was supposed to be playing‚ I quickly set down my instrument tasting the spit surrounding my mouth soaked in metal from the mouthpiece. I then meet the feeling of my spine expanding back to normal and my shoulder aching from the relief of the cold brass not yet warmed up. I think to myself‚ maybe I should have stayed as a trumpet. Mr. Strike then calls out the next song and I struggle to put my sousaphone back on my shoulders as if my life is on the line. Then the clock before my shoulder muscles
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March – Beethoven Opera Rienzi‚ Das Liebensmahl der Apostel – Wagner The ophicleide The ophicleide was invented in 1817 and patented in 1821 by Jean Hilaire Aste. It served as an extension to the keyed bugle family. It was a cornerstone of the brass section and often replaced the serpent. The tubing folds back on itself and is played with a mouthpiece similar to a trombone or
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I am a trumpet player. It has been a huge part of my life since I was in the sixth grade. I love the music and I love the blaring sound of brass. Playing‚ however‚ has not always been easy. On the trumpet it’s relatively simple to make a sound‚ but it’s far more difficult to make a good sound. There is only one correct way to play the trumpet‚ but many wrong ways. I was originally told that all I had to do was buzz my lips and pick up the horn. For most kids‚ this description of how to play works
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eardrums. The next thing I knew‚ it was over. Everything I had been working for had paid off. ‘I just marched in the Rose Parade.’ The only way I would be able to participate in the Rose Parade was if I attended every single rehearsal and if I played a brass instrument. I play trumpet‚ and the rehearsals were long and tedious‚ but I pushed through. The rehearsals were every Saturday starting in October and continued throughout December. Once winter break commenced‚ we had rehearsal for two weeks straight
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Destin Brass is a large manufacturer of water purification equipment. Valves‚ pumps and flow controllers are three main products they make. The management was bothering by the rapid competition of valve market‚ wondering why their competitors can offer a lower sale price than theirs. In the end‚ they came up with the conclusion the cost allocation method was not accurate‚ and it led to the inappropriate pricing strategy. The company uses three methods to compute the unit cost of each product—traditional
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The saxophone is a single reed conical bore woodwind. It can be found in many styles of music today. The saxophone changes along with the times and became a viable instrument. The saxophone was limited by Mr. Sax until his patent expired. How the saxophone was used in different styles or genres of music such as‚ military‚ jazz and rock-n-roll. Why it was used in each. The saxophone was limited during the earlier years of its life. The first saxophones were produced in the 1840’s to fill the sound
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Destin Brass Products Co. Case Report Q1: When Activity Based Costing (Weetman‚ 2010‚ p. 85) is used to calculate the monthly cost per unit‚ two types of costs are distinguished. Firstly the direct costs‚ consisting of the direct manufacturing costs and the run labor costs‚ and secondly the indirect costs‚ consisting of the machine usage costs or depreciation and the overhead costs. These costs allow us to calculate the monthly cost per unit‚ see Appendix 1 for the Excel file
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View Attempt 3/29/12 8:07 PM View Attempt 1 of 1 Title: 20th Century Music Listening Test Started: November 17‚ 2011 9:21 PM Submitted: November 17‚ 2011 9:31 PM Time spent: 00:10:12 Total score: 45.46/50 = 90.92% Total score adjusted by 0.0 Maximum possible score: 50 Done 1. Which of these examples is in Impressionistic style? Student Value Response 1. the first one 2. the second one Correct Answer Feedback 100% Score: 2.27/2.27 2. What do you hear in this example that is
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A popular quote used by many guard members is that “Color Guard is god’s gift to the marching band”. No matter your religion‚ the message of the quote is clear. Many guard members feel that the marching band needs them. Most band members would disagree with this‚ however‚ the color guard is superior to the band because the guard has to work harder‚ has more interesting equipment‚ and a better offseason activity than the marching band. Wind and rain are environmental factor that mother nature never
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Unit Number: G621 Assignment Title: Finding the Percentage of Copper in a Brass Alloy Assignment: G620 Sample Assignment C Date Set: Due Date: Assessment Objective(s): AO3 Vocational Brief: Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. This alloy has many uses ranging from coinage to non-ferrous fittings on ships. Many domestic taps use brass where contact with water occurs. You are provided with a sample of brass which is about 150 years old and you are asked to quantitatively analyse it
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