Percussion instrument

and the dynamics from measure 6 to 10 created a cool build. The transition to measure 27 was smooth and efficient. In the “Polar Express” section, there could have been more dynamic change and even more volume in general. However, the underlying percussion part gave the section an energetic, upbeat feel. At measure 91, the flute countermelody and the trumpet melodies were not together at all. The flute section could have listened to the trumpet section more, as their notes outlined the main…

Since I was very little, music has been a passion of mine. I began playing the piano when I was about 4 years old, and to this day I just love to play. I believe music is a thing that comes naturally to me. So, naturally, I signed up for band in sixth grade. From the beginning, I knew I would continue band into high school – I have always thought highly of marching band, and besides, playing clarinet is fun. It wasn’t until my first halftime show, however, that I felt a legitimate fear of…

Though it is more complex. The headstock, which is what the tuning keys and the strings are mounted to. Next the strings are pulled over the nut, which holds the strings in place, then over the fretboard. The fretboard is a crucial part of any string instrument. When the string is pressed on a fret, it produces a note. When the notes are played together you get chords and that is what makes up music. Then the chords go over the pickups. Pickups are really, really interesting. Pickups come in all…

The kind of music that we have been going over these past five weeks or so in this class is not new to me, but at the same time I am not totally comfortable with the different styles and how each are unique. When deciding what concert to go to o I could write this report I was unsure which one to pick. I was unsure of what each concert had to offer me with what pieces of music that would be played. After much debate and deliberation I came to the determination that the best concert for me to…

beautiful, it has a bunch of details, paintings and sculpture that resemble the Catholic religion. Inside the breathtaking church, where the father usually gives his sermon, the orchestra took their places surrounding the conductor. The cello and the percussion were in the back and the violins and the brass were in the front. They started to warm up as they did, big groups of people began to fill the seats. Most of the audience were elderly, and only a few youths such as myself who were prepared…

most powerful things in the world. No matter the situation, there is always a song that can take over the mood. As a young kid, I was introduced to many different kinds of music that I am very fortunate for. My mom made me play the Cello and the Percussion in the band up until I was in ninth grade. I also played the drums on the side up until then as well. I would play in various concerts, practice for countless hours, and spend time studying musical notes and sheets. A few times I did some solo…

The University Symphony Orchestra is one of the foremost orchestras present at the University of Michigan, it comprises of best student musicians present at the university. I attended a concert played by them on 15th of October. They played at the 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. This concert was conducted by Kenneth Kiesler, who is a highly decorated conductor. His illustrious career…

The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines music as "the art of combining vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion" (Concise Oxford Dictionary 1992). However, the music genres known as Noise music and Musique concrète, for instance, challenge these ideas about what constitutes music's essential attributes by using sounds not widely considered as musical, like randomly produced electronic distortion, feedback, static, cacophony, and…

Making It to the Big Time I am Vincent Crabtree. When I was a freshman in High School, I participated in an activity called “Winter Percussion”. It was much like marching band, but it took place during the winter and spring season, and it featured a smaller ensemble composed mostly of percussive instruments. Throughout the season, we had practice almost nightly, working to put together a show that would be performed in competition with other drumlines. One of my favorite memories begins after…

come to know and love: Merek South in Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Trumpet case in hand, I pushed open the teal double doors and was met with a wall of sound. I felt the corners of my mouth rise and give birth to an excited grin as I walked past the percussion equipment and other trumpet players to the only open seat, which stood out in sharp contrast against the sea of blue polo shirts and navy blue pants--the required uniform of the camp. I had attended Blue Lake before, but now I was about to…