is the piano; with the piano you can get a wide range of sounds and notes. Since I was little the piano has been a part of my life‚ was the only instrument that I enjoyed learning how to play‚ I had different choices‚ I started with the guitar and did not like it at all‚ that was something that did not happened with the piano‚ I used to play for hours and hours everyday. I can sit on my living room and listen to CD’s of Andrea Bocelli‚ Raul Di Blasio‚ all day long. Other wonders of the piano are its
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The Piano Lesson Production The Piano Lesson‚ written by August Wilson and directed by Lou Bellamy is placed in the 1930’s and is about an African American family haunted by American slavery. The play mainly focuses on a piano that has been in this African American family for decades. The piano represents strength and courage. During the production not every single scene and line in the playwright was included in the production. It was not actually needed because the actors were really able
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Porter Five Forces: The piano industry. Threat of substitute products or services: LOW A portable keyboard can be regarded as a substitute but those interested in buying a piano are interested in superior sound‚ better performance‚ good looks and elegance. The keyboard has none of these. It is complicated to sell a piano and move it in order to put a keyboard. Threat of new competition: MEDIUM-LOW The capital investment in a piano factory is very high. The market already
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Consort: Piano Quintet” The consert was my first time and delightful that I had a opportunity to listen to classical music through the first concert‚ two Piano Quintets performed by Karen Follingstad‚ Alyze Dreiling‚ Susan Ung‚ Lorie Kirkell‚ Bert Turetzky at the Incarnation Lutheran Church on February‚ 19‚ 2012. The performance consisted of two pieces and the first piece performed was Piano quintet‚ Op 87 written by J.N. Hummel in the end of classic era and the second piece was Piano Quintet‚
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Young Girls at the Piano PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR & The Piano Lesson HENRI MATISSE STEPHANIE DAVIS CONTENTS 1. 2. 4. 6. 8. 9. Introduction Young Girls at the Piano The Piano Lesson Comparison Conclusion Bibliography AN INTRODUCTION… In this research paper I will seek to comparatively analyze two distinct works of art – the 1892 painting entitled Jeunes Filles Au Piano (Young Girls At The Piano) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir‚ and Henri Matisse’s The Piano Lesson‚ painted in
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I have played piano and violin since I can remember. It could be that I have a bad memory‚ that I didn’t do anything until I was in second grade‚ or that making music was not something I wanted to do and couldn’t. I do remember asking my mother if I could play violin. She asked me why‚ and I said because one of my friends did. I started playing piano because my parents thought it a good idea. I did not. My opinion has changed since then‚ I rather enjoy playing now. I sometimes wonder what it
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Personal Statement I was first presented to the piano by my neighbor who had an old player piano in her basement. I was very young and was so highly amused by this instrument and started to play on it. Immediately‚ I liked the touch and the sounds that came out and was attracted to the piano. My first teacher in Louisiana was Iva Gunness. She introduced me to piano instructions during my kindergarten and 1st grade years. She was really strict on me‚ and the most vivid memory I have of her is
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Mozart Sonata in C Major‚ K. 330‚ First Movement In this paper‚ I will go in depth and analyze the first movement of Mozart’s Piano sonata in C major‚ K. 330. I will follow the guideline by Jan C. LaRue titled “Guidelines for Style Analysis*”. I will look in depth at the different factors that facilitate our ability in recognizing music in general. The five factors are Sound‚ Harmony‚ Melody‚ Rhythm‚ and Growth. My goal is to clarify and facilitate what it was that Mozart intended to do in this
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Loss Berniece is a strong and independent widowed woman who seeks peace and freedom throughout the play. Although it has been three years since the death of her husband Crawley‚ she chooses not to marry Avery because she is still in grief. In the Piano Lesson by August Wilson‚ the theme of loss is displayed through Berneice as the loss of her husband causes her to become distressed throughout the play. Berniece’s loss of her husband Crawley causes her to become distressed. The readers can see her
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Concert Review On April 8th 2004 I attended the "Music for Piano" concert featuring Bette Coulson and Philip Seward at the Columbia College Concert Hall. The show was only about an hour. Mr. Seward and Mrs. Coulson played five pieces together and then each play on solo. This was my first piano concert‚ of any kind‚ that I have attended. This was something new for me. The concert included seven different pieces. Claude Debussy composed three of them‚ La puerta del vino‚ Le Vent dans la Plaine‚ and
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