Have you ever heard a flute and an oboe play in an orchestra? They sound extremely different from one another even when they are playing a tone at the same frequency and for the same duration of time. This is called known as tone color, or timbre. “Tone color (timbre) is defined as the quality that distinguishes one musical instrument from another”(Book). Tone color is impacted by different components, but the most common is the material in which the instrument is crafted (Source 1). Some instruments are made of wood or metal, also instruments are made up of several different types of materials which can also affect the tone color. String instruments, such as a guitar and violin, make their musical sounds when the musician either plucks the …show more content…
Musicians who play woodwind instruments produce sounds by either blowing across the edge of a mouth hole (flute), or by blowing on a vibrating reed (clarinet or saxophone). There are two types of reed woodwinds, there are the single reed woodwinds used by the clarinets and there are the double reed woodwinds used by the saxophones. “The vibrations of brass instruments come from the musician’s lips as he or she blows into a cup-or funnel-shaped mouthpiece” (Book). The trombone uses a slide, and when the player pushes the slide in or out, the player can control the length of the note and change the pitch. The rest of the brass instruments, French horn, trumpet, and tuba, use three or four valves to direct the air flow. Mostly all of the percussion instruments are struck by hand, or with sticks or hammers. “Percussion instruments are subdivided into instruments or …show more content…
“The air makes the vocal cords vibrate and the singers’ lungs, throat, mouth, and nose come in to play to produce the desired sound. The pitch of the tone varies with the tension of the vocal cords, the tighter they are, the higher the pitch” (3Book). Vocal classifications for women are soprano, mezzo-soprano, and alto (3Book). The men’s vocal classifications are tenor, baritone, and bass (3Book). Depending on the vocal classification a singer has would determine which ensemble group they would be in. “According to Princeton University, a musical ensemble is ‘a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music’”(Source 2). There are multiple ensemble groups, all of which, expect for singing, come from the five musical instrument families listed in the previous paragraph. Orchestra, band or wind, chorus/choir, jazz band, vocal jazz, soloist, piano soloist, marching band, and pop or rock bands are just a few on the many performing ensemble
Yet another accomplishment has been achieved at Chino Hills High School that only adds to the prosperity and Husky spirit of this illustrious and triumphant school. This year, Color Guard participated in and won a variety of championships including the WGI Circuit-Western Open Class Championships, West Coast Winter Circuit-Open Class Championships with a first place medal, the WGASC Circuit with a silver medal, and the WGI Open World Class Championships in Dayton, Ohio which they took 16th place in out of the world. When interviewing Kaitlyn Parsons (Captain), Mallory Williams, Ashley Kearns, Hunter Adams, and Nina Penzo (Captain) about this prodigious attainment, they each stated that it has been an unforgettable journey that has been both an individual and a team effort. Members of Color guard are split into two teams,
Colorguard is an intense, exhilirating and fun sport. It involves dance, spinning wooden rifles, flags and sabres. But what stops everyone from joining is not knowing how to spin the objects, specificly the rifle. Yes, learning how to spin the rifle correctly can be frustrating but with plenty of the right practice and effort, it'll be a piece of cake.
Color guard has morphed over time; from a royal and regimented important civic duty honoring the kings, rulers and dynasties, to a strategic place on a battlefield and, finally, to an honorable activity commemorating the pride that one has in their school, college or branch of armed service. The guarding of colors dates back to ancient times and is mainly documented from the Roman era. The use of the flag becomes specific and the use portrays a clear message by the ninth century in Islam. Later, in the fifteenth century in England, color guard corps emerges as a strategic functioning group on the battlefield and this structure reaches its height in the seventeenth century in Europe and the Americas. Color guard is now firmly planted into modern military, religion and band as more of a display of pride rather than the earlier tactical function.
