Developement Of The Clarinet Development of the Clarinet The clarinet is an instrument that most people are familiar with because of the instruments popularity in school bands and orchestras. What is less known by most is the history behind the instrument. To explore the history behind the clarinet we begin in Egypt. Dating back to 2700 B.C. the Egyptians had an instrument known as

Delta Blues Mississippi Delta Blues is a type of music that has been establish world wide. The blues were and still are a way to communicate the every day problems of common life. This is the principle reason the blues became so popular around the world, because everyone can relate to the artist and his message. Another reason the blues became so popular was because it was new and differ

Beatles Many Musicians have found great success through pop music but none more than the beatles. With their ungroomed hair and stylish suits they created an aura that no young girl could resist. Media followed them like no other band before. Being a musician who lives for music I have always wondered how this band started and came to be legendary. Greatly influenced by rock legend E

Beauty and the Beat Beauty and the Beat; Comparing Mya Harrison and Carl Thomas The truth is out. We listen to R&B and sometimes we like it. But do not get it twisted: half the stuff you hear on the radio is not R&B. It is usually some child of rap and pop whining vocals and not enough soul. Reality R&B, Love song, Soul music, call it what you want, these two singers got talent to the i

Desperado Desperado The word desperado brings to mind a noun a for bold and reckless criminal. When you think of a bold and reckless person, you normally think of a strong, mean, hardheaded, and manly man. For example, your John Waynes’ and your Clint Eastwood types. The archtype of the mythological cowboy everyone is familiar with. The guy who doesn’t settle down or fall in love. This

Die Fldermaus Die Fledermaus It was my anniversary the day before this performance so I decided to tell my wife we were going to the Opera for our anniversary. Needless to say, she was ecstatic. This picturesque play provided insight to the way an opera function. As the piece began, some old tunes I had heard before seemed to arise as if to set the stage for the play. The story is on

Difference Between Gibson Les Paul And Paul Reed Smith The Difference Between Gibson and Paul Reed Smith In the world of musical instruments there is an extremely wide variety of different makers to choose form. With each different instrument there are a plethora of models that bring their own unique style and sound that comes as varied as the buyer himself. When searching to purch

Disco Music Disco Crowd I would have belonged to the “disco crowd”, because the rhythm is energizing and simply ear friendly. The environment in which disco is played is unreal with its disco balls and lights like an outer space feeling. Disco has a magical way to make you feel good about yourself. It can make you feel sexy, when wearing those totally sparkly and flashy colors wit

Discrimination Against Women In Music Women are still stereotyped today and often portrayed as helpless victims. Our songs represent gender stereotypically as the American White Male keeps the humankind safe from democracy as women are degraded to a second class. The stereotyping of women is seen in several areas of the media, in the lyrics to our popular songs and in our movies. Our c

Dispatch And The Lost Trailers Throughout your life many events and people will have an everlasting impact. These lessons that the individual or event teach you will never be forgotten. Some may fade in your mind, but they will never disappear. Many times these events or people will make you choose a different path in your life. These are the events and people in my life that mad

Diversity Week For Diversity Week, I attended the 2pm show of Finding Common Ground: Resolving Cultural Conflicts with Music and Nonviolence. The show featured musicians that comprise the group Common Ground on the Hill out of McDaniel College. The group consists of a lead singer, two guitarists, and a man on the harmonica. The show lasted about 45 minutes because of technical difficu

Dizzy Gillespie On October 21, 1917, John Birks Gillespie was born. The world did not know it yet but they were meeting one of the great innovators of the jazz and bebop era. Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, the youngest of nine children. Gillespie’s father was a bricklayer during the week and a bandleader/piano player on the weekends. He kept his bands instruments at home f

Dave Matthews Band Practice Speech There are 5 member of the Dave Matthews band there is a violinist and sax and horn player a drummer a bass player and a guitarist. the violist Boyd Tinsley grew up in Charlottesville Virginia and stumbled into playing violin when he was around 12 he signed up for a middle school strings class because he wanted to learn how to play guitar he quickly dis

DMB-Rock And Soul DMB-Rock and Soul In my lifetime there have been a few famous artists who have had an impact on my life in one way or another. Of these artists, one band stands out alone for their huge impact on my life as well as other people around me. The Dave Matthews Band, with their songs and lyrics, touched my soul and changed my perspective on how I look at life as they hav

Does Music Promote Violence Rap Music Is Not A Violent Form of Entertainment Many people think that rap music is making kids more violent. They think that rap music is just a glorification of violence. All rap music is doing is to show how horrible and inhuman life is in the ghettos across the country. This is what's really happening out there. It's not fake. “Gangster Rappers… hav

