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What qualifications are needed to become an instrumentalist?
An instrumentalist typically is used for accompanying (or comping as it is often called in jazz) a solo instrument, often a vocalist. Accompanying often includes playing rhythms based around pre-determined chords or patterns. Just think of what the instruments do in a pop song!
Who are the High Ground Drifters Bluegrass Band?
The High Ground Drifters are an all star assemblage of bluegrass pickers and singers that joined together post Katrina. They combine traditional and contemporary bluegrass in a tightly interplayed style that emphasizes harmony singing and energetic tempos. Whether it is Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, or Del Mccoury and Ricky Skaggs or their originals featured on their debut record, The High Ground Drifters (Lonesome Cul De Sac Records), the influences are plain to see and encourage the band to put their own mark on the songs. Festivals around the area have featured the High Ground Drifters and their acoustic bluegrass style is a nice departure for audiences in a jazz oriented town. This Mid City based band includes Grant Ligon on Guitar, Paul Williams on Mandolin, John Noble on Banjo, Jeff Bagwell on Fiddle, and Greg Nichols on Bass. Their fast paced sets often include reworkings of songs by Fats Domino, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, and Yes, among others. Gather around the stage as they gather around a single microphone and bring bluegrass to you with New Orleans musicality
How does music genres divide into other genres?
i believe the beat and the singer but then agin Carrie Underwood is a country singer but they play her on vh1 and 98.3
Who is gracie muldoon?
Gracie Muldoon was born in Ft Thomas Kentucky in 1957 and raised in Newport Ky where she attended grade through high school. She represented her high school in the Northern Kentucky Junior Miss Pageant in 1974, sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Jaycees. She married twice and raised three sons, Craig, Jay and Cody. She became a volunteer bluegrass broadcaster for WOBO 88.7 FM in Cincinnati and even was invited to the Dawn Patrol show on WEBN 102.7 by Eddie Fingers and Bob "The Producer" to talk about her bluegrass, classic country show, Muldoon til Noon, because her popularity with their rock listeners had crossed over into their ratings share on Friday mornings when she was "on air". After a pleasant interview, she went back to WOBO only to discover that in the next few months she would be terminated as a volunteer host, where she had helped to raised thousands of dollars in their semi annual fund drive, because of her appearance on the rock station. She was given the reason for dismissal was that she was too "controversial" because she refused their instruction of not to mention her faith in Jesus Christ nor to make statements supporting the troops. This made her a sweetheart of many VFWs and soldiers. Her show was followed by a live version of the Rosary, conducted by a Catholic Priest on air, so she felt the WOBO board was being hypocritical in asking her not to mention the name of Jesus. After leaving that station, she went on to broadcast online for a country/bluegrass station, again as a volunteer. Her Ohio and Kentucky and Indiana fans who she'd won their hearts on WOBO followed her to the internet, became devoted fans, often sending her cards, letters and invitation to family reunions and churches. She attended very few, because she was a private person who only wished to promote Bluegrass music and enjoy the fruits of her association with the celebrities of Bluegrass, Country and Rock music. Eventually she started her own Bluegrass station, that was supported by her own pocketbook, invitation anyone who would volunteer to host a 2-3 hour program from anywhere in the world via their own computers, become part of the organization. Her faith in God, is what she believes to have been her success, and she now has a worldwide fan base. The streaming website still exists and is known fondly as the WWB or World Wide Bluegrass. She has been awarded many awards, her most cherished, The Honorary Daughter of Bluegrass Award by Tom T. and Dixie Hall, A Honorable Kentucky Colonel, appointed by Govern James Patton of the state of Kentucky (sponsored by one of her many fans and hangs framed in her home), and the Music Heritage Award from the Appalachian Community Development Association of which she was made a Lifetime Member and Achiever. Her colorful and heartfelt writings and reviews are sought out by artists and bands, because her large fan base, takes her word on whether a project is "ear worthy" or not. She does not review projects she dislikes, therefore a review by her almost guarantees a bluegrass or country band success. Her reason for not giving scathing or critical reviews, is that she wants to never be a discouragement to anyone, who would have, a musical dream; as she kept her own hidden in her heart for years. She performs only at weddings and funerals as a vocalist and rhythm guitarist, and only for close friends and family. Gracie has crossed over into reviewing books, events, videos and performances with the same philosophy that has made her a marginal success in music and a complete success in Bluegrass music, in particular. Many record labels, use her for quotes on their new artist projects. For more information, on her personally, see MYSPACE and FACEBOOK, or GOOGLE her.
What is expanded tonality?
Expanded or extended tonality can be related to composers such as Hindemith and early Schoenberg. It means extension of the common practice tonality. It results in highly chromatic music, where remotely related regions / harmonies are introduced, often in rather dense manner, free use of extended chords (9ths, 11ths, 13ths) as well as quartal harmony. Basically, it is all about quite free use of the whole chromatic gamut, while still maintaining a sense of central tone (tonic), though it is often hard to determine if you are in major or minor due to the high degree of chromaticism.
