Percussion instrument

Being in percussion, during football/marching season, you’re either in Drumline or Pit. Drumline is the section of percussion that marches while Pit is the section that does not. I, as an eighth grader, tried out for Drumline, and was already planning the year ahead expecting fantastic memories. However, I was not fully aware of my skills, or lack of. I was not granted a spot on Drumline and was placed in Pit. After this, I decided to stay in Pit for another year because I believed that my…

Then, Kahn welcomed the Santa Rosa Junior College Orchestra to the stage. The seating arrangement for Jerome Fleg’s Santa Rosa Junior college orchestra consisted of Percussion, Brass, Woodland, and String instruments. In the back row of the orchestra from left to right consisted mostly of the percussion and brass instruments, which…

went off and the orchestra commenced. The clarinet was the first instrument played which was very soothing. Next, the flute began to play in the background, and immediately after that the orchestra joined in. The piece had four forms of kinetics that seem to have a homophonic texture. There were a variety of aerophone, chordophones and membranophones utilized in each piece. In this musical piece, I couldn’t organize both of the instruments being played so I had to rely on the program. Among the…

similar in the ways that both contain instruments, both produce music, and both have conductors. However, they are different with the type of instruments played, performances, and the way the sounds are produced. Band and orchestra are similar yet different. Band and orchestra both contain many instruments. When people typically think of orchestra, they think of the violins, violas, cellos, and basses; however, in a full orchestra there are band instruments that are combined with the orchestra…

These tune-making objects are doing so unintentionally, whereas a person can be making a sound with a particular unique instrument, having the intentions to create a tune or a rythem. Examples or substitutes for the unaware tune-making species would be a beaver, a swarm or crowd of bees, and a hummingbird. The noise these species can create almost sound similar to the manmade instruments such as a set of drums from the beaver, babpipes from the swarm of bees, and a flute from the hummingbird.…

This micro-goose neck pickup is called “The Feather” and is meant for a variety of instruments depending on whether they create vibrations when being played. They're perfect for percussion, string, and some wind instruments, too. The cello, violin, guitar, or even ukulele can benefit from a pickup that feeds into an amplifier. What's Included Pickup microphone Mounting hardware Battery Myers Pickups The company was started by Gregg Myers, who is currently the CEO, owner, and inventor, but…

Vento Sur is a Calarts –All-Alumni group composed of Joao Junqueira, Julissa Bozman, Alex Bozman, and Jay Gravatt. They perform music in Spanish and Portuguese languages both. I saw many interesting instruments, and after other songs end the guitarist Joao Junqueira explained about the traditional instruments to audiences. First they performed Adentro Cojutepeque dance music from Mexico and violinist Julissa Bozman featured the song. Vento Sur arranged the song to play violin melody line, and I…

culture, music has played an integral part of society since Ancient Egyptian times. Instruments ranging from the flutes, harps, and percussion instruments were documented to have been used by the ancient Egyptians. Currently, the most similar music to that of Ancient Egyptian traditions is the Sufi zikr ritual. The zikr ritual is a type of Egyptian folk music that has preserved the rhythms and use of instruments from ancient Egyptian traditions. Modern Egyptian pop music is now the most popular…

(arr. Alan Baylock) This was the opening song. It was played quite well by the Jazz ensemble. I think everything sounds better with the Jazz ensemble. The two solos played on the saxophone were very well transitioned into the song. Each instrument in this small band was heard. As if you could hear each part playing. The director began and ended the song with little direction. The band wore Christmas attire matching the theme of their Christmas Festival concert. The Christmas Song –…

West African musical influences can be found throughout the rest of Africa and across the globe. These influences can be found throughout various genres of music, including jazz, blues, and electronic music. A modern example I discovered that demonstrates West African musical styles was M83’s Midnight City, an electronic song. Firstly, and prominently featured throughout the song is the synth pattern, or ostinato that is repeated through a large majority of the song. It is a simple four note…