Ektara Ektara ; literally "one-string"‚ also called iktar‚ ektar‚ yaktaro gopichand is a one-string instrument most often used in traditional music from Bangladesh‚ India‚ Egypt‚ and Pakistan. In origin the ektara was a regular string instrument of wandering bards and minstrels from India and is plucked with one finger. The ektara usually has a stretched single string‚ an animal skin over a head (made of dried pumpkin/gourd‚ wood or coconut) and pole neck or split bamboo cane neck.
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When it comes to concerts‚ with both‚ tickets are expensive and hard to find before they sell out. With alternative music‚ however‚ people attend these concerts to listen to music‚ meet fellow fans‚ and gain the possibility of being in close proximity with their favorite artists. There are mosh pits‚ but no matter the situation‚ fans always look out for each other and make sure no one ends up becoming seriously hurt. At country concerts‚ people attend to get drunk with live background music. At a
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The bassadance is a dance where you have to dance slow. The bassadance‚ also referred to as Basse danse‚ was a popular dance from the 15th to 16th centuries. The word Basse describes a movement in dance‚ where people glide slowly and gracefully without having their feet leave the floor. There were four types of steps: pas simple‚ pas double‚ demarche‚ and branle. With the pas simples‚ dancers took two steps in one measure‚ with the feel of 6/4. In pas double‚ the dancers took three steps in one measure
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The Double Bass: From the Classical to Romantic Eras The basic outline of the double bass during the late 18th century remains fairly consistent with only minor changes. In England and Italy the three string bass was in use‚ tuned A- D- G and in Germany the four string bass was in use. The standard tuning for the four string bass is given in the 1770 pamphlet Principi di Musica‚ which reveals the modern day intervals of E- A- D- G. By 1800‚ the tuning machine head is present‚ the neck is fretless
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I found this song to contain many musical concepts to create pleasing sounding song. The song features a homophonic texture by using Taylor Swift’s vocals and accompaniment with her guitar. The beat and the rhythm in this song are very pronounced‚ the steady repetition of the majority of the same phrases. However she does differ in the throughout the song‚ for example at 12:14 the beat becomes noticeably spread apart from the previous
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lyrics have important meaning. The musical instrumentation plays in a conjunct fashion. More over‚ the notes being played go up and down which really pins down that emotion of mixed emotions. There is also disjunct‚ when the one guitar plays downward notes and the other guitar strikes a high note. Harmony- Major and minor chords and major/minor vocals are played during the verses. During the chorus the vocals and chords are played in major.
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MEMS Design LecM 2 C. Nguyen Copyright @ 2014 Regents of the University of California 2 CTN 1/24/14 EE C247B/ME C218: Introduction to MEMS Lecture 2m: Benefits of Scaling I Basic Concept: Scaling Guitar Strings μMechanical Resonator Vib. Amplitude Guitar String Low Q High Q 110 Hz Freq. Vibrating “A” Vibrating “A” String (110 Hz)
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Case Study of Washburn Guitars: How Much Is the Maya Worth? Introduction Background of Washburn guitar: “Some stories demand to be told. Others are simply content on being heard. Hearing through music‚ through lyrics‚ through a cultural revolution‚ this is the story of Washburn Guitars.” (the history of Washburn‚ 2009) The Washburn guitar company started making guitars in 1883 in Chicago. The factory would later be involved and located near a musical movement in Chicago in the 1920s. The history
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“Fender rocks a high note” (The brand “that started it all” is still the buzz today at its guitar factory and visitors center in Southern California) It all began way back in 1938. Leo Fender‚ the founder of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) - or simply Fender as it is more commonly known - was then an unemployed accountant with a self-taught know-how for electronics. So‚ on borrowed money and big dreams‚ he and his wife Esther returned to Fullerton‚ California‚ from San Luis
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Case Study Paper on Case Study # 04 C.F. Martin Guitar Company EMBA-503 : “Management and Organization” Spring’2011 Team Member Name ID Faculty of Business Studies East West University Date of Submission: March 11‚ 2011 Table of Contents Introduction 02 Brief History “C. F. Martin Guitar Company” 03 Key decisions over the years 05 Achievements 07 Key decision taken in recent days 08 Conclusion 09 Question and Answer 10 References
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