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    material(s) did he use to construct the first Solid-Body Electric Guitar? What does “overdubbing” mean? • Les Paul was a guitarist and inventor. His innovations in electronics and recording throughout the 1950s had a lasting impact on popular music. Les Paul was a pioneer in experimenting with the solid-body electric guitar- which he constructed out of a railroad tie and called “the log”-Paul invented the first solid body electric guitar. Paul developed the first multitrack tape machine by…

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    When one thinks of the word Kaleidoscope, their mind usually shifts to the almost telescope-like device that contains a colorful pattern that changes as it is rotated. The image that manifests from the moving pieces within or the curvature of the lens give off a picture that is pleasant to the eye no matter how many times it is rotated. Although the never ending pattern will repeat itself over and over again, it always seems new each time it 's picked up and looked at. The band “Kaleidoscope”…

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    Ukulele Research Paper

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    sometimes abbreviated to uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments; it generally employs four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings. The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian adaptation of the Portuguese machete, a small guitar-like instrument, which was introduced to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants, many from Madeira and the Azores. It gained great popularity elsewhere in the United States during the early 20th century, and from there spread internationally.…

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    Into The Great Wide Open Imagine big hills,Hollywood sign, living alone at 18 and going on stage to sing! Eddie in “Into the great wide open” moved to Hollywood. Eddie just graduated high school and moved to Hollywood to pursue is dreams and find a girl. Eddie first got a job and a tattoo and he’s going for his shot to be famous. In the narrative poem “ Into the Great Wide Open” by Tom Petty tells a story of the life of a rising rock star using a shifting tone and is told in a realistic nature.…

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    Rainey Swindell Biography

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    Colden “Cole” Rainey Swindell was young, he never dreamed of being a famous country artist. He wanted to play sports. As he grew older, he attended Georgia Southern University. He majored in marketing. At a party one night, someone was playing a guitar and Cole decided to sing. His friend said, “You are very good at singing.” He took it seriously and he decided to start his music career by selling merchandise for his friend Luke Bryan. He was influenced by Bryan and moved to Nashville…

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    Son Jarocho Analysis

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    instrument which are jarana jarocho, requinto jarocho, and son jarocho harp. First is the two regional instruments which are jarana and requinto jarocho, jarana is an eight strings, guitar type that carved from a solid piece of wood and usually used for mãnicos. Then is the requinto jarocho which is also a small guitar type and has four strings and also it carved from a solid piece of wood and usually used for melody. Secondly is the traditional instrument which is the son jarocho harp, harp has…

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    Jake E Lee

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    AC/DC and others. There are extremely few guitarists who can brag to possess the depth of experience found in Jake E. Lee – a man who has been selected to be their main choice by prominent musicians and producers. His devotion to the art of playing guitar is beyond his wish to be commercially victorious. If there is one name that comes to our minds when we think of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame -it is that of Jake E.…

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    Sulky Blue Analysis

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    personalities. They play different melodies and different voices in their song. The angry red plays heavy metal. The scared orange plays a fast piano song. The joyful yellow plays a pop song with love. The doubtful green plays a simple C chord on the guitar. The sulky blue plays a sad song about loss, The dream of purple plays sweet jazz with a cello in the background. These different colors swirl all in my head carrying different melodies and songs with them. Angier makes people throw a…

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    Mariachi Research Paper

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    A Mariachi is a musical group that are originally from Mexico, consisting at least two violinist, two trumpets, a Spanish guitar, a vihuela, and a guitarrón. The word mariachi was considered to be derived from marriage, which is the French word for marriage, since mariachi often performed at weddings. Mariachi music as we know today is originated Jalisco, Mexico. Mariachi is sound, also known as son, is a mixture of Spanish, native and African traditions, which differs form region to region. The…

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    is preformed rubato. The melody is in a minor key, the melody is conjunct and legato giving it a gospel and dissonant feel. This intro leads to the band entering in a 6/8 feel and the tempo is Moderato. The instrumentation is drums, bass, acoustic guitar and organ. The band plays for four bars before Jeff begins to sing his first melody. The vocal melody is legato and also conjunct.…

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