Semi-acoustic guitar

The sweet pumpkin pie, the tart apple pie, and of course, the rich, chocolate ice-cream topped off the amazing meal. I glanced from face to face, privately thanking God for each family member. There were smiles everywhere, from my brother's mischievous grin, to my grandmother's heartwarming smile. I looked around the room at the decorations I had helped my mother put up. Pictures of pumpkins, still up from last Halloween, hung next to Christmas wreathes and holly. In the center of the table sat an overflowing cornucopia, stuffed with wheat, grain, and all sorts of fruit of the earth. As I took in all the warmth and happiness of Thanksgiving, I realized my home during the holidays was much like the grand centerpiece of the table. Like the cornucopia, my home was filled with joy, stuffed with memories, and overflowing with love. On a day devoted to thanks, I had so many reasons to be thankful. I had gentle sounds, cozy quilts, scrumptious food, and the comfort of my family. I had so much to be thankful for in a place like not other, a place called…

After gaining some indie momentum and critical success from 2013’s The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, Courtney Barnett is finally ready to release her debut album via Mom + Pop. Along with the announcement of Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit due out March 24th, Barnett released her first single, “Pedestrian at Best.” The song is a roaring, headfirst dive into the ever-so-charming wordsmith that is Courtney Barnett. The singer-songwriter out of Melbourne, Australia is known…

It was warm, humid and cloudy on the day of our Jack Johnson concert. Despite the warmth, it was a perfect day to be outside and sitting on the lawn at the DTE Music Center to enjoy some relaxing tunes. Jack Johnson is classified as a folk and acoustic rock musician, however I compare him between a calmer version of John Mayer and Jason Mraz combined. He plays an acoustic electric guitar, but his guitar playing skills are nowhere near as good as his writing skills. He plays basic guitar chords,…

Introduction For several years many people believed that the key secret to achieving ones highest creativity was background noise. The human brain has the functionality to multitask, each section of the brain has a specific purpose. According to Merriam Webster, concentration is defined as: 1. “The action or power of focusing one’s attention or mental effort” 2.” Exclusive attention to one object, Close mental application.” So according to text, people should single in their attention and…

chimera is composed from two different sounds; the envelope of one sound and the fine structure of another. Scientists have discovered that human speech is dominated by the envelope information of a speech sound, where as musical melodies is dominated by the fine structure of the sound by using auditory chimeras. Tonal languages utilize speech intonations to express different word meaning and usually include various distinctive pitch contours. For our research, we used auditory chimeras to…

The reason why engineer’s might bring in effects to a vocal track is mostly to create an aural space or even to add excitement. Many engineers describe effects as something that can make the vocal track sound deeper, wider or even bigger. “Everything has to be bigger always. Effects are makeup. It’s cosmetic surgery. I can take a very great song by a very great band and mix it with no effects on it at all, and it’ll sound good, and I can take the same song and mix it with effects and it’ll sound…

A large mound of fat called acoustic lipids[5] and this mound often called a melon[9]. The clicks by the toothed whales are generated within interconnected channels behind the melon .[1] The dolphin is able to change the shape of the melon and become an acoustic lens which condenses the waves in to a beam.[5] The echoes are received at a point in the lower jaw of the animal sometimes called the “acoustic window”. This section is also fat filled and helps the wave travel to the dolphins ear,…

much research looking into genetic risk factors. There has been some agreement that ASD has to do with an inheritable genetic difference or mutation. Research that supports this is the fact that ASD is much more common in boys than girls, having something to do with the X chromosome. When it comes to twins there is a higher rate of concordance for identical twins than fraternal twin, this being because identical twins have the same DNA. Studies have also shown that a children with an older…

at the edge of a cliff and staring down into a black hole. I want to feel that rush, the adrenaline kicking in as you play. I want to feel that adrenaline. I want to be a known musician/ guitarist. In the summer of May, 2010 I got to do something not many young teens would want to do or even get to do. I got to see Mastodon live at the Blue Note in Columbia. The Blue Note is a semi small indoor venue that is a decent size and get many coming through. The Blue Note being one of the perfect…

Westerkamp attempts to explore the soundscape of the park and discover how sound harmonize with the visual impression and importance of surrounding sound. This soundwalk has seven spot of listening location: 1.Entrance, 2.Kinfe-Edge, 3.Lookout, 4.Conservatory, 5.Sunken Garden, 6.Creek and 7.Quarry.Westerkamp provide instruction like”Listen to your footsteps and experiment with your own voice” ”Sit down and let the sounds of the flowing water soothe you” etc, to brainstorm the idea of soundwalk,…