A popular quote used by many guard members is that “Color Guard is god’s gift to the marching band”. No matter your religion‚ the message of the quote is clear. Many guard members feel that the marching band needs them. Most band members would disagree with this‚ however‚ the color guard is superior to the band because the guard has to work harder‚ has more interesting equipment‚ and a better offseason activity than the marching band. Wind and rain are environmental factor that mother nature never
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successful farmer and a prominent figure in the town. The daughter is the all-American girl " be a straight-A student‚ the president of her class‚ a leader in the 4-H program and the Young Methodists League‚ a skilled rider‚ an excellent musician (piano‚ clarinet)‚ an annual winner at the county fair (pastry‚ preserves‚ needlework‚ flower arrangement) " (18). Capote is also
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around the room. This was the memory room‚ full of dementia and Alzheimer residents inside a local retirement home. I nodded towards my sister as I began the introduction to In Christ Alone‚ my favorite hymn. Even when my sister joined in with her clarinet as verse one began‚ the mood remained
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the common qualities of those tonalities. Also‚ read through the paragraph on page 32 regarding tone color/ timbre. Learn the families of instruments (this starts on page 34): Strings Violin Viola Cello Double bass Woodwinds Flute Clarinet Oboe Bassoon Brass Trumpet French horn Trombone Tuba Percussion Timpani Snare drum Bass drum Cymbals Xylophone Glockenspiel More terms: Dynamics (32) forte (32) piano (32) monophony (44) polyphony (44) homophony (44)
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Band Concert Make-Up Assignment I listened to two recordings in the process of completing this assignment. The first recording was of a performance of the Wayne State University Wind Symphony‚ and the second recording was a performance of a band at the 2004 Midwest Music Conference. As soon as I listened to the beginning of both pieces‚ I noticed that the first recording started the piece at the tempo marked in the piece (144 beats per minute). When the second band began playing the second movement
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introduction starts with the amazing sound of the beautiful harps being played. This song has four different themes that repeat themselves. The first theme at the beginning‚ after the introduction‚ starts with a melody heard in French horns and clarinets and is repeated‚ but differently the 2nd time. The second them consists of violins. This theme adds drama and tension to the performance. The flutes start in on the third theme and repeated again with a more illuminated timbre. The fourth theme is
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World Test Music Appreciation Sem 1 (S2524526) Maria Jose De La Torre Points possible: 25 Date: ____________ Answer the following questions thoroughly. 1. List five aerophones and explain why they are aerophones. (5 points) a. Flute b. Clarinet c. Bagpipes d. Saxophone e. Trumpet Any musical instrument that produces sound in effect of causing the body to vibrate through air. 2. Describe the acoustical experiments of Pythagoras and what the results of those experiments were. (5 points)
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herself in hot water because of a racially charged social media humor she posted online? Jennifer Lawrence’s main squad buddy Amy Schumer receives flak from her offensive online tweet. Recently‚ the funny actress tweeted a picture of herself with a clarinet and saxophone on each side. She decided to caption the post: “A Jew with horns.” Within the next few hours‚ Schumer was met with harsh criticism and describes her joke as offensive and wrong. How did her post spike outrage online? The caption
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retired band directors apart of the ensemble. They performed all different genres of music from a Sousa march to an Irish wake by A.J. Potter. There was also a scholarship acceptance performance by a local high school junior who was amazing at the clarinet. The first song was titled “Fanfare for Saint Cecilia.” This piece was composed for Saint Cecilia on a special occasion called “Three Countries Day.” This is an example like we talked about in class where a composer had a job of composing music
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Alto Saxophone Versus Tenor Saxophone Being a part of band for eight years playing the E-flat alto as my main instrument and dabbling with the B-flat tenor saxophone‚ I learned that even with its similar look and playing techniques‚ there is a few key differences that differentiate them. The two saxophones‚ almost identical in looks‚ are both part of the woodwind section of instruments‚ created by Aldophe Sax in the 1800’s‚ and classified as middle tone ranged with identical fingerings. Yet when
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