Italian word for “vibrate‚” but in music‚ it has a more specific meaning. The Harvard Dictionary of Music calls it “a slight fluctuation in pitch produced on sustained notes by an oscillating motion.” (To oscillate means “to move back and forth between two points.”) Sometimes‚ vibrato gets confused with tremolo‚ but the latter is a change in loudness‚ not pitch. While a few instruments (sorry‚ pianists!) can’t play vibrato at all—at least without the help of electronic aids—the ability to produce and
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Finding the right college is hard for some seniors but for me it was simple. From the first time I stepped onto the College of Coastal Georgia campus I knew that was where I was meant to start the next big step of my life. At CCG I am also able to play softball on a $4500 athletic scholarship. I am thankful for my scholarship and blessed to have the opportunity to move on and become a collegiate athlete. However‚ it still does not help pay for the rest of my college expenses which my parents cannot afford
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“Some people want it to happen‚ some wish it would happen‚ others make it happen” (Jordan 1). Youth sports have become very dangerous in the past few years. The thing that is making sports so much rougher is the will to win and children will do anything to win. Concussions and spinal injuries are ruining young children’s lives. All preteens should be prohibited from sports due to the susceptibility spine and brain injuries. More than 40 million children participated in organized sports in the United
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to a creaking door up the stairs which he is walking towards. When he reaches the top of the stairs Norman comes speed walking from that door with a knife and repeatedly stabbed him and he tumbles down the stairs. Again we hear the classical high pitch orchestra music which adds more shock and fear to the
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Symphony No. 94 in G “surprise” The music piece that I listened to was Symphony No. 94 in G “Surprise” by Joseph Hayden. This classical piece of music takes place in the classical period and starts off with a very slow tempo. The rhythm is a contagious pulsating rhythm which appears to have a metered beat that one can follow. It sounds like it would be 2 beats which is in duple meter. The main melody seems very short‚ defined and to the point. It is definitely staccato which seems short and
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This scene continues in the background‚ while medium pitched instruments enter at 6". The tempo quickens from 6” to 26” as the dynamics shift from piano to forte‚ and the pitch gets higher highlighting the explorer’s exasperation and the captain’s anger as they quarrel. The instruments quickly decrescendo to pianissimo at 27”‚ while a new instrument slowly crescendo to forte. During this crescendo‚ the sound of “Land Ho”
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at the age of seven up to dying around eighteen. !To begin with Sean was very active and typically energetic as a young child. By his tone and pitch constantly increasing we perceived how juvenile he was. Sean also used expressive and exaggerated words to show his youthful eagerness. When in trouble Sean portrayed this by dragging his feet‚ making slow strides showing contrast to his happy self. His facial expressions were also very exaggerated showing how each emotion effected him. !At fourteen
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Four major agents that have influenced my development are family‚ school‚ peers‚ Those major agents are family‚ school‚ peers‚ and mass media. mass media. My family are the ones that have always been there for me. I grew up with my brothers so They influenced me greatly. My parents raised me so they had a great influence on me so I can be the person I am today. I have gone to school all my life. Teachers have been educating me for many years. The school influenced my development my pushing me so
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Several years ago‚ Acme Mineral Extraction Company introduced teams in an effort to solve morale and productivity problems. Acme used highly sophisticated technology‚ employing geologists‚ geophysicists and engineers on what was referred to as the brains side of the business‚ as well as skilled and semi-skilled labor on the brawn side to run the company’s underground extracting operations. The two sides regularly clashed‚ and when some engineers locked several operations workers out of the office
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Wardrobe Plan | Glamourdaze." 1940 ’s Fashion - Young Woman ’s Wardrobe Plan | Glamourdaze. Glamordaze‚ 20 Aug. 2010. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. http://glamourdaze.com/2010/08/1940s-fashion-young- womans-wardrobe.html. "Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA)." Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA). N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2012. <http://www.asasoftball.com/about/asa_history.asp>. Black‚ J. Anderson.‚ Madge Garland‚ and Frances Kennett. A History of Fashion. London: Black Cat‚ 1990
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