Percussion instrument

Many dynamics and traditions are linked with sabar drumming, meaning there is more than enough research to be done on the performance genre. Patricia Tang, author of Masters of the Sabar, spent numerous years researching Wolof Griot percussionists in Senegal. Proposing that I travel to Senegal myself, I will be doing preliminary research for two months with a budget of $10,000. Specifically, I will be researching the answer to this question: How complex is the meaning of family to Wolof géwël? I…

Drums are musical instruments that give a sense of happiness and a sense of enjoyment. I have wanted to play drums since I was around 6 years old. I first saw them played on TV. I then found a greater interest when I saw them being played in church. I liked the base drum the most because of the big deep sound it has. People can use music as speech by expressing what they feel through sound. Elvin Jones is a Black American drummer who express himself through jazz. Elvin Ray Jones was born on…

that lasted two and a half hours but it was longest rehearsal I’ve ever endured. I was in the one section that didn’t march but that meant I’d have to haul my keyboard up to the school. I would not be exaggerating if it was a half mile hike with an instrument bigger than a desk. It was a struggle but I willingly joined because if I was not hauling up a synth to the band room, who would? My boyfriend Will thrust the registration form in my hand the day he received an extra copy. My brain rushed…

“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. Sometimes he would play the drums as a drums set but sometimes he would put some sort of objects on top of the…

Figueroa is also a Puerto Rican singer but he is much younger than Angel, he is around his mid thirty’s. Figueroa does not play any instrument but he has an amazing voice, it is very strong and thick. Figueroa chooses to perform a faster tempo song that was highly syncopated and used a lot more instruments than Esters and Angels song. The song he chooses to perform was called “En El Ano 1916” in English meaning “In The year 1916”. This song is made reference to the Pentecostal…

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,…

ensemble of string, brass, woodwind, percussion and keyboard instruments. The instruments found in each section have different tonal qualities, playing techniques and different ways of producing sound. The string section consists of the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass and even the harp. These instruments provide the greatest range of expression, intensity and modulation making the string section the foundation of the orchestra. String instruments provide lyrical and warm tones to…

played the saxophone, Raliegh Dailey who played the piano and keyboard, Danny Ceclil with the bass and Paul Deatherage playing the percussion. The introduction musical piece started off with the saxophone as the only voice with a very disjunctive melody. The notes of the saxophone alternating in regular intervals. All other instruments – piano, bass, and percussion joined in as the saxophone stopped alternating notes and played a single long note. The scale of the saxophone was high as it was…

dynamic with monophonic texture. In the beginning, brass instruments would play a melody and the percussion and woodwind instruments would play a melody in response. There is a decrescendo about halfway through, and the piccolo comes in quietly playing the high-pitched melody. Soon the piece has a crescendo and the instruments go from playing a monophonic texture to polyphony. There is a sudden but final sounding cadence created by the percussion at the end. The major mode and conjunct melody,…

a group of instruments, especially on combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music. But it is much more than just a group of instruments. More like a family of instruments, and when together they make beautiful classical music for everyone to enjoy. The orchestra is composed of four major instrument families, the string family, the woodwind family, the brass family, and the percussion family. The strings are the largest family of instruments in the…