an opportunity to join my schools’ band. Music was a big part of my household‚ and I couldn’t wait to learn to play the flute. Every girl I knew played the flute; it was the “cool” thing to do at the time. My first day in music was interesting and disappointing; there were not enough flutes for everyone to have. So‚ after drawing straws I was one of three that did not get a flute. The band teacher gave me an option; learn to play the saxophone or oboe. I asked if I could learn to play both‚ and
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To the eye‚ these flute players were two separate beings‚ but to the ear‚ their sounds perfectly flowed together with not a single break. Even their bodies leaned forward and back together with every turn passed. Below the whirlwind of mystifying flutes plucked the strings‚ patiently waiting their turn for the pauses within the flute sound. Their delicate plucking sounded in perfectly tuned chords and resonated in the still
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a woodwind instrument‚ but from two very different regions. The first one with title “Lam thang san” is played by a Thai performer using a free-reed aerophone that accompanies the vocalists. The second one is a Native American flute performance with use of an end-blown flute. The title of the piece is “Taos Pueblo Courting Song”. The music gives audiences a gentle touch of peacefulness and solitude of earth. There is an obvious contrast of traditional cultures between Thailand and Native American
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putting on gaudy clothes. The children were happy beyond description. Good humour prevailed everywhere. There was great hustle and bustle. The raw villagers sang rustic songs. They danced to the beat of drums and made merry. They played on their flutes and sang romantic love songs of Hir and Ranja. There was great stir and excitement. The bazar was overcrowded. The confectioners had their day. All sorts of sweets‚ good or bad‚ were selling like hot cakes. Children crowded at balloon and toy shops
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Syrinx‚ was a major turning point in flute literature when written. Being the first major solo composition for flute since C.P.E. Bach‚ the piece greatly influenced how solo literature for flute was written in the 20th century. The piece‚ written as an incidental to an unfinished play by Mourey‚ is about the Greek God Pan’s pursuit in his love for Syrinx. When pursued by Pan‚ Syrinx pleads to the river nymphs for
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us understand and visualize the poem better. The speaker in this poem is the author. The author is talking about his summer when he was younger. He uses simile in the quote "They cried out like two sorrowful high flutes" meaning that the two birds cried sound like an out of tune flute that sounds horrible. He uses imagery because it helps me picture that two birds have been injured‚ by telling us that he had a pellet gun and shot the poor birds. The poem starts by saying “Not always sure what
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faces‚ feeling the heartfelt movement through a so-called story telling of the vocal singing. Yet‚ the movement was only filled with one instrument: flute. I was surprised on how flute‚ when played so harmoniously and elegantly can be one of the most impactful instrument to human’s emotion. ‘The Sick Moon’ started with slow tempo and medium volume flute blowing. The distinctive feature of this movement was the existence of quiet moment in the middle of the movement. The vocal was soft in its texture
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song is sung. In the Plains‚ a man has visions in which powerful guardian spirits appear to him‚ and these are validate by the songs they sing to him. There are many different instruments used when making Native American music‚ including drums‚ flutes‚ and other percussion instruments. Perhaps the most important element of their music is the voice. Most of the instruments are percussive‚ and the reason why is it could provide rhythmic accompaniment to singing. Solo drumming don’t use much in their
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Musical Instruments of Visayas 1. Kudyapi (guitar of flute) A kudyapi is a stringed instrument similar to a lute; it features two strings that are manipulated when the instrument is played. The kudyapi is made of wood‚ and most measure between four and six feet long. The instrument is native to the Philippines‚ where many residents learn to play the traditional instrument. Traditionally‚ a man with the plan of proposing to a woman would firstly have to impress her with his musical skills on the
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he would want to be viewed as by his best friend. He also wouldn’t want this to affect their friendship‚ because he knows TJ probably would not want to be best friends with a ’fat preacher’. When Jeremey gives Stacey a handmade wooden flute‚ Stacey takes the flute and puts it into his box of special memories‚ despite TJ telling him that he shouldn’t keep it‚ that he shouldn’t keep an ’ole whistle from a white man’. I believe that he does this because he as I said previously‚ It is revealed during
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