Pierce 2 Conducting an Orchestra “I can’t describe how cool it is to make a movement with my arm to speak to the musicians and hear back the sound I wanted” - Tara Simonic. Conducting an Orchestra has always been fascinating to me. The way the conductor moves and follows the beat with the baton is amazing to watch. I always tell myself that i’m going to learn how to do that one day‚ and this is the perfect opportunity to do so. I’m so excited to get to work with my mentor and finally learn
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Dallas‚ Texas “Everything’s bigger in Texas‚” a widely known saying‚ may very well be true when it comes to the size of the state‚ but is everything in Texas really bigger? Researching the Lone Star state‚ the second largest state in the nation‚ Dallas seemed to be the largest city as well as the center of it all; and it also could be used as a good representation of the state’s overall average climate. The Dallas “metroplex is located in North Central Texas‚ approximately 250 miles north
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Leto’s approach to playing Rayon Real in Dallas Buyers Club was Inside/Out. He used Stanislavski’s system called ‘spiritual realism’ by completely emerging himself into the character he was playing. He never broke out of character while filming even his costars said that it felt like they were working with Rayon not Jared Leto. There are some elements that may make you think that Leto used an Outside/In approach because he actually lost a lot of weight‚ waxed his body and changing his dialect (physical
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reigning professional basketball champions or that the Cardinals won the most recent World Series. Though these teams have had great success their fan base is mostly local. They have not established a national following. Over the past 50 years the Dallas Cowboys have used a great winning tradition‚ slick marketing‚ and modern merchandising techniques to establish themselves as “America’s Team.” The team was established in 1959 to give the National Football League a presence in the Southwest. The
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2013‚ America’s Orchestras are in Crisis is an interesting article claiming that it is the popularity of Orchestras in America that makes itself trapped in such a tough situation‚ just as what Philip Kennicott said in the subtitle that “How an effort to popularize classical music undermines what makes orchestras great”. The article largely crystallized the problems about the American classical music and several topics that are familiar for people who care about America’s Orchestra‚ such as Americanizing
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The Dallas Cowboys is one of the favorite teams in the NFL league. And they didn’t disappoint. Early in the season‚ they are now holding a 5-1 record after Week 7 and many believe that they will easily pass through the playoffs. Despite missing the services of starting QB Tony Romo‚ rookie backup QB Dak Prescott is playing like a veteran leading the Cowboys at the top of the NFC division. And with Prescott superb playmaking‚ speculations have emerged that Romo could be traded by the team. However
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Beethoven symphony No.6 in F major‚ Op.68‚ also called “Pastoral Symphony”‚ is one of only two symphonies that composer intentionally named. Just like the title‚ it is a fabulous masterpiece which describes a picture of nature and people’s feeling towards the life in the countryside which fill with peace‚ hope‚ and love. Beethoven wrote in his sketchbook “recollections of country life...more an expression of feeling than of painting”.If people describe his Fifth symphony is dark or driven‚ Sixth
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The Dallas Cowboys and Dez Bryant have reached a deal. Now that the deal has been signed‚ Cowboys’ fans can finally take a breath knowing the wide receiver will not have to miss any regular-season games. A day before the agreement was met‚ Bryant had threatened to skip training camp and possibly the regular season‚ if he and the Cowboys could not reach a deal. According to ESPN‚ Bryant’s deal is worth $70 million for five years‚ which calculates to $14 million per season. The Pro Bowl wide receiver
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professional golfer Lee Trevino when he stated‚ “If you’ve ever driven across Texas‚ you know how different one area of the state can be from another. Take El Paso. It looks as much like Dallas as I look like Jack Nicklaus.” The quote is a metaphor that juxtaposes the characteristics shared between El Paso and Dallas to the physical similarities shared between Jack Nicklaus‚ one of the most successful golfers of all time‚ and Lee Trevino‚ a highly decorated Mexican-American golfer. Now‚ more than ever
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This season‚ the Dallas Cowboys have been more than lucky by drafting the quarterback Dak Prescott. The decision to select the rookie player was made during their fourth round pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. After franchise quarterback Tony Romo experienced a back injury during the preseason‚ Prescott was designated as starting quarterback for the beginning of the 2016 season. Prescott was supposed to maintain this position until Romo recovered‚ or at least that is what everyone presumed. Romo addressed
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