Piano

Written Assignment #2 The legendary producer Phil Spector is most famous for his creative technique of overdubbing an orchestra size group of musicians. The ensemble would include, “ five or six guitars, three or four pianos, and an army of percussion, including multiple drum kits, castanets, tambourines, bells, and timpani — to produce a massive roar” (Kemp, 2001). Spector would combine the sounds and amplify them by adding substantial amounts of reverb (Sewell, 2014). Developing what would…

Please consider this letter of intent, resume and video submission for a Performance Apprenticeship position at the Lake Dillon Theatre Company. I’m Ariel Kurtz and I am a junior at SUNY Empire State College studying Musical Theatre and Theatre Education in Manhattan. My mission in life is to change the world through art and make art accessible to everyone. I am available for the full availability for the duration of the Performance Apprenticeship. I’m interested in the Performance…

In The Piano Lesson the fictional character’s represent the African American society at the time, and the larger problems they faced. Examples of social deterioration by Whites and reforms to introduce political inferiority are found throughout the book. August Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson, exemplifies a lack of…

and Mike had a choice to play football rather than Jing Mei Woo and Waverly Jong. Jing Mei Woo never had that choice. Jing Mei Woo’s mother forced her to become a prodigy. She only wanted to honor her family, but her way. Soon her mother arranged piano classes. Jing Mei Woo really didn’t try because she felt it was her mothers last chance at making her a prodigy. She was put in a recital, which lead to Jing Mei…

The extremely creative pianist/composer Angelica Sanchez brought a nonet to play at the Greenwich House in West Village, as part of their program dedicated to contemporary jazz and entitled Sound It Out. As explained to the audience, Ms. Sanchez is going to record soon with this group of relentless explorers/improvisers who are strictly connected to the modern-creative jazz scene. Its members are Chris Speed on tenor saxophone, Michael Attias on alto saxophone; Thomas Heberer on trumpet, Kirk…

For the final project I decided to attend two piano concerts at the University of Colorado Boulder. The two piano concerts I attended were Hsing-ay Hsu (with Madoka Asari) as part of the Faculty Tuesday Series, and Andrew Ramos’s Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Both of these recitals were a new experience due to the fact that I had never been to a piano recital at the University of Colorado before. Each piano performance was different, whether it was the music performed or the type of style of…

born in a St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan, he didn’t receive enough oxygen which caused him to become blind. Even with this obstacle, he fought through it all, and pursued his dreams. Stevie Wonder was born May 13, 1950. He taught himself piano and drums by age ten. During that time he was singing and playing drums in his church. When Stevie was thirteen, Stevie and Marvin Gaye wrote and performed “Fingertips” for Motown Records. In 1971, Stevie bought and owned Black Bull, a record…

child, Harry was very eager about making friends, though he was uneasy around girls. He mostly spent his time on reading and music which he had great interest in. He read every book in the Independence Public Library, and as a musician, he played the piano. Harry graduated from high school in 1901. Due to his poor eyesight and financial situation, he couldn’t attend West Point as he hoped for or even go for a four year college course. He ended up working on his family’s farm with his father and…

quality that is followed by scale passages in the woodwind and strings in bars 69 – 70. Scale passages (m. 68 – 72): After this turbulent affair we see the return of the second subject which makes a light ending in measures 77 – 88 as the initial piano minim-followed-by-quaver motif is commanded by the lower stringed instruments while there are sustained long notes played by the woodwinds and a soft piannisimo accompaniment by the string section. Return of the second subject with light…

Michael Hollin April 20th, 2015 Survey of Wind Literature Dr. Prescott Copland’s American Nationalism in Wind Ensemble Music During the 20th century, the wind band repertoire experienced unparalleled growth. This was especially the case in the United States, a nation with several professional wind bands and a notable amount of amateur wind bands. As wind band became an increasingly popular fixture on American life, its presence began to flourish throughout America’s universities and secondary…