5. Musical Instruments and their instrument families: A viola, violin, cello, and bass are classified as string instruments. The flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, bassoon, English oboe, and contrabassoon are classified as woodwind instruments. The trumpet, tuba, French horn, and trombone are classified as brass instruments. Percussion instruments include timpani, xylophone, chimes, triangle, cymbals, and the bass drum. Keyboard instruments include
“Stay in your toaster!” With every move, the flag must stay right in front of our body and right behind our backs. This one simple rule is embedded in every guard girl’s mind. Color guard requires to do various actions at once. For instance, we must remember the sequence of the choreography, march in step, find the right drill spot, and smile. One simple mistake with a flag allows all eyes on you. As the guard girls performs with flags, there’s three different types of girls on the field. There is the hard worker, the slacker, and the hardworker and the slacker combined.
Many people have a concept of what color guard is about. People who dance at football games spinning flags, sabers, and rifles alongside with the marching band. But for me, color guard is much more than just
Color Guard: Now and Then Gracie D. Dupre Bethel University U.S. History 212 April 1, 2018 Abstract This essay contains information on the evolution of color guard. From the meaning of the sport to the uniforms, there will be information present. Color guard began in roughly 1805 to 1810, when armies started using flags and banners to represent their regiment.
Who knew that I would fall in love with Color guard and Winter guard. “Color guard uses various equipment, such as flags, rifles, and sabres, along with dance, to express dynamic passages in the music accompanying the marching band show or winterguard show. Usually marching bands and color guards perform during football games at halftime, out of tradition.” The sport of the arts has impacted my life in many ways such as: letting me use a God given talent to spread his word, help to express my feelings, and to meet new people and make a life long relationships.
Breathe in the music, and out the performance” is something that freshman Regan Hoyt tells herself before every performance. Color guard has been a sport of the arts that has evolved from primarily a military activity, to a world wide sport.
The definition of a sport is as follows, “Noun; an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.”. I would argue that colorguard, an activity in which one spins flags, weapons, batons, and props with the marching band, should be considered a sport (Dictionary.com).
Since I have been in middle school, I have been fascinated by the color, sound, and the beauty of color guard. I never realized what I was getting myself into when I joined. Instead, I recognized the gorgeous girls with bright makeup and shiny flag silks. I didn’t seem to realize that this activity would soon completely consume my existence for the four upcoming years. Color guard is a talent that has shaped my life, and provided me with the self-confidence I never knew I could possess.
The Harlem Renaissance was a vibrant cultural and intellectual movement that expressed African American art, music, and literature. Many prominent writers of the time, captured different ideas of the Renaissance in their work. Contrary to these other artists, Hurston uses more unique forms of expression in his Renaissance writings. Hurston uses the core ideas of this time period to accurately depict the African American experiences during this time period, while simultaneously departing from these ideas. In "How It Feels To Be Colored Me," Zora Neale Hurston's novel diverges from the ideas of the Harlem Renaissance in several ways.
Passion; deriving from the Latin word “passio” meaning suffering. A life of passion is all about “suffering” for something worthwhile. My love and passion is shown through the form of body movement and leadership; the involvement I have within color guard allows me to explore and develop this passion I have for my artistic expression and cause. The work I have put forth to harness and nurture my passion is what has made me the leader and motivator I am today. Color Guard is an art that incorporates dance, performance, body awareness, flag, and/or weapon manipulating.
Each instrument has a different way to blow into them. The trombone is a brass instrument which means that the mouthpiece is a large circular piece of metal that gets smaller to fit into the trombone. When you blow into the mouthpiece you have to say the letter “m” and freeze your lips. Without moving your lips, slightly blow through your lips. For a higher note make your lips tighter and for a lower note you make your lips looser. For the tenor saxophone, it is a woodwind instrument which means it has a reed. A reed is a small thin strip of material which, when you blow on it, vibrates to make sound. To produce noise you have to bend your bottom lip over your bottom front teeth, and using your top front teeth you have to gently bite the top
Musical instruments are any mechanism, other than voice, that produce musical sounds. Western instruments have six