Essays about: "Orchestra Project"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Orchestra Project.
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1. Tuning the Snare Drum
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : The percussion in the orchestra is always seen as the rhythmic section and the section which gives different colours and effects to the main melody. No one really thinks about the tuning of the percussion instruments but on the timpani. READ MORE
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2. Big Ideas, Big Band : A young composer’s methods and findings on his maiden voyage in the rough seas of writing for big band.
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för jazzAbstract : For his graduation project from the jazz department at KMH, Icelandic trumpeter and composer, Tumi Torfason, put on a big band concert with an original program of music and an alternative instrumentation. In this thesis he describes his research and creative process leading up to the concert with insights into his inspirations, compositional methods and approach to arranging. READ MORE
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3. Learning by ear, and its place in classical music
University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i MalmöAbstract : This project, presented as a lecture recital is about my experimentation and discoveries of the benefits of learning classical music by ear and performing by memory. The focus of this topic is to learn a variety of audition orchestra excerpts and solo pieces common in the bassoon repertoire by ear, and reflect on whether my music performance anxiety is reduced by performing from memory and from the preparation of learning and practising by ear. READ MORE
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4. No Such Array : Developing a material and practice for electronic music performance
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för komposition, dirigering och musikteoriAbstract : I have been designing and building a set of battery powered hybrid synthesizer speaker objects that can be deployed in any location without the need for any additional infrastructure. Composing for and performing with the resulting system has become the focus of my artistic practice. READ MORE
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5. Out of the practise room - Planning patterns for professional musicians-to-be
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : The present work is about how it is possible to organise the practising activity from the perspective of a viola player. It may be a tool for understanding how to balance different loads of practise and rest for young musicians who aim to a professional career. READ MORE
