section of the concert was slower and more somber than the final section. These songs were used more for worship and didn’t have the upbeat feeling as the later ones due to the lack of the band. The first three songs either had piano, organ, or not instruments accompanying. The final two songs had a small band of a piano player, bass player, and a drum player accompanying the pieces. All of the songs were polyphonic…
http://www.bartruff.com/history/ Of the many violin makers throughout the history of the instrument, there are a few whose names are well known among aficionados. Gasparo di Bertolotti da Salò (1540-1609) from Italy is considered one of the forefathers of the art form manufacturing of bowed instruments. Andrea Amati (1520-1611) founded the violin making school of Cremona. He produced many stringed instruments for King Charles IX and currently has his work displayed at the National Music Museum.…
of unity, it creates music. Every single person begins the same way, as a baby. What makes us differ from one another is how we decide to create ourselves. Each person in an orchestra starts off with a sheet of music and those who play the same instrument have the exact same notes, dynamics, and key changes written. All musicians have the capability to change how far they want to crescendo or how forceful a staccato should be. Yes, they have the same piece of music but each and every one of…
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 classes. I remember listening to various composers and wanting to learn how to play every single instrument that I heard. I begged my mom to let me take piano lessons, and in the third grade, I started lessons with my first of three teachers. In fourth grade,…
artists using three main 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…
The Diddley Bow Plus The guitar has been a staple of music for generations, used in such a large variety of music. In our paper we will be explaining the parts of the guitar how the work, the physics of the guitar with sound waves and how they relate to the guitar working properly. We will then describe how the overall guitar works and we will go through the process which is the guitar making sound and incorporate the parts into how they help make the guitar work. The Diddley Bow guitar…
which can be preformed privately or publicly. Social music consists of songs that are accompanied by percussion instruments such as handmade drums and/or rattles. These songs, often…
in made up of four very different instruments that each have their own qualities and sounds, but all the players need to put the time and energy to make an award winning orchestra. These characteristics can regularly be found in the people who play the instrument as well, and what makes each instrument different also affects the players. To be a successful orchestra one should realize the talent, dedication, and perseverance it takes to play the various instruments involved, these qualities…
pick” how playing an instrument benefits your brain.” Firstly, playing instruments teaches the brain how to store and retrieve memories more effectively and also listening to music is more beneficial for the mind as it helps the brain to analyses different moving parts and put them together in other to truly understand what is happening. Secondly, greater things happen when playing an instrument and by observing the brain of the people who play a musical instrument the brain is like…
end of sixth grade, the junior high band came to my elementary school and performed for us. I watched in awe as students, not that much older than me, played music with their instruments. The flute players in the front row especially caught my attention; they were right next to the band directors and held their instruments up to the side, rather than down in front of them like the others. The flute had a high pitched melody and a bright silver color that appealed to me. That day, I signed up for…