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    Viola Descriptive Writing

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    I parked my 2006 Red Toyota Corolla in between two yellow school buses. Gathering my crinkled coffee stained sheet music and my scratched viola case I began the familiar walk up to Bloomington High School’s glass doors. It was a chilly early morning but the sunrise warmed my face and as I reached the entrance to the school, the jumbled cacophony of sound coming from the gym on the left reached my ears. Snippets of the trumpet melody would ring out and the vibration of the low tuba sound could be felt, the just sharp violin scales were sorry sounds to my ears and the range of male and female voices singing in different keys topped off the pandemonic mess of sound. Students were hustling and bustling about with instruments of all different…

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    brought down my self confidence with the viola. I didn't want to try out and not make it and end up crying more than I started with. So the only thing I could do now was to practice more with a metronome until I got it. I finally got the confidence to sign up for ABC, even though I didn't have the right tempo, once I signed up there was no turning back. Auditions were on January 13 at 7:30 in the morning. It was only a few people in the orchestra trying out, and that made it even…

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    Orchestra Compensation

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    to another. Specific sounds from an instrument me be needed more than others. The violinist is in higher demand compared with the oboist and trombonist; possibly from the sound needed from the instrument in order for the orchestra to achieve a specific musical sound. As far as any other instruments compared with another, there could possibly be a lower or high demand for the instrument performer. The principle viola in comparison with the next highest paid viola has to do with the level of…

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    finished I was even more motivated to develop my skills. Around the second semester of school, Mrs.Burgess had told the class about a string quartet or quintet, I can remember which one it was, that she wanted to organize and for us to play in. She asked the class, “Hey guys, I want to start a small ensemble with you guys. We’re going to play a Lady Gaga Fugue!”. The class went silent as students in the tiny classroom thought about it for a couple of moments. Some kids eventually raised their…

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    If the cellos sat on the outside, or if the violins sat in the middle, this would look very strange. Again, this has to do with the way we sit now being considered the norm. Any change in our formation would catch the audience off guard, as the audience consists of mostly our family members who have grown used to seeing us sit the certain way we sit now. Therefore, whenever people watch an orchestra perform, they expect the violins on the outside and the cellos and violas on the inside, and the…

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    “Earth’s Song” is a two movement suite for piano, violin, and viola. Each movement is inspired by some beautiful aspect of nature, and seeks to paint a picture of nature’s masterpieces through music. The first movement, titled “Morning Lake,” depicts a young couple rowing a boat on a calm lake. The couple sets up their rowboat right before a sunrise. At the very beginning of the movement is a calm, beautiful section, which is meant to depict how peaceful, calming, and relaxing it is to float on…

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    Disguise In Twelfth Night Analysis

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    As Viola cannot show her love for Orsino, the only way she can express them is in her soliloquies to the audience, this contributes to the dramatic ironies. I believe dramatic irony certainly adds to the magic of Twelfth Night. The disguise also causes mistaken identity, an example of this is when Sir Andrew goes looking for Cesario, finds who he thinks is Cesario, strikes him, the person however is, Sebastian. Sebastian hits him in return, but sevenfold, and Sebastian having been in Illyria…

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    Bull Guitar History

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    Like the bass and cello of today, violas da gamba were played downward, supported at the knees or the ankles: the term “da gamba” meaning “played at the leg”. Early viols had a varied number of strings, usually five or six, and were constructed with a basic fiddle outline: sloping shoulders, deep ribs, and functional bouts that provided clearance for the bow. Their bellies were gently arched with C shaped sound holes and the flat backs sloped in toward the neck (Fig 2). The thick, round neck…

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    trombonist. It could also be based on quality as well. Normally during an orchestra particular instruments such as the violin may have solo performances or get more solo playing time, therefore they are more valuable to the orchestra than the oboist and trombonist. 3. The pay difference between the principle viola and the next highest paid viola is $5,036-$2,483 = $2,553 and the difference between Principle trumpet and the next highest paid trumpet $4,233-3,638 = $595. The difference between…

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    Ever since I could remember, my father would always play our Steinway piano in our living room. The sound would always flow through the walls. My father would let me sit on the bench with him and I would press the keys down. The excitement that rushed through me was uncontrollable. When I was seven I had the privilege to take piano lessons. I was not enthusiastic about practicing, but I stuck with it for nine years. After my lessons stopped I continued to pursue piano as a serious hobby. I have…

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