Timpani

further expanded that variety and served as an inspiration for many composers. In particular, Timpani have long been used in concert settings but have evolved over the years in the way in which they have been played and the applications in compositions.…

I was satisfied with how I performed in the audition, playing all the pieces without wrong notes. I could have worked a bit more in places like tempo, dynamics and the chromatic scale, but I thought it was good enough. The last piece of homework was finished and I decided to relax the rest of the night using my iPad. As soon as I pushed the power button, a notification from Gmail titled “Junior Districts Audition Scores” appeared. It was from Mr. Wright. I am sure to have made it in, my…

Since drum sticks were not around then, people would use their hands. From there onward drums have evolved by the people and cultures that made them and the styles of music they were designed to play. Now there are a wide variety of drums, such as the bass drum, Cymbals, tambourine, timpani etc. In almost all types of music, percussion plays a fundamental role. In a military parade, it is the strike of the bass drum that holds the soldiers in step and at a normal speed, and it is the snare that…

Day With The Marching Band The marching band is a band exclusive to the High School where you play for sports events and competitions. What if you, as an 8th grade student, had the first and possibly last chance to play your instrument for the marching band? The day of the event was August 18. I was very nervous, but I was excited at the same time. I was nervous to probably mess up the cadences and formations, but I was excited because this was a good experience. As you might not know,…

My fingers slip on the keys during cool night rehearsals where the condensation gathers mischievously in the location it should not. I forgot my jacket on the day determined to dip below forty degrees; the player in front of me lent his jacket to his girlfriend but Will wears vests. During the break, whoever was kind enough would lend me their sweater until the next break. It was a regular stadium rehearsal that lasted two and a half hours but it was longest rehearsal I’ve ever endured. I was in…

Thank you for the scholarship. I am Mandy Schreiner and I go to JL Mann High School. I’m in 10th grade and take all honors and one AP class. I play flute in the school band and outside of school in marching band, I take Spanish 4 Honors. My favorite class is band and my least favorite is Engineering. I like to listen to music and hang out with friends in my free time I like to cook when I can and practice cello and flute. I also enjoy playing cymbals in winter percussion. I don’t like doing…

Marching Band is a Sport You would probably consider weightlifting a sport, right? Well, imagine lifting 35 pounds continuously for 15 minutes, while moving. Marching band is competitive, physically exerting, and has a certain set of rules. They have intense practices and do conditioning. Marching band should be considered a sport. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of sport is “a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific…

The marching band has had problems over the years. The band has lost two directors in four years, need more instruments, and have a very small field to practice and learn their show on. A solution to one of those problems would be If the band could use the Football field for their practices. There are many reasons why this could help the band. Many marching bands have some major concerns with their practice fields that the school provides for them because the school doesn't want them to…

In comparison to how early percussion was performed and how musicians of the percussive arts are viewed upon today is almost an opposite perspective. In the medieval era of music, percussionists and parts were most definitely not used as much as which the other instruments were written for. The use of percussion back in this era were only written if the composer felt the percussion parts were a necessity for a piece, and if they were included in a piece, the parts were normally improvised. With…

As a music education major at the University of Minnesota, it is easy to oversimply my life by saying that music is my passion Its cliché, and it is what nearly every music major says when they enter the school music. When I say “music is my passion,” I mean that throughout my entire life, music has been fundamental in the formation of my identity, and it has visibly steered my life towards the path of music education. I first found a love for music in my elementary school general music…