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    and demeanor of the personnel. After peaking though my program to better understand what to expect throughout the concert, I realized there were going to be two performances with 2 different ensembles as well as directors. Promptly at 7:30 pm, the band of Jazz Ensemble II came out, gathered their places on stage, and began to play “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be” by Mercer Ellington. I immediately recognized the stereotypical jazz setup such as the primary melodic instruments: saxophones, trumpets

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    “Walkin’ and Swingin’” “Walkin and Swingin” is a piece of jazz performed by Andy Kirk and his band, the Twelve Clouds of Joy, that could be described as light, bouncy, and perhaps easy or even uncluttered. This was written by Mary Lou Williams for Andy Kirk and is a thirty-two bar piece with four choruses. However, the length of the sections is handled differently, with the last chorus section being shortened to six bars after the transitions between different instruments, from the saxophone and

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    Nathaniel Mackey's Bedouin Hornbook A Bedouin is a nomad and a nomad a wanderer. Nathaniel Mackey seems to wander far and away in his Bedouin Hornbook, a series of fictional letters addressed to an “Angel of Dust” and signed by the ambiguous “N.” N. interprets passages of improvisation, analyzing others’ musical expression in surprising detail to the point that his unquestioning sincerity and self-assurance are almost laughable. That N. can glean meaning from music in such a direct and certain

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    which at least one of the dimensions is in 1-100 nm range. Over the past two decades, nanomaterials have been a topic of both scientific and technological interest2. Due to their compact dimension and enlarged surface area, these materials possess new physical and

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    activities. Freshman year, I was involved in Band and Frisbee club. During my second year at Northshore, I was involved in Band. This past year, I participated in Band—in which I was a section leader—, Key Club, and Robotics. For my senior year, I plan on being a part of Band, Key Club, Robotics, and Ambassadors. 2.) What is the role of student leaders in the Northshore High School Band program? The role of student leaders in the Northshore High School Band is to influence others to strive for greatness

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    UTILITY OF COGNITIVE RADIO IN WBAN AND DISCUSSION OF DIFFERENT ALGORITHMS FOR THE SAME. Abstract−A WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORK (WBAN) is a wireless sensor network technology that is confined to body of a person under supervision. As we use ISM band for transmission of information for WBAN thus it is a huge possibility that the transmission can undergo interference that affect the transmission. Hence there is a major utility of combining cognitive radio with WBAN. In this report, we discuss the role

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    (Strand, Brad, and Christa Sommer. "Should Marching Band Be Allowed to Replace Physical Education Credits: An Analysis." The Physical Educator 62.3 (2005): 164. Academic OneFile. Web. 5 Dec. 2016.)By society the definition of a sport certain activities like golfing, football, or chess is categorized into these pastimes. Now, there is an activity that uses all aspects of this sporting definition, but many do not consider this a sport. Marching Band is reflected as a sport; however this is controversial

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    Between the years of 1983 and 1985, Ethiopians faced major issues of famine. A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report informed the public of how over a million people were starving to death. When Bob Geldof viewed the BBC report, he felt that a call to action needed to be made, to aid those in need. That was when Geldof decided to write the pop song, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” with the help of his colleague Midge Ure. The objective, was to raise money in an effort to help the famine in

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    Force and Motion

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    Introduction to Force Procedure: 1. Place one end of a rubber band around the vertical rod on your table. 2. Stretch the rubber band to a length of 10cm beyond its unstretched length, L0. [pic] 3. Place two rubber bands around the rod and stretch them together a length of 10cm Question 1-1: How does the combined force of two rubber bands compare to the force of just one rubber band? 1. Repeat with 3, 4 5 rubber bands. Activity 1-2: Measuring Force with a Force Probe Open file

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    Marching Band For six short years I played the trumpet all throughout high school. Throughout my whole high school career my life was dedicated to the school's high school's marching band. I also participated in concert band but that wasn't compared to the amount of fun I spent with marching band. Musically wise, marching band is just like concert season only the band members are moving around and playing music. Even through the tough weather and long hours in the heat/cold, marching band was my favorite

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