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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.…

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…

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…

Guitars are one of the most commonly played instruments, and everyone has a song they love because of its distinct guitar part. Guitars are played in many different ways from classical to heavy metal. In every way a guitar is played, different things can affect the tone and ability of it to play that certain style of music. Through history the talent of the guitar player is the ultimate way to create a style of music to a high level but the way it is built, the types of pickups used on it, and…

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.…

strings were made of dried gut and because of this the highest string, which had to be made of the thinnest gut, was “notorious” for breaking when played and thus a good treble string was highly prized. The basic playing action is similar to how a guitar is played. The left hand creates different pitches while the right hand plucks or strikes the strings with the thumb. The index and middle finger of the right hand can also pluck strings. One of the most stressed techniques is that a note…

There’s just something about the guitar. It’s hard to define. There aren’t many art forms that are capable of connecting radically different ideas and lifestyles. For some reason, the guitar happens to be one of them. For example: Jimi Hendrix is unanimously considered one of the greats. He was known for his outrageous stage habits (like setting his axe on fire), his ability to draw influences from Black music into Rock N Roll, and his divine talents on the guitar. Jimi played as though there…

and types of music. To play music, an instrument is necessary, of course. One of the most famous instruments used during the Ming dynasty was the pipa. The pipa looked like a big pear with strings on it. It is not a guitar, it is a lute. A lute is a musical instrument like a guitar with a round body, played with the fingers or a small piece of plastic. It was introduced to Eastern Asia during the Han and Sui dynasties. During the Ming dynasty the sides and the back of the pipa had many…

I talk a specified that güiro because it was the best played instrument of the night. The güiro was being played by one of the females. She was incredibly good at it. Small instruments like the güiro, the claves tambouring or maracas don’t really stand out much, but this lady made it happen. In-between songs, she was switching back and forth from the metallic güiro to the traditional and one. She was really good with both, but she was better with the metallic güiro. I was really impressed by it.…

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