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On February 8, 1932 John Williams, a very talented composer, conductor, and pianist was born. Williams inherited his music abilities from his dad, a percussionist, and conductor, and his brother, who was also a studio percussionist. In 1952 Williams was handed an amazing opportunity, to arrange music for The U.S. Air Force Band. He took the job until 1955 when he decided to move to New York to attend Juilliard and study piano. Little did he know this was just the start of his musical career.…

to brighten up the overall tone of the song. One of the notable moments of the whole concert was during the “In the Pines” in the first set, where the ensemble highlights the unlikely instrument, the French Horn. The French horn is not normally used for traditional folk music but for this performance, the instrument works well to blend a new polyphonic sound and tone to the classic American genre. The two original pieces by Professor Ackley were also one of the many highlights to the concert.…

1.A. From an early age up until the present moment, I have first and foremost been a songwriter, musician and lover of music. Specifically, I chose to attend law school with the goal of learning the legal and business side of the music industry. Over the summer, I worked at North Star Media, a boutique music publisher in my home state of Michigan. My initial exposure to publishing with North Star piqued my interest in music publishing, leading me to pursue music-publishing opportunities here…

Ecuadorian music generally is not well known in America. So knowing this is what really encouraged me to attend an event were Ecuadorian music was performed for the public. Even though Ecuador is a small country in South America, it homes several cultures. For example, Afro-Ecuadorian is an ethnic group, which is on the North part of Ecuador along the pacific coast. In this ethnic group, there are two types of traditional music. They are marimba music and Bomba music. The performance event that…

The instrument that I have chosen for this assignment is the cello. The cello has been in existence for over five hundred years. It was invented in Italy. The cello was invented after the rest of the violin family. Some of the earliest cellos were invented around the middle of the sixteenth century. The instrument was original called the bass violin. Violoncello was the original full name given to this stringed instrument. The name was later shortened to cello. The cello’s pitch is between…

On a casual morning where puffs of clouds laid across the blue saturated skies in Salerno Italy, a mandolin was playing live, matching the rhythm of the snare pops and door bells. Mail being tossed on the steps, played on beat with music as if the mail clapping the was percussion from the castanets. The busy people of this small city where bass, placing one foot after there other on beat of the clear music, on there way to the beaches, shopping stores, and there neighbors house. A window of a…

demand. They would play in many locations and at the same time they were very well respected. Going back in time we can say that the earliest way humans made music was through singing. Which means we are a very inestimable instrument. It is breathtaking. As the years went by, instruments came along with different sizes, shapes and sounds. It it amazing what can someone make when combining vocal music with instrumental music. In today’s society we can see divergent musical genres and even…

The Pipe and the Tabor is the instrument I chose. The pipe and tabor is a pair of instruments played by one player and it consisted of a three-holed pipe played with one hand and a small drum that was played with the other hand. The pipe is a simple instrument with a fipple like a whistle or a recorder but usually, it only had three melody holes. The tabor is narrow to simplify overblowing. There is a ridge around the bottom of the instrument to help support the pipe. I could not find a…

After taking the quiz I scored a 23 in the artistic category, this did not come as a surprise to me. I have been interested in the arts for about four and a half years so far and so far my experiences have been amazing! Although I have been a part of many different kinds of arts like acting, singing, and painting, music is my favorite. It doesn't matter whether I am helping somebody learn or just making music myself, I love it. I think I would enjoy most artistic jobs, but I would really like to…

When I turned eleven, rheumatoid arthritis wreaked havoc on my hands, with medications that did the same to my liver. It arched my fingers backwards and killed my ability to play piano as I had done for six years prior. In only a few months, it took away my predominant method of musical expression, the pain and deformity forcing me to quit practicing altogether. Initially upset, I reached for the nearest option to continue my engagement in music: choir. I had been a part of the school’s chorus…