Musical ensemble Essays

saw the value of music and its function in society. My undergraduate studies opened a new door for me and I was enthralled by the opportunities that presented themselves. Throughout my undergraduate studies, I was exposed to a diverse range of musical traditions and styles, and began showing interest in the study of ethnomusicology. I had the incredible honor to study under the late Dr. Maria Paula Survilla and after my first class with her knew that I wanted to continue studying ethnomusicology

In this video we will capture the light and fun vibe the song portrays while also adding a surreal aesthetic to the performance. The sotry will be told through dreamlike performances of Yo Gotti in the fictional “Club DM”. As he moves through the club we see select girls who all exist in Gotti’s actual DM. Progression Gotti arrives at a club with a hanging neon sign that reads “Club DM”. Select girls from Gotti’s DM funnel into the club. One girl with her man catches Gotti’s attention. Gotti

Wichita State School of Music The Wichita State choirs not only sang correct rhythms and pitches, but they conveyed a story, a message, and impacted the crowd. Just as Hans Christian Anderson said, “Where words fail, music speaks,” the WSU choir delivered on October 8th in Wiedemann Hall at 7:30. Wiedemann Hall is truly a room built for music, because of the fact that it is acoustically sound which can be noticeably heard. WSU has two choirs: A Cappella Choir—conducted by Dr. Tom Wine—and Concert

My course work has covered a wide range of topics in the various musical eras. My research, comparing Beethoven’s symphonies with the more modern compositions of late-twentieth century American composers, has provided me with the opportunity to draw connections between the different periods and to communicate difficult

performance, I would like to work with a teacher who is willing to work with me so I can become a performer prepared for real world jobs. Bienen School teachers have the reputation of working closely with students through studio classes and small ensemble classes. For me, I prefer this close relationship between the student and the teacher, because the teacher will be my coach for the next four years. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s close relationship with the Bienen School also will aid in my journey

Thank you, madam speaker. Thank you, honorable members. And I’d like to thank you also for agreeing to special order this to today. I really do appreciate it. This bill is very important to me and I am a co-sponsor. And um, on that same vain, I think it would behoove me to dispel any rumors about why I couldn’t be here last Thursday. I am not a singer, and I do not play the accordion. I also am not in a rock band, neither was I auditioning for American Idol last week. I do play the harp, however

From the moment, “If you miss the next week of band camp, someone else will be marching in your spot,” flew out of my band director’s mouth and slapped me across the face, all chances of having the best marching band season ever disappeared. Freshman year was ruined. At first, I had no thoughts, no expressions, or feelings. Then a melody of “whys?” tried to harmonize with clusters of reasons, begetting a dissonance of buzzing in my head, “Why was I being punished for going on a vacation with my family

To be fair, there has been a great deal of improvement but mostly in the area of general classroom music. The performance ensembles (band, orchestra, chorus etc.) that make up the majority of music education, particularly on the secondary level, have changed little in the decades since the Music Educator’s National Conference officially made multiculturalism a priority (Swanwick

A model for the Tahitian musical landscape The contemporary Tahitian musical landscape can be broadly described as the sum of three intertwined musical overlapping fields as described in Figure 1 (Colson 2016, p. 119). The Cultural/Traditional field corresponds to what Tahitians name arts traditionnels. It encompasses the various genres in ‘ori tahiti and associated musics, ‘ōrero (oratory art), and hīmene (traditional a cappella singing). ʻOri tahiti includes four basic genres, ʻōteʻa, pāʻōʻā

Today I went to see the Buffalo State Jazz Ensemble at Rockwell Hall. I chose this ensemble because growing up I enjoyed listening to jazz music. My preconceived notion about the ensemble was there would be singing and instruments playing. Jazz is a genre of music that originated in New Orleans, and since it was a port city it was the melting pot of different cultures. Attending this ensemble brought back a few memories of when my mother played jazz at home. There were 6 pieces of music that were

The musical genre, consist of films that use singing and/ or dancing as a method to explore or engage with the narrative and plot of a film. There are always two aspects to a musical, the narrative which engages with the reality of the plot and the spectacle/performance which engrosses the spectator in suspicion of disbelief in order to create a narrative reality, while musicals use basic foundations of film mediums (Movement/ Dance and Sound/Song) they express more outwardly the emotions of the

world of the high school music classroom. The results of this study affirm my belief that parent influence impacts the individual student’s decision to join a musical ensemble. This study also explores other factors that parents consider when advising their child to enroll in band, choir, or orchestra. Sibling experience in a musical ensemble and past regrets due to not playing an instrument in their youth are both listed as possible factors (might you look at these?). My wonderment includes rapport

the Koger Center for the Arts, where the USC Symphonic Winds performed. The idea of the concert was to show how the ensemble reimaged the musical piece, or how the musical piece itself had been reimaged in the past. Many of the pieces were different from what one would expect at a symphonic winds concert, but they definitely grabbed the audience’s attention. The first piece the ensemble played was “Kill Screen” composed by Matthew Browne and you could undoubtedly say this piece grabs your attention

Bob Jones University Woodwind Ensemble: Concert Report One On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, I attended the Woodwind Ensembles that was held at Bob Jones University. There was a total of nine well-performed pieces from the students that sounded very pleasant and harmonious to the ear. The woodwind ensemble consisted of various types of wind instruments such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, English horn, bass clarinet, bass flute, alto flute, and piccolo. The transition from one piece to another

mobility. Central to this argument is McClary 's characterization of the harpsichord cadenza as an "unplanned" and unconstrained display of madness. McClary 's interpretation of the harpsichord cadenza as a "hijacking" by a deviant unconstrained by musical and social conventions ignores the role of continuo player (viz. the composer) as the mastermind of the piece and the candenza as a display of virtuosity. This leads McClary to misinterpret the harpsichord as an upstart gone awry rather

Hamilton: An American Musical is a smash hit on Broadway about the man on the ten-dollar bill, Alexander Hamilton. The genius behind the masterpiece, Lin Manuel Miranda has combined a successful and wonderful mix of hip-hop and musical theater into this show. Miranda has been trying to bring Hamilton’s story to the stage since 2009. He found the inspiration for the musical in a biography about Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. After the second chapter, he thought, “How could someone not turn this

Attending my first jazz concert was an unforgettable experience of great live instrumental music. The concert was entertaining and a very educational experience of this course. As a student in this course with little musical education, I never appreciated instrumentals, until the SDSU Jazz Concert. This concert was a really enjoyable experience with the balance of all the instruments. I really enjoyed the experience and the knowledge of music I gained from the concert. The way the conductor opened

participating in my high school’s two advanced choirs which consisted of Bella Voce, a women’s choir, and Chamber Ensemble, the mixed choir. During these years I was invited to governor’s school, participated in

I think that there are two musical ideas in this piece with the pattern AABBAAB. Idea A starts at the beginning and ends at 0:16, then repeats itself until 1:21. Idea B occurs during 1:22-2:17 with a saxophone carrying the melody of the piece. Idea B is started again during 2:18-3:17 but this time, a piano takes the melody. Idea A begins again at 3:18-3:45 and repeats again at 3:46-4:15. The song ends with Idea B at the start of 4:16. Unity and variety is put in this piece through dynamics, timbre

Peters has wrote that he originally composed “Yellow After the Rain” for his students because he was unable to find musical compositions that are both musically interesting to play and can introduce students to four mallet technique on marimba. The piece is considered standard four mallet marimba repertoire and is widely known as a good starting point for percussions students