On November 12-13 of 2016 in Los Angeles, California, the 5th annual Camp Flog Gnaw carnival and music festival went underway. The event included tons of musical performances ranging from many different genres of music. Over the course of two days I saw many acts, but one that really stood out was a band called, The Internet. The Internet is a neo soul band comprising of 6 members, one lead vocalist, while the others play musical instruments like guitars, drums, keyboards, etc. As the sun set…
concert, for instance, took place in an intimate performing arts center to an attentive and quietly reverent audience while the other in a loud, rough-and-tumble rock venue to a lively and informal audience. Indeed, there may appear to be no similarities between the effortlessly skilled classical stylings of the UNT College of Music and the deliberately ramshackle indie sound of Dinosaur Jr. However, with these two concerts, we see Christopher Small’s concept of “musicking” in full effect and,…
my undergraduate degree and performed for two years with the Marin Opera Company. Since that time, my work has expanded. My performances and writing encompass classical art song, opera, rock, pop, oldies, jazz, and cabaret and original material in venues as divergent as CBGB to Lincoln Center. My studio work is vast, including recording and producing my own material (two albums in release) and doing jingles. I had a full recording studio in my loft for over 10 years, including a Mellotron. Six…
Music is a way of life for a vast amount of people. In order to have music a person needs an instrument, rather that instrument is their voice, drums, piano or something else is up to them. Today I am going to talk to you about the history of the violin , acoustic guitar, and electric guitar. The violin is an instrument with a voice that can range from a soft speaking angel to the devil rocking out to punk rock music. Violin 2016 states that the violin developed from a variety of fiddle types…
see my friends. My freshman year is when I started to love band and develop a passion for what I do and I developed a passion for my instrument. This realization was the start of my journey and it continues with each note that I play Instrumental music is a way…
The best event of my summer was when I went to a Taylor Swift concert with my sister. The Taylor Swift concert was the highlight of my summer because we had amazing seats, it was in Chicago, and her music is great. First, my seats were amazing. I sat in the fourth row. Sitting close to the stage was one of the best parts because we had a better view. Taylor Swift walked out on a platform into the crowd. We could almost touch her hand when she reached out to the fans. Sitting close to the stage…
University Church. From start to finish the juxtaposition between the modern “Singer/Songwriter” and the Juilliard graduate students’ performance was conspicuous. The gap between each concert’s venue, audience, and etiquette were ways away from one another, yet some thread binds these two opposing experiences together. Music in any form and of any…
sound remained fluid as he gathered inspiration from Baroque music and other artists he encountered while living there. Although Mozart was not the first to play classical music, he transformed the genre and is known to be the most iconic figure of euphony. His life expanded humanities in all directions as he is considered to have a universal characteristic that flows through any audience. Devoting his life to the elaboration of music, Mozart’s influence is…
also didn't hear any kind of regular Jazz music, the kind we've been listening in class. Instead, I was going to listen…
pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer, was born on August 21, 1904, in Red Bank, New Jersey as William Basie. He is considered one of the best bandleaders of all time and changed the entire jazz landscape. He also shaped the mid 20th century pop music and earned the title “King of Swing”. Both of his parents, Harvey and Lillian Basie, were musicians. He started piano at a very early age with his mother giving him his first lessons and played the drums in his school band. With an…