origin dates back to the early 1920s. It infuses archaic ballads and folk music created by White Americans as well as forms of African-American music. Some of the differences between the two are Country music relies greatly on acoustic and electric guitar instrumentation. Bluegrass‚ in contrast‚ makes more use of banjos‚ fiddles‚ and mandolins. Despite the differences in Bluegrass and Country music‚ Bluegrass artists routinely cross into the country genre. Bluegrass music developed from traditional
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1. I would like to learn how to play the guitar. I would be able to entertain myself and family. Music is very soothing and therapeutic. I was in band at school but never really learned to play any instrument very well. Playing the guitar incorporates the physical and cognitive developmental areas. Playing the guitar requires fine motor skills because of finger placements and using both hands at the same time. Cognitively‚ guitar playing requires music reading skills. 2. I would like to perform
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The Importance of Music By: Grace Aubrey Music is one of the essential components in our lives. Music gives us entertainment and relaxation when we feel exhausted. The beautiful rhythm of Classical music not only can release our stress‚ but also can bring us pleasure. After a daylong study‚ I like to take a break to listen to some Pop melody by myself. Although some of those melodies contain Rock-and-Roll beats‚ it still can make me feel calm and comfortable. Also‚ music can heal my tiring
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music since she was old enough to crawl will forever have a special place in my heart. I was thirteen when I met my first guitar teacher. His name was Carleton; he was friendly‚ and his years of being a guitarist showed through the callouses on his fingertips. I‚ by my extensive vocabulary‚ would have called him a “pretty cool guy.” He knew all about the technical aspects of the guitar‚ he taught me various chords‚ how to read sheet music‚ and how to play. However‚ more important to me was his own love
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Westminster Choir College of Rider University Princeton‚ NJ FOLK INSTRUMENTS OF PUERTO RICO: THEIR ORIGINS‚ ROOTS AND INFLUENCE IN PUERTO RICAN CULTURE Luis F. Rodríguez MH 631 - Introduction to Musicology Prof. Mirchandani 12/19/2001 CONTENTS: Introduction 3 Historical Background 3 Musical Genres 4 Musical Instruments Taíno Heritage 6 African Heritage 8 Plucked String Instruments (“Spanish Heritage”)
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History and Literature I Vielle: A Short History Bowed instruments have been around since the ninth century AD‚ according to Werner Bachmann‚ author of The Origins of Bowing. They originated in Central Asia‚ where they produced very fine hunting bows‚ which eventually developed into the first musical bows. In the tenth century‚ bowed instruments had traveled to the lands of the Islamic and Byzantine Empires. (Remnant‚ 1989) In the eleventh century‚ the vielle was depicted in Byzantine manuscripts
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Django Reinhardt Django Reinhardt is known as one of the most talented jazz guitar soloist and as France’s most famous jazz performer. Django Reinhardt was born Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt on January 23‚ 1910 in Liverchies‚ Belgium. His parents were Jean-Eugene who was a musician and entertainer‚ and La Belle Laurence (also known as Negros because of her dark beauty) who was a dancer. He was born in the back of the caravan‚ which the Manouche gypsy family lived. His parents named him “Django” in
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instruments are fretless and the playing of specific tones and pitches are dependent on the accuracy of the player. “Partial” specifically refers to complex tones‚ or anything that is not the fundamental frequency. For example‚ the first string on a guitar is typically E‚ and the opened string plucked or strummed is considered the fundamental frequency. Now if we place our finger in the middle fret Work Cited Benade‚ A. H. “Sitar Spectrum Properties ” April 1982: S83- Acoustical Society of
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impassioned sermon titled “Why are You Here?” Cooper infuriated by the message and the overwhelming feeling that his father is holding him back walks up to the pulpit and punches his father in the face splitting his lip. He grabs his father’s beloved guitar Jimmy and makes his way towards the cash box. His father advices the pianist to play and the congregation joins in singing the hymn as Cooper raids the offerings from the cash box‚ before driving off in his father’s old
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topics. This song does a good job of using the instruments to create the sense of sadness and hope‚ and uses the lyrics to explain how someone struggling with depression feels. The song begins with a guitar playing three chords. After about seven seconds into the song you begin to hear the drums. The guitar and the drums begin to play a repeating pattern. After about fifteen seconds‚ the bass starts to play a repeating pattern with a much faster tempo. At this point‚ you hear the first verse. The verse
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