also evident in the instrumentation. With the rise of big bands in the United States, the traditional flutes and violins were replaced with horns and saxophones,…

the narrator. Gregory Wolynec was the conductor. Clarksville Pediatric Dentistry family series presented the story Peter and The Wolf. Instrumentation was the Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, and Percussion. My expectations for this performance coming was very high. After the last concert I went to, I came into this with an open mind. In class one day I remember my professor talking about how this concert would have visual arts, and how it…

Music affects the motor cortex, which is responsible for tapping, dancing, and playing an instrument (Cooper). Studies show that children with 3 or more years of musical instrument training do better than those who have not been taught an instrument (Cooper). They tend to excel better in vocabulary and nonverbal reasoning skills (Cooper). Music helps both of those who play instruments and those who are interested in sports. Music pumps up those people while working out or playing a sport…

other family members, but they would never go back because they know that life in Mexico is hard. This song is called “La Jaula De Oro” meaning the cage Of Gold. In this song the instruments are different guitars, drums, and most important, their voice. This piece of music is homophonic, their voices with the instruments are consonant. It is easy to understand and the melody makes one want to…

Since I was young, I had always had an undying interest in music. Though certain genres of music don’t necessarily appeal to me, i.e. rap, the general existence of music makes me happy. Writing music isn’t my strong suit, nor is playing musical instruments; I am self-taught in piano. I had been in school choirs from sixth to twelfth grade. Performing is something I just love to do, in a group or as a soloist. When I began high school at Stagg, I wanted to be in an acapella group; an afterschool,…