Often in bluegrass the mandolins chords are so staccato they sound like?
drum beats.
Musical instruments played in folk bluegrass and country music?
Mandolins used in Bluegrass music often fill the melodies similar to a lead guitar, but can also lead rhythm.
Does bluegrass music use a ukulele?
While it is not often seen in a bluegrass band, they can be used. It was more common in the 1930's than it is now.
What is the musical expression for spiky and smooth?
Spiky, or short, is often referred to as staccato in musical terms. Legato is the correct name for smooth. There are many more musical synonyms which can be used for these 2 words, but legato and staccato are the most commonly used.
What are the rondalla chords of how great thou art?
The common rondalla chords for "How Great Thou Art" are usually G, C, D, and Em. These chords are often used in combination throughout the song to accompany the melody.
Does Katka poop often?
not as often as linda.... :) She is constipated at the moment. But she had diarial infections on her inner intestinal chords.
What was the banjo used for?
The banjo is traditionally a 5 stringed instrument that is often heard in country, bluegrass, and folk music.
What are the 4 most common guitar cords?
When first learning how to play a guitar, the open chords are often the easiest and the closest chord to open is E. Other easy chords are A, D, F and G. These are also some of the most common chords played.
How is laryngitis transmitted?
Laryngitis is an illness of the throat involving swollen vocal chords, pain, and losing one's voice. It is most often passed via virus, but can also be caused by bacteria and extreme strain on the vocal chords.
Harmony?
The underlying emotional movement of a piece of music - the "vibe" of a song. Often thought of in terms of chords and chord progressions.
What instruments is among the five of bluegrass instruments?
Bluegrass band instrumentation varies depending on who is available and what they want to do for each song. However, some instruments are associated with Traditional bluegrass. 1) The Banjo is a mainstay of bluegrass music, so much so that the sound of one being played with frailing or rolling technique makes anything sound bluegrass (even when it isn't intended to!) The bluegrass banjo of choice is a five-string model with metal rim, snare-drum head and tensioners and the fifth string shorter than the others (so that most of the time it is un-fingered and played as a drone.) The banjo can provide a fundamental arpeggiated harmony or play solos, and the different ways it can be tuned may allow whole runs to be played without moving the left-hand fingers a lot! 2) The guitar is as necessary to bluegrass as anything else, the most common type being the flat-top acoustic played with a flat pick, either in 'rhythm guitar' chords or fingerpicking style (the most common being "Travis picking", where the thumb alternates between bass and tenor notes and the other fingers contribute chordal notes in between). The guitar can also take solos, using the flat pick in alternate directions to sound each successive note. Some other varieties of guitar (almost always 'flat-top' acoustic sorts) have become embedded in Bluegrass music, most notably the Dobro and the National guitar. The Dobro is basically an acoustic guitar played with a slide, but with the strings lifted and held 'flat' to make it easier to do slide work on. Some Dobro players are quite good at mixing the slide with fingered notes. The National guitar features a metal top with a cone-shaped addition behind openings in the top. Although most call this an amplifier, it is actually an impedance-matcher, coupling the sound more strongly to the air. Both Dobro and National Guitar can be played with slides and lifted strings or like a normal acoustic. 3) The Fiddle is also a characteristically bluegrass instrument, although technically there need be no difference between a 'fiddle' and a violin other than, as the saying goes, attitude! Bluegrass fiddle styles vary and can sound anywhere between Irish fiddle, classical violin, Cajun romp, or any other variety, as the player feels will fit in well with the music. Slides and chords, train-whistle sounds, whatever carries the emotion of the song usually falls on the fiddle because the other instruments are plucked. 4) The mandolin (tuned like the fiddle, but with doubled strings, frets, and played with a flat pick) is used for solo work, often in sixths or thirds with the fiddle, or in playing punctuating off-beat chords. 5) Finally, of the 'big five', would have to be the string bass. Like the fiddle, there need be no difference between an orchestral bass and one used in bluegrass, other than how it is played (and even then, any orchestral techniques are fair game for bluegrass!) Out side of these instruments, some bluegrass bands add a drum set (often called 'trap'), keyboard, or other instruments (even pedal steel guitar, although that tends to move the band out of the pure 'bluegrass' category!) And, of course, the most important instrument in a bluegrass band is the voice, because without, you'd lose all the songs.
Where on a guitar are the chords E C D and G?
You have to make the chords by placing your fingers in specific places on the neck and it would be difficult to show here so here is a link to a picture showing the major chords in the first column. http://www.guitaralliance.com/imagesopenchords.gif here is another http://www.macca-central.com/macca-songs/imagesguitar_chords_400.jpg Practice often