The Beatles The Beatles started as a small boy, rock and roll band in high school. Brian Epstein discovered them in 1964. They stayed as a strong group until 1968, after that they started going down hill and the group finally broke up in 1970. This band stood out because their music was different from everyone else. It was clean and fun; the group had a lot of enthusiasm that influenced

Dvorak Dvorak's 'From the New World' The late nineteenth century America was a place of energy, vigor, and youth; at least that was how it was seen through the eyes of one of the greatest Czech composers in history, Antonin Leopold Dvorak. Born September 8, 1841, he was the son of a butcher and innkeeper in a poor unsophisticated town, Nelahozeves. Surprisingly enough, from these humbl

Early History Of The Pipe Organ The “king of instruments” has a long history, one which can arguably be traced to the concept of a collection of “fixed-pitched pipes blown by a single player (such as the panpipes)” (Randel 583). The first examples of pipe organs with the basic features of today can be traced to the third century B.C.E. in the Greco-Roman arena; it is said to have been

Eminem HIS NAME IS WHAT' HIS NAME IS WHO' HIS NAME IS SLIM SHADY! In the past couple of years, the rap genre of music has slowly but surely taken over the music industry. Today rappers talk about prostitution, drugs and diseases. When will a rapper rap about real life situations that catch society’s ear' Eminem (aka Slim Shady) has accomplished just that. Although people may think that E

Eminem Free Speech, Controversy, & A Guilty Conscience “My words are like a dagger with a jagged edge...”- “Criminal”, from “The Marshall Mathers LP” An average rap artist wouldn’t be able to grace the covers of VIBE, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and Spin while on a national tour months before their major debut album is released. A mediocre rapper couldn’t say that he

Eminem A question that often arises when discussing Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known as rapper EMINEM or Slim Shady, is why is this man such a controversial artist' Marshall was born on October 17, 1972 in Kansas City, MO to a single mother, Mrs. Debbie Mathers - Briggs. He has a half brother, Nathan, born in 1986. During his young childhood, Marshall moved back and forth betwe

Eminem HIS NAME IS WHAT' HIS NAME IS WHO' HIS NAME IS SLIM SHADY! In the past couple of years, the rap genre of music has slowly but surely taken over the music industry. Today rappers talk about prostitution, drugs and diseases. When will a rapper rap about real life situations that catch society’s ear' Eminem (aka Slim Shady) has accomplished just that. Although people may think that E

Eminem And Influence I plan on researching the effects of rap on today’s youth. As Glenn Collins explains, “the influence of rap is now evident in the nation’s language, music, fashion and advertising” (C15). I also plan on researching the effects of good clean lyrics that Will Smith uses, compared to the vulgar and violent lyrics of past rap artists such as Tupac Shakur and Chris Wall

Encomium Eminem “Now who's the king of these rude ludicrous lucrative lyrics' Who could inherit the title, put the youth in hysterics'” Accurately depicting himself in his own lyrics, Eminem is considered to be the first major talented white rapper with such outstanding credibility. Oddly enough, his audience rarely acknowledges such an achievement; they are too stuck on analyzing the ly

Brazilian Music Music, especially in Brazil, is an expression of feelings, because one’s words can be interpreted with sounds in many different ways. The music from Brazil slowly developed itself with the development of the nation. Brazilian music has several countries that have added to its’ development of both rhythm and choreography. Portugal and Africa have had the most influence

Ewan PREVENTION AND RESOURCES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Although child prostitutes are not always runaways, there is a close link between the two issues. Runaway children often see exploiting themselves as the only option to make money while living on the streets. Since child prostitution is so closely related to the issue o

Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, he expresses his opinions on the basis of thought through eudaimonia and arete. Eudaimonia is the goal of human conduct, or telos in Greek. In English, Eudaimonia translates into happiness, but Aristotle uses it as a well being through prospering and flourishing. To achieve this “prospering and flourishing,” one needs s

Beethoven Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16th 1770. He became the second child to his parents Johann and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven. From the time Beethoven was born, his father began planning on how he could turn his son into a profitable investment. Johann knew many musicians in Bonn at the time and began to inquire how he could begin training young Beeth

Favorite Song My favorite song in the whole world would have to be “Hey Lover” from LL Cool J’s 1995 album titled, “Mr. Smith.” The song is a pleasant collaboration of Mr. Smith and Boyz II Men. I love the way the song immediately grabs you on the opening note of the jazzy guitar. Followed by the melodic voices of Boyz II Men, you instantly get into a relaxed and laid bac

Fender Stratocaster Description-The Basic Fender Stratocatser The standard Fender Stratocaster guitar is the most commonly used brand and model used today. The basic setup has the essential components to suit many different players needs. Its moderate price and unique styling have made it the choice of many players for many years. This model was originally designed and constructed in