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    String instruments Sting instruments are musical instruments that are made from wood and have strings. They make their sound when their strings vibrate. This causes the body of the instrument as well as the air inside to vibrate too. The strings are either plucked with the hand or a bow is drawn across the strings. In an orchestra the four string instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello and the bass. • Violin • Viola • Cello • bass The Violin The violin is the smallest and highest pitched

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    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

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    all fun and games until someone breaks a reed.” - Anonymous (Nee). Clarinets and saxophones are two different instruments that are in the woodwind family. The clarinet was the first instrument I learned, and I played it in concert band for middle school and in marching band during my first two years of high school. I learned the tenor saxophone at the end of my freshman year, and I play it for jazz band and show choir pit. They are both equally fun instruments to play, and they are not too difficult

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    HISTORY AND ORIGINATORS OF KEYBOARD BAROQUE PERIOD Harpsichord (Italian cembalo; French clavecin), stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked to produce sound. It was developed in Europe in the 14th or 15th century and was widely used from the 16th to the early 19th century, when it was superseded by the piano. In the 20th century the harpsichord was revived for performance of music of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, as well as for new compositions. The incisive sound quality

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    fingers to see if I they were on the right keys. Doing anything the first time most of the time is hard at first, but with time it becomes a habit. At first when I got my clarinet they told me to get reeds, when I saw them the first time I just saw thick strips of wood.

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    What is the Clarinet?

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    they think it is a kind of car or a disease. In some cases if they know what a clarinet is they think of Squidward Tentacles from the popular show Spongebob Squarepants on Nickelodeon. So what exactly is a clarinet? The clarinet is a woodwind instrument and has the largest range of pitches in a woodwind section.There are thirteen different kinds of clarinet in the clarinet family. Clarinets come in many different sizes, with different pitch ranges but the most common clarinet is the Soprano clarinet

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    Jazz Application Essay

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    dented. However, I enjoyed the sound and the music I produced in my first year motivated me to be a better clarinetist. I was delighted to learn a less common, if not unusual, instrument. Moreover, I became engrossed in reading music. When I was

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    Essay On The Clarinet

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    “One of these, the chalumeau (a term also used for a double-reed instrument), was known to Denner; apparently his attempts to refine the chalumeau led to his invention of the clarinet.” (Adullah, M et al. 2015). Johann Christoph Denner was a German musician who is said to have created the first known clarinet. He made and improved many woodwind instruments. He also had children who helped him work. Johann Christoph Denner created the clarinet, worked interdependently to innovate ways to overcome

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    I Like Jazz Music

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    I like the Jazz music. Jazz is a kind of music originated in New Orleans African-American communities, the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century, in the root of Bruce and ragtime and development.Since the 1920 s the jazz age, jazz has become recognized as the main form of music performance.Then it appears in the form of independent of classical and pop music style, all the African americans in the United States the positioning performance of common bonds and the origin of European

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    G. The saxophone consists of these, but it is also so much more. Playing the saxophone is a great experience that everyone should try. Although playing the saxophone may take some money and time, it is a great investment because it is a unique instrument with many benefits. There are many different kinds of saxophones, but only a few are commonly used. The most common ones include the alto, baritone, tenor and soprano saxophones. Most tyros start on the alto saxophone. After learning the rudiments

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