Percussion instrument

Chase Malcom Honors 201-5 Cultural Event Essay Organ Celebration: More Than Meets the Eye I have always had an affinity in my heart for local symphony orchestras. Of course it makes sense now because I am studying music to make it a profession, but even when I was young, there was something special about seeing a live orchestra concert. All throughout my childhood, my grandma would take me to musical events, such as Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concerts. I asssume this is a major…

I attended the MTSUU Jazz Artist Series at MTSU on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 7:30 pm. The instrument amount was varied, but the expected Jazz instruments were all there: stand-up bass, piano, horn section, drums, etc. All of the woodwind players played different instruments throughout each piece. It was held in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall in the Wright Music Building. Around 130 people were there. I never really know what to expect from school performances. I have never been to a…

McCormick and McPherson (2003) surveyed instrumentalists between the ages of 9 and 18 (N = 332) who were completing externally assessed performance examinations at 15 separate regional and metropolitan areas in three Australian states. The examination used was the Trinity College, London examinations and involve candidates performing pieces with accompaniment, technical exercises, and études in front of a professional examiner. The examiner provided a mark according to the performance being…

to people, she focused more on the lyric than on the instruments used. The song did have a relaxing beat, but the lyrics were meant to start a fire inside of people. It was hard to concentrate on the sounds because I was so focused on what she was saying. The instruments used were a guitar, a bass guitar, a keyboard, a violin, and…

Musical instruments have been around for hundreds of years. Not only have the human voices been used as instruments, but there have been manufactured items that have been made to produce sound. Throughout many eras of music, these instruments have been changed many times, mostly to improve the sound or quality of the sound. There is one particular instrument that has been around for a very long time that has been changed many times. This instrument is the organ. Organs can be very large…

The Advantages of Playing an Instrument The aspects of music and brain development have always gone hand and hand, and a very interesting yet common topic among those who study or partake in music has arisen as a well know truth that learning a musical instrument can better develop certain areas of the brain. Now, already stating that the correlation between music and brain growth as a fact might seem like a risky move but there is more behind this topic than is visible if we step aside to view…

The trend amongst young adults to escape from the stress of everyday life into hobbies such as music-making influences deeper affairs of life including finding and getting to know oneself, and making connections between different cultural backgrounds and ways of life. 2. What methodology for proving the thesis does the author propose in the introductory paragraphs? Use your own words to paraphrase it. The author proposes the methodology of shifts in trends among teens and young adults from the…

Seven years of my life I played an instrument in a band for my hometown of Watertown, WI; little did I know that I would learn much more than playing music. Band Ensemble is a group I was motivated to join because of my brother and friends. After I joined the group and began playing the tuba, I always felt like I had a place. Being in band, I felt like I was a part of my community. First, I was drawn to band because I was interested in being a part of a team. Band was a lot of people coming…

choro song written by Zequinha Abreu. Tico Tico is a song that depicts a type of sparrow. The song opened in a major key in common time in allegro. The piece was similar to the arrangement of Pájaro Chogüí, not it both depicted bird but the same instruments were played. I personally liked Pájaro Chogüí better because of the several trills, but this song surprised me in its wide range of…

Todays society is surrounded by music in many different facets. The exposure comes from the growth and dependence on technology, which allows the movement of noise to any location. People take music with them in the car, to the gym, over the speaker systems of most public venues, and even in the shower. This knowledge and understanding of music is a skill that needs to be enriched in the children of today. Music opens doors and opportunities for students that don’t want to be apart of the…