changed the way people played music with effects‚ he changed people’s perspective of the guitar‚ and he also broke racial boundaries because of his ethnicity. One of the reasons why Jimi Hendrix was influential was because he changed the way people played the guitar. He is considered to have popularized Vox Wah Wah pedals‚ due to the extensive amount of use of the wah wah pedal. A wah pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create an effect‚ mimicking the human
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Kristopher Smilko English Comp. Jan. 31‚ 2013 The guitar is over 3‚300 years old‚ as noted on Wikipedia‚ and it is still one of the most want to learn instruments out there today. There are 19 different types of guitars‚ but these 19 different types are grouped into 2 main groups‚ acoustic and electric. Some people would argue‚ because there is not a group for acoustic electric guitars‚ which is obviously a little of both of these groups. Electric guitars‚ introduced in the 1930s‚ rely on an amplifier
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Distortion‚ delay and flanging on the guitar Voice distortion near the end of the song Synth Strings playing the background chords (also towards the end) Ghosting to create odd sounds in the background FORCES Bass guitar Drums (repetitive‚ syncopated patterns‚ drum rolls on the snare‚ regular use of the toms) Synth strings Lead guitar Rhythm guitar Vocals (male tenor‚ strained at times for effect) HARMONY The chords come from ideas played on a guitar so they look complicated written down
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First Song: “Moonlight in Vermont” uses a bass‚ drums‚ piano‚ guitar‚ and saxophone. The song has a slow tempo and a relaxed sound. The bass‚ drums‚ and piano keep the rhythm while the saxophone and guitar play melodies both separately and layered. The guitar‚ saxophone‚ and bass play an improvised solo. The improvisations are simple and blend well with the slow tempo. The soft and light tone from the guitar and saxophone are what help to classify this song as cool jazz. This song has some classical
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Rascal Flatts concert in Lexington Kentucky. Rascal Flatts is an American country band who has been together since the year of 2000 over a decade ago. The group is composed of Gary LeVox (lead vocals)‚ Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar‚ keyboard‚ piano and vocals) and Joe Rooney (lead guitar and vocals). LeVox and DeMarcus are second cousins. The band has had many albums over the 12 years; Rascal Flatts (2000)‚ Melt (2002)‚ Feels Like Today (2004)‚ Me and My Gang (2006)‚ Stills Feels Good (2007)‚ Greatest Hits
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Proposal of a Sound System AUD407 Advanced Audio System Design Table of Contents Overview 3 Site Assessment 4 Environmental Analysis 5 System Design Requirements 5 The System 8 Figure 1: Line Array Configuration 8 Figure 2: Jsub Frequency Map 9 Figure 3: Line Array Analysis 10 Foldback 12 Figure 4: Foldback Speaker Placement 12 Mixer/Desk 13 Signal Flow 13 Sound Reinforcement Analysis 14 “Rock” Band 14 Choir 14 FOH 14 Amp 15 Foldback 15 Stage
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fundamental stylistic elements of a wide range of musical genres. You will understand the stylistic elements across a wide range of musical genres Reggae Reggae is most easily recognized by the rhythmic accents on the off-beat‚ usually played by guitar or piano (or both)‚ known as the skank. This pattern accents the second and fourth beat in each bar (or the ands of each beat depending on how the music is counted) and combines with the drums emphasis on beat three to create a unique feel and sense
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The privately held company was founded by Clarence Leonidas “Leo” Fender in Clifornia in 1946. The company specializes in solid body electric guitars such as the Stratocaster and Telecaster‚ and solid body electric bass guitars such as the Precision and Jazz models. Fender instruments are widely considered to be the standard to which most other electric guitars are measured. As marketing manager‚ I have been asked to develop a brand extension within Fender‚ in this case‚ we have decided to move into
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Briggs Music 3100-06 March 3‚ 2013 Player’s Baby Come Back Player’s Baby Come Back opens with an elegant vivace beat from the bass guitar‚ bass drum‚ snare‚ and the hi-hat cymbals. Then the piano plays a pianissimo four note melody that compliments the other instruments. As the melody from the piano pauses the whining pitch of the guitar comes in. As the guitar pauses the entire melody follows suit for a brief moment. The instruments resume in a mezzoforte dynamic. The melody repeats this again
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a combination of drums and maracas‚ sounding like Brazilian samba music. Usually rock music has a 4/4 backbeat with a bass drum‚ but this song does not contain that attribute. There is no rhythm guitar but instead an electric bass and piano is used. The bass guitar is used to replace the rhythm guitar‚ lead guitarist Keith Richards also plays it‚ and so this may explain this. I’m going to start off by discussing the lyrics of the song and what they are about. I noticed that one of the lines
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