The historical fiction book‚ The Jungle‚ by Upton Sinclair‚ is about the fictional character Jurgis Rudkus. Jurgis lives in Chicago in the early 1900’s. He had moved to America from Lithonia in search of a better life. “Jurgis could see all the truth now-could see himself through the whole long course of events‚ the victim of ravenous vultures that had torn into his vitals and devoured him; of fiends that had racked and tortured him‚ mocking him‚ meantime jeering in his face” (Sinclair 177). Since
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I believe in band. Band is one of the single most important aspects of my life. Band shaped the person I am today and will continue to shape my future. Band picks me up when I’m feeling down and makes the good days even better. It is a place to escape and get lost in music. I have been in band since sixth grade. My intentions were to play the trombone but my father told me “Trombones are for boys” so I ended up playing the trumpet. In this case my father was completely wrong. Almost of the
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The concert was a symphony Band‚ and Wind symphony. The concert was attended in Paul F. Sharp concert hall at Stanly B. Catlett. However‚ The concert conducted in the 15th‚ Oct 2015 at 8:00pm. The first piece on the program was Second Suite from the twentieth century period. Also‚ it consists of four movements of different speed and style. However‚ the first movement titled is March and the speed of this movement was Adagio in general but it contain fast short note that is different in speed and
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French Horn Assignment 4 http://www.soundjunction.org/thefrenchhornabriefhistory.aspa http://www.blackdiamondbrass.com/hrnhist/hornhist.htm History of French Horns In Europe‚ horns gained popularity in the trendy sport of hunting. As this aristocratic sport spread‚ horn-makers experimented with different shapes and sizes to increase the range of notes possible. In 1636‚ French musical scholar Marin Mersenne wrote of four different kinds of horns in his Harmonie Universelle: Le grand cor (the
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Jazz concert On Friday April 30 at 8 pm‚ I attended the Spring Instrumental jazz concert at Yuba College. This was the first time I have been in the school auditorium. There was a count off and the music began with nearly a full house. The first song played was "Won’t you be my neighbor" from Mister Rogers’ neighborhood by Fred Rogers and Mike Tomato. I liked the intro it started with Ron Hake tapping on the symbols then the trumpets‚ and trombones cut in and the music begins. This song made me
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (Section 1) Earth Jam The set starts out with every member of the band coming out on stage one at a time. Some of the instruments I recognized and was familiar with‚ such as the saxophone‚ clarinet‚ bass‚ and drums. They introduced a variety of instruments that looked either homemade or sounded strange to me‚ like the electric banjo‚ drumitar‚ and synthesizers. There was a bit of scat vocals done by Victor Wooten as well. One thing I noticed in this song was the
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Li Yin played the trumpet for the college Symphonic Band. Her hard work and perseverance contributed to the college clinching the certificate of distinction at the 2013 Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation (Concert Bands). During rehearsals‚ she worked hard to improve her skills. She demonstrated good time management skills in managing her Symphonic Band commitments and studies‚ especially during the competition period when she had practices up to 5 times a week. She was also actively involved
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British artist Jeremy Deller’s The Battle of Orgreave is a historical re-enactment of the violent confrontation between the striking miners and the police at Orgreave Coking Plant‚ which took place during 1984. This confrontation between the miners and the Thatcher’s Government was the most violent conflict‚ which came to epitomize the unremitting struggles. Jeremy Deller was born in London in 1966. Much of his work involves collaboration with individuals and groups of people as well as a collection
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Benefits of being in marching band I’m doing my paper on the benefits of being in Marching Band. Parents‚ students and teacher’s say it’s good to be in Marching Band. What they say is that Musicians do better at everything‚ Marching band is great exercise for the exercise-averse‚ Band kids are the best kids‚ period. People say that band students have a better memory‚ because most students have to memorize the music. Having to learn about two hundred different scales and play them from memory
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Charlie Parker was born in Kansas City‚ Kansas on August 29‚ 1920. He was born under the name Charles Christopher Parker. His father did not play a huge role in his life and left Charlie and his mother after Charlie was born. Charlie’s mother‚ Adelaide "Addie" Bailey‚ was a strong independent woman who was half African American and half Choctaw Indian. She soon moved the family to Kansas City‚ Missouri. Charlie then began going to school. In 1931‚ Charlie went to Lincoln High School in Kansas
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