weight. It is used in constructions‚ furniture‚ carriages‚ sports‚ musical instruments and artificial limbs. Once seasoned‚ it is a very steady timber and moderately resistant to decay and ranges from very resistant to moderately resistant to termites. Its timber is highly esteemed for door and window panels‚ joinery and furniture especially for drawers‚ wardrobes‚ cupboards‚ kitchen and camp furniture‚ and musical instruments because of its lightweight‚ stability and durability. It is also used for
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The instruments of the standard Filipino rondalla have similarities in structure and are played with a plectrum made out of turtle shell. Except for the guitar and bass guitar(double bass)‚ all are 14-stringed consisting of six(6) sets of strings tuned in the intervals of fourths‚ each set consisting of 1‚ 2 or 3 string/s. The purpose of the doubling or tripling of strings is to produce better sound and increase tone volume. The main parts of the stringed instruments of the rondalla are basically
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As An instrument Ethnic Drums has become very popular. They are also such a wide category containing sounds and rhythms from Africa and Latin countries. They tend to have the power to bring out the music in people often complementing our own natural rhythm. They liven ceremonies‚ events and entertain all over the world. The djembe drum ‚ a member of the membranophone family of music instruments‚ seems to be very similar to many other drums across Africa‚ however it does have a few important differences
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concepts of voice classification‚ instrument families and members‚ and ensemble type you can get a multitude of tone colors. With each tone color comes up a different idea. Timbre: otherwise known as “tone color”‚ is the quality of music that identifies a specific instruments sound. Different instruments differentiate by variety/contrast of “color. These tones can be described as mellow‚ bright‚ rustic‚ dark‚ and in a plethora of other manners. Not only do instruments differ in their own family‚ but
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musically through a variety of musical instruments. African music also includes a wide variety of instruments with heavy emphasis on the drum. Many of the rituals in African music are unique and you do not see much of it outside of the culture. Many of these rituals involve dancing by yourself or in a group. These rituals are usually the result of a celebration‚ but can also mean mourning. Usually food accompanies the music and dancing. During a funeral the instruments used are supported to reveal the
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October 6‚ 2012 The Message of African Drums In the African culture‚ music is a part of daily life. It is used to convey news‚ to teach‚ to tell stories‚ and for religious purposes. The variety of musical instruments is as diverse as their culture‚ but the most important musical instrument to the African people is the drum. The djembe is the most famous African drum. It is made from goatskin and shaped like a large goblet. The djembe is made to be played with bare hands. Use of the djembe dates
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the Scottish are one of the largest migrants to join Australia. And with this‚ they have brought over a lot of their sources of entertainment‚ including their music. Scottish music is inherently made with an instrument that you should all know: The bagpipe. The bagpipe is a wind instrument (Aerophone)‚ which uses reeds and the main bag to create the sound that we all love to hear. Bagpipes are usually played while wearing a Scottish garb called a kilt‚ which is a lot like a skirt‚ although mainly
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vary throughout the piece depending on whether the instruments are in unison with individual embellishments‚ or if they are battling for attention. The piece’s rondo form highlights the individual instruments during the verses and unites the orchestra in the refrain. The refrain is identified by the bass‚ which is then typically followed by the introduction of the other string
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Mayuri Fiddle Originating from northern India‚ the Mayuri fiddle is a stringed instrument in the form of a peacock. The instrument is considered either a vina or a sitar‚ since sitars are derived from vinas‚ both categories are closely related (Weissmann 74). A vina is a stringed instrument with a long hollow gourd resonating chamber connected to a bridge design with strings that was introduced to India from Central Asian cultures around the 13th century. Peacocks in India were seen as sacred and
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categorize their own “music” as music at all * Eth Identity in music * Music can partially answer: * Who am I? * Who are we? * Listening: * Mongolian singing performance CD 1:5 * Note: nomads‚ string instrument‚ other sounds created by voice * Central Javanese gamelan orchestra CD 1:6 * Note: chimes/bells‚ groups of voices… all boys… from Java music of the courts (King). In this culture the entire community comes together to create its own
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