Tempo

This week we will work on executing matches on the snare drums. The tempo is usually 100 bpm. Matches should away be play rhythmically right because it acts as a metronome during matches. Lessons two in the green book should be practiced and executed at 80 bpm. Week 6: Syncopation lesson eight snare drum lesson two in…

Lyrics such as “got a long list of ex-lovers, they’ll tell you I’m insane” and “boys only want love if it’s torture” set the mood for an ominous date with her soon to be rebound guy. Aside from the dark verses, the song maintains a moderately high tempo with its pop styled beats. Keeping the listener engaged with the song isn’t difficult due to its melody and catchy chorus.…

The term ‘Sonata’ over the centuries was meant that every type of instrument could be played. The term of sonata is from the Latin word “sonare” that means to be played. It was used in the past to determine a composition that did not use human voices except playing, unlike “cantata” that there are voices. Sonata got its name from the finest instrumental form of that time, and sonata is now used to describe a composition that has 3 or 4 movements. Sonata holds the importance and loyalty of the…

The pianoforte, more commonly known as the piano, was invented around the year 1700 by a man named Bartolomeo Christofori. In this era, there was no keyboard that had a wide range of dynamics (the volume of an instrument). Consequently, Christofori saw a need and filled it with the piano. The piano has gone through only a few stages of design; it has been constructed essentially in the same way now as it was in the 1700s. However, the process of learning to play the piano skillfully has…

and mastering of both. There are different variations of a marching band and the way one is run. A marching band includes a drum major, woodwinds and brass players, and color guard. There is music that varies. There are practices, breaks, commands, tempo, counting, marching, forms, visuals, half-time, contests, goals, and leadership. All of these words can be used to describe a marching band, but what matters is what they mean. Marching band truly entertains. Many things come with being in…

At the beginning of the song, steady, heavy breathing developed a decent tempo for the dancers. Similarly in the first dance of the evening, this dance commenced in a cluster formation, and the dancers slowly separated from each other. There were plenty of floor movements, such as the entire extended body rolling on the ground or legs crossing over one another. As soon as the vocals in the music were introduced and the tempo increased, the dancers presented one of their most powerful scenes.…

in which he composed and played the music. The basis of the song is in B-flat minor making it high pitched. The song was written to have a fast tempo that alternates between notes in the same key. The dancing of the alternating notes is comparable in sound as if someone were to be laughing, hence the nickname. A lot his songs had the same theme: fast tempo and a plethora of notes. This is why Niccolò Paganini is seen as one of the greatest violinists of his time. He was the first to play the…

A Day to Remember. (2010). You Be Tails, I 'll Be Sonic. On What Separates Me From You [CD] Ocala, FL: Victory. • ‘You Be Tails, I 'll Be Sonic’ has fast paced versus, slowing down at the chorus. The effervescent loudness and rhythm to the melody transitions itself into the listener, reproducing the artist’s sentiment. It has a sense of aggravation in its lyrics, simultaneous with its musical tone imitating anger, frustration, evoking a pulsating inclination to physical be with the temperament…

Have you ever been to the Gaslight Melodrama? If you have, you know how good their performances can be; but if not, you are missing out on a great show! The play “Santa’s Angels,” written and directed by Michael Prince, began with Father Time and his assistant, Bearnaise, talking about how they should speed up time to stop Santa from delivering all the presents on Christmas Eve/Christmas Morning. This is caused by the small feud between Father Time and Santa. As the story continues, Santa…

Franz Schubert’s Erlkonig or The Erlking uses solo voices and a piano accompaniment to tell the story of a boy and his father. The composition tells the audience how the father and son were riding on horseback when the ailing son hallucinates and sees the Erlking, the king of the elves and an omen of death. The father continually tries to reassure his son that nothing is there but once they arrive at their destination, the son is dead. The song uses only the piano and voice to convey the tone…