IT IS TYPICALLY PLAYED BY STRUMMING OR PLUCKING THE STRINGS WITH THE RIGHT HAND WHILE FRETTING (OR PRESSING AGAINST THE FRET) THE STRINGS WITH THE LEFT HAND. THE GUITAR IS A TYPE OF “CHORDOPHONE”. TRADITIONALLY CONSTRUCTED FROM A WOOD AND STRUNG WITH GUT‚ NYLON‚ OR STEEL STRINGS AND DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER CHORDOPHONES BY its CONSTRUCTION AND TUNINGS. THE MODERN GUITAR WAS PRECEDED BY THE GITTEM‚ THE VIHUELA‚ THE FOUR-COURSE RENAISSANCE GUITAR‚ AND THE FIVE-COURSE BAROQUE GUITAR ALL OF WHICH CONTRIBUTED
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Building. The venue wasn’t big or small‚ but it has a roomy stage with one hundred and fifty seats. The setup consisted of three carpets with three tablas‚ which are membranophones that have one big drum and one small drum‚ one harmonium‚ which is a chordophone that is a tiny organ‚ and many microphones on the stage. The ensemble included Abhiman Kaushal‚ director of UCR South Asian Ensemble‚ on lead tabla soloist‚ Rupesh Kotecha on harmonium‚ Vignesh Manohar on vocals‚ Miles Shrewsbery on tabla‚ and a
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Vedic Era (1500BC - 500BC) ! Vedic Literature ! The Indus Valley civilization declined around the the first half of the 2nd millennium BC‚ giving way to Vedic civilization. An important aspect of Vedic religious life was the bard-priest who composed hymns‚ in praise of the gods‚ to be sung or chanted at sacrifices. This tradition continued until a sizable body of oral religious poetry had been composed. This body of chanted poetry grew to massive proportions‚ and the best of the poems
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MUSI 1306 Study Guide-Twentieth-Century & Non-Western Music The section on twentieth-century music will involve chapters 1-8‚ 15-17. Chapters 1-3 will be utilized for the discussion of Non-Western music. It will be necessary to study these chapters‚ as well as the listening examples contained within‚ to achieve full comprehension of these sections. Twentieth-Century Overview (Chapter 1) Within the music of the twentieth century can be seen influences of folk and popular music‚ Asian
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Australian indigenous music is understood innately and is a vital part of life. Instruments in traditional Australian music include the didjeridu‚ boomerang clapsticks and membranophones. In traditional music‚ there were no chordophones or string instruments. In order to understand Australian indigenous music‚ someone must have a special type of knowledge to interpret and understand their words. The two main indigenous traditions are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island. These
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What is a World Music? According to Carl Rahkonen‚ 1994‚ can be a traditional (folk)‚ popular or even art music but it must have ethnic or foreign elements. According to Dale Olsen Ideally the music of the whole Earth including the European art traditions but in practice however‚ it is music from outside of the European art traditions. In this given assignment‚ I’ll be making a comparison in terms of Instrumentation‚ Music Texture‚ Form‚ Performance Practice and Functions Of Music on this two types
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A Brief History of African Music through The Colonial Period Music before the 20th century was very different when compared to the music of the 21st Century. There were distinctive occasions for each type of African music. West African music‚ the African Diaspora‚ and the music of the Colonies each had different musical instruments. West African music was the music of the African people before the Europeans captured and sold them into slavery in the Americas. It was unique in the manner in which
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* African music | The many music cultures of Africa may be broadly classified as North African and sub-Saharan. This article discusses only traditional music of the dominant population south of the Sahara‚ as North African culture is essentially Islamic or Arabic. The diversity of this population is reflected both in the number of languages spoken--about 800 to 1‚000--and in the wide variety of music traditions cultivated. Fortunately‚ these traditions have many traits in common‚ permitting a discussion
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Garo people The Garos are a tribal people in Meghalaya‚ India and neighboring areas of Bangladesh‚ who call themselves A·chik Mande (literally "hill people‚" from a·chik "hill" + mande "people") or simply A·chik or Mande.[1] They are the second-largest tribe in Meghalaya after theKhasi and comprise about a third of the local population. The Garo community is one of the major tribes in Bangladesh. According to the history books‚ the Garo tribe entered Bangladesh in the first century. They were refugees
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PE Commonly referred to as PE‚ it is a part of the General Education Program that focuses on the total growth and development of the students primarily through movement experiences. Physical Education provides students opportunities to participate in sports‚ games‚ and group activities designed to develop and maintain wellness. Physical Fitness is a combination of medical fitness (body soundness) and dynamic fitness (capacity for action). A physically fit person is free from disease and can move
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