The fear of not living up to the expectations of the people who believed in me was heavy on my shoulders as I walked into the tiny room with two stern-looking judges who only focused on the paper in front of them. I was confident for a moment, but it was only a pretension. In the beginning of my sophomore year, I decided to join the All-State Music Festival, a music program where anyone can audition to play at a festival in Anchorage, Alaska. Although the result was not what I expected, the experience
The Flute History of the Flute The flute is an aerophone instrument that belongs to the woodwind family. This instrument dows not use a reed unlike other members of its family. Sound is produced by the flow of air from its opening. Flutes are one of the earliest known instruments. The flute history goes back to about 900 B.C. in China. When flutes were first made they were made from a small animal's femur bone or wood. One of the first flutes were about 18.7 cm long, had three holes and was
looked up at the almost perfect looking guy staring down at me. I wondered if all members were required to look like models in order to get in. “Jaejoong, this is Ryeowook. He’s Changmin’s replacement,” Heechul explained. Jaejoong gave the other flautist a dirty look and walked to his seat in the center of the row. I felt like I meant nothing to the section, like my presence did nothing to compensate for their loss. “Don’t worry about him. He hates me, so he’ll act like that whenever I’m around.
Beginnings Ella Blake was born on May 4th, 2004 ( also known as Star Wars Day, May the Forth be with you.) in Rensselaer, Indiana. She first realized she had a gift for music when her sister, Ruby Blake, was in 6th grade and joined band. Ruby joined band and started playing the clarinet. Ella was only 7 or 8 at the time due to her sister being 4 years older, but Ruby introduced Ella to the instrumental world. She would ask Ella's opinion on how she was doing on a song and Ella would have
A local high school marching band participates in Pearl Harbor parade Herndon high school marching band also known as "Pride of Herndon" was selected as the only band to take part in the 2013 Pearl Harbor memorial parade in Hawaii. After participating in the parade, the band was awarded grand champion title for their performance. The high school band received recognition by congress for their partaking as the only band to represent the state and their grand champion title in. The Pearl Harbor Remembrance
being in question, such as human beings. Aristotle also accepts the idea that well-being (or happiness) is the ultimate good (1097b, 20). Aristotle begins outlining this view by arguing that the good for whatever thing that has a function, such as a flautist, depends on its “characteristic action” or function, so the same must be true for a human
Musicians (usually guitarists, flautists, clarinettists, and violinists) would improvise, basing their music off the dancers’ steps and it was only in the early twentieth century that conventions were established. The first tango bands with the typical layout of a tango sextet (two violins
Since reading my first collection of literature, “Vistas in Reading Literature: Gold Level”, I fell in love with the art of writing. Persuasive argumentatives were fun to internally debate with. Informational essays of research opened my eyes of perspective. Philosophy taught me to paint thoughts and reason onto my empty canvas. Religious texts of the Bible enlightened my soul. Oratory put a mirror in front of me to display the reflection of humanism. Literature of the classical fiction genres performed
My mother's hands glided up the black and white keys with such ease as I, just a little girl, sat there and watched in awe. I saw how piano had shaped my mother's life, and later, I realized piano had become my piano teacher's lifestyle. At age seven I must have finally been deemed worthy of piano lessons. I took lessons in a little farm house in the middle of nowhere for thirty minutes a week. Although little, I still managed to show my passion for piano through constant practice and my courage
Comparative Study of the use of the Baroque and Modern Flute in Composition A comparative study of the use of the barqoue and modern flute in composition, with specific reference to -- Sonata IV for flute and continuo by J.S Bach, and Sonata for flute and piano by Hindemith The baroque, or transverse flute is of great interest to me, mainly because of my own flute playing experience. Since listening to a concert which included both a modern orchestra and a baroque orchestra playing together
Throughout history, there have been many instruments that have been played to make musical melodies and beautiful sounds that can bring emotion to someone. One of these instruments that has evolved greatly in history is the flute. In fact, the flute family is one of the largest in the woodwind instrument family. There are countless sizes and shapes of different types of flutes. The flute has formed into its greatly known instrumentation of a beautiful, rich sound that has evolved since the beginning
Johann Sebastian Bach is often identified as the summarizer of the Baroque era and contributed significantly to the practice and theoretical development of Western music. He composed copious amounts of music, including over 500 vocal compositions such as sacred and secular cantatas, motets, masses, and passions. The majority of Bach's cantatas date back to his post in Leipzig. Although he is considered to have written five cantata cycles, only the first three are virtually complete; the remaining
Symphonie Fantastique is an orchestral masterwork of gargantuan proportions. Composed in Paris in 1830, it set the mark for what a romantic symphony should be. With its overwhelming emotions and unabashed melodrama, it pours straight from the heart of its composer, Hector Berlioz. Like his friends and contemporaries, such as the painter Dellacqua or the novelist Victor Hugo, Berlioz set out to explore, proclaim, and glorify his own feelings; that’s what made him a true romantic. The romantics were
What comes to mind when you hear the words “classroom management”? Many people think of a school classroom in utter chaos: students socializing during work time, projectiles flying across the room, a fight breaking out in the corner, and a helpless teacher wondering, “where did I go wrong?”. Eggen and Kauchak (2007) cite classroom management as the primary concern of preservice teachers (p. 369), and I am no exception to this citation. I am very excited to teach in a classroom someday, but confess
This paper will explore the early instrument known as the chalumeau and the various types of instruments that have evolved from it. The chalumeau group of instruments were folk instruments that were played with a single reed and the chalumeau itself is most commonly known as the predecessor to the modern-day clarinet. The instrument has only eight tone-holes on its cylindrical bore. There are many other single reed instruments that resemble the chalumeau and were in existence during the same time
Spirituality and John Coltrane After being fired from Miles Davis's band in 1957 for his chronic use of heroin, John Coltrane was hurt tremendously. He decided it was time he quit using heroin. He took a month off from music while he went "cold turkey." During this month in the early spring of 1957, Coltrane had a momentous religious experience (Nisenson, 40). Coltrane asked God to give him "the means and privilege to make others happy through music" (Coltrane, 1995, 2). As time went on