During marching band, I had never really been one to want to stand out. I always wanted to blend in with the rest of the flute section and make the formation look as perfect as possible; being quite shy my first two years of high school, I just wanted to play and go through the motions along with everyone else. I was afraid of the rest of my fellow flutes judging me, my ideas, and my playing skills, so I never stood out or spoke up. That is, until my junior year – I decided that I would try to step
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“electronic”. I am used to more natural instruments like piano. However, organ has a significant role in the jazz history. Instrument has close ties to church gospel music where organ is at the front
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Copland was a great American composer during the 20th century, the compositions often incorporated different aspects of popular American music. For example, he often utilized forms such as Jazz and folk music into the works that he created. Copland aimed to create and develope something that could be distinctively called American music so that American music and culture could free itself from European influence (pbs). Later on in his career he became known as a Dean of American Music , which is a
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Tapfuma Haye Patsis, Nicholas MUL 1010 11-19-2014 Word Count: 1153 The Orchid City Brass Band Sunday night 7:00PM, November 16, 2014 at the Kravis Center Gosman Amphitheatre I experience an exceptional performance from The Orchid City Brass Band. The Orchid City Brass Band is a British-Style brass band. British-style brass bands originated during the mid 19th century as a form of entertainment for middle class audiences mainly in Northwest England. The Brass band consists of cornets, tenor
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is part of our culture. Another rhythm that was in the performer was Joropo, it is a rhythm that is called “Música Llanera” and the main instrument is the harp. I recognized that the song that was performed during the dance was “Ay, si, si” by Luis Ariel Rey. The dancers focus on the movements from the legs, they supposed to go with the rhyme of the instrument of maracas; it is very
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I had always had an interest in music but never to a point where it would be my priority. Before I joined, playing an instrument had always been more of a hobby. I had spent most of my time with my face buried in books, so as to why I had decided to join, I wasn't sure. It had just been a gut feeling/calling. Before school started I had to attend band camp over the summer
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Growing up in my home, music was something my family & I cherished. Not a day went by, we weren't singing, humming, or rapping to a tune. Out of a countless amount of genres, R&B happened to be my favorite. R&B music has always been a huge component in my life. As many may not know, R&B music has been one of my greatest influences throughout my entire life. This music has molded me into being the strong and assertive individual I am today. It also has helped me figure out the individual I’m striving
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Why do we get so comfortable with our skill? Why not challenge yourself to improve your skill? As a musician it is very important to challenge yourself. Challenging your skill helps you improve your skill. Settling with your skill and not challenging yourself will not help you as a musician. I actually settled, I never attempted to improve as a musician, that is why this project will help me improve as a musician. As a musician sticking with one style and one genre is not helping at all that is what
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I attended a concert by a local cover band called The Backbeat at a local bar. The Backbeat is a local (North Carolina) cover band that focuses primarily on late 1960’s rock and roll covers. True to their word, at the performance I attended almost every cover they performed was a famous song which was released in the 1960s, mostly from the Beatles’ lineup. The venue that it was hosted at, the college bar He’s Not Here, and the demographic of the listeners gave the performance most of its character
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simple enough to follow it and learn how to play the instrument. Allen's simple teaching method has touched multiple thousand people around the world. You, as well, can learn how to play ukulele no matter which kind you own (soprano, baritone,...) How blogger Jack started learning the instrument, you can check out in the video below. In it, Jack describes his experience with playing this Hawaiian instrument. He explains his experience with the instrument alone and with the lessons UkuleleBuddy: This was
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