The Yajur Veda is related to yajna‚ which is not just sacrifice‚ but also means creative reality. The mantras (verse with archetypal meanings) of the Rig Veda are adapted to certain melodies and this collection is named Sama Veda‚ and the Atharva Veda deals with the peace and prosperity of human society and is concerned with the daily life of man. Vedic ritual is preserved in literary texts called the Brahmanas. The main division of the contexts of these extensive texts is twofold – the ritualistic
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The Pythagorean Scale a mathematical method that is used to create all the notes of the musical scale from the harmonic series; this scale is called the Pythagorean Scale. The naturally happening harmonics are whole number multiples. To get the other notes of the scale‚ we must use fractions. The harmonic series gives us the ability to create periods of time of perfect 5ths‚ the ratio of 3/2f‚ "f" being the starting frequency. By using these 5ths‚ we can create the pythagorean scale. We can
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Concert report 1 The concert I went to was called “Afternoon Chamber Music.” Even thought I left my house early‚ I still managed to arrive 10 minutes late. When I finally found the correct room‚ I had to wait outside a few minutes until one of the acts was over. When I finally got inside‚ the small room seemed to be packed‚ but I managed to find an empty seat in the front row. The sitting arrangements were the basic for any performances‚ same as in all the lecture class rooms. Most of the people
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unique sound production mechanism‚ this style of flute in fact is different from all other wind instruments the world over (Goss). Due to this uniqueness‚ they are said to be one of the easiest instruments to learn‚ allowing a person with little or no musical background to create and improvise enchanting melodies. This amazing instrument was almost lost as Native American cultures and traditions were being stamped out by Indian Schools in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s (August‚ “History”). Thankfully
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As An instrument Ethnic Drums has become very popular. They are also such a wide category containing sounds and rhythms from Africa and Latin countries. They tend to have the power to bring out the music in people often complementing our own natural rhythm. They liven ceremonies‚ events and entertain all over the world. The djembe drum ‚ a member of the membranophone family of music instruments‚ seems to be very similar to many other drums across Africa‚ however it does have a few important differences
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Table of Contents SESSIONS 1) Starting Off Right String Names‚ Technique‚ Tuning‚ Finger Exercises‚ C & G7 Chords SESSIONS 11) Pentatonic Scales Pentatonic Scales‚ Forms & Pentatonic Patterns A Minor Pentatonic Blues (CD #3 Tr. 17) G Major Pentatonic (CD #3 Tr. 18) Around the Pentatonic World (CD #3 Tr. 19) PAGE 63 66 66 66 PAGE 2 12) Advanced Chords 7 14 15 Two Chords‚ Major 7th Chords‚ Minor 11th Chords‚ Exercises & Chord Substitution Rockin’ (CD #3 Tr. 20) Suspended Smooth
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surrounding air making it audible to the human ear. For centuries‚ guitar makers have worked on these principles to improve the quality of sound produced by the instrument. From this it has come to a worldwide understanding that guitars have a standard tuning: E‚ sixth string‚ and a minor thirteenth below middle C. Then the fifth string A‚ a minor tenth below middle C. The fourth string‚ D‚ a minor seventh below middle C. The third string‚ G‚ a perfect fourth below middle C. The second string B a minor
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 4. Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 4 Foreword Paul Dunmall’s ‘Big Key’ – an all-embracing musical vision At many points in his career‚ renowned British saxophonist Paul Dunmall has been asked about his approach to improvisation – what his „concept‟ is; how and why he plays the way he does. That is a very big‚ important‚ and dauntingly difficult
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of musical history is the Medieval Era‚ otherwise known as the Middle Age Period. During this period‚ the Church was the center of social life‚ learning‚ and the arts. In the early centuries of the Christian Church‚ Saint Gregory‚ who was Pope at that time‚ arranged and collected choral works in the form of chants‚ now called the Gregorian chant. This is music composed with a single melodic line. Polyphony‚ on the other hand‚ is music with two or more melodic lines in one harmony. The musical notation
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INTRODUCTION Guitar tuning has been a manual task since the invention of the string instruments. Guitar tuning process has traditionally been performed by comparing a reference note with the played note either by listening or by using a modern electronic tuner with a visual feedback. Both these methods require the player to manually adjust the guitar key to bring the string in tune. An automated guitar tuner has the ability to be much faster and more precise in tuning the strings to the proper
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