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peers. When my sophomore year finished, I believed that it was time to try again; I decided to audition for the snare drum for my Junior year. This audition was far greater than the previous because I was accepted into Dumline, but it was not the instrument I yearned for.…

to participate in a dance off onstage during one of the breaks, something the whole band celebrated in camaraderie. A museum with all things country music, “Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum” held all kinds of pieces from various dresses and instruments of musicians from…

was their ability to arrange modern songs into a salsa format. It was a lively performance where many audience members danced along with the band, demonstrating the danceable feature of the music. The orchestra used many of the traditional salsa instruments, including timbales, conga drums, a cowbell, and a guiro. Mambo influences were also evident in the instrumentation. With the rise of big bands in the United States, the traditional flutes and violins were replaced with horns and saxophones,…

West African musical influences can be found throughout the rest of Africa and across the globe. These influences can be found throughout various genres of music, including jazz, blues, and electronic music. A modern example I discovered that demonstrates West African musical styles was M83’s Midnight City, an electronic song. Firstly, and prominently featured throughout the song is the synth pattern, or ostinato that is repeated through a large majority of the song. It is a simple four note…

the intro of the song it is just the brass, guitar, and drums playing for four measures until Aretha Franklin starts singing. The back-up singers and the piano’s entrance is about a half of a beat after Aretha’s entrance. At this point all of the instruments are in full swing. The brass has a solo about half way through the song; the saxophone having the melody and the trombone and trumpets playing the harmony. Also this solo is the loudest part of the entire piece, having to be at a fortissimo…

projector behind the performers had videos, and drawings displayed that was turned into amination, and it brought the drawings to life while making the story more entertaining. While the video would be playing in the back a performer would play their instruments to go along with the video. The cat was played with a clarinet, bird with a flute, grandfather was the bassoon, the wolf was played by the French horns, and Peter was played by the strings. The narrator would say a couple lines then…

building was amazingly huge and luxury. It is completely different from my high school dance’s performance. People in the theater showed respects to one another as well as kindly services from employees. Before the shows start, I checked the band and instruments information and dancers from Bucher. The music played by San Jose Chamber Orchestra, which was very amazing. There were Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass and Piano. I used to dislike Jazz, Orchestra and Oprah because there are boring for me.…

her fingers running up and down scales, and her hands jumping across the piano keyboard with joy. Her world was colorful instead of the dull, blandness it was before. Music was everything for me. I sang in my religious choir and played my many instruments. I always pretended I was a famous pianist and fiddled my fingers imagining myself in a beautiful auditorium with a grand piano. I played piano almost everyday, sometimes I practice and forget the time. I started playing in concerts. By the…

cello, I have surpassed another unnamed player who has played for 3 years and 8 months. It is not because I am good at what I do, in that case I would be shamelessly bragging about myself. Instead, I think I have improved so much because I love my instrument. It is because I care about the sound I produce and the way I play. I care about how I practice and how others around me practice. I want my section to be the best, and I do my part even if others don’t do…

Introduction The repetitive nature of playing a musical instrument may cause a musician to experience discomfort, pain, or injury during the course of their life. This pain is often the result of repetitive movement or overuse of the tendons, nerves, and/or muscles referred to as a repetitive strain injury. One common repetitive strain injury is carpal tunnel syndrome, which occurs due to constant pressure and irritation of the carpal tunnel. For a serious musician, the occurrence of repetitive…