What is Orchestra in middle school?

Of course, individual practice adds up to make a full work week, but such practice can be done on a flexible basis and usually at home. For players with young children, the job is one that provides significant time at home.

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If the string section is the most defining of the orchestra, the violins are generally the most defining members of the string family (don't tell the cellists). The violins carry the melody, particularly the first violins. The second violins will often support the first violins' harmony by playing it in a lower pitch.

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It's so hard to find work as a violinist, that usually the less talented people choose the viola, and as viola players they manage to find work playing or teaching the viola. Well, to be in a symphony orchestra, you have to be very good indeed, but to be a soloist, you really have to be absolutely brilliant.

The saxophone is used in a wide range of musical styles including classical music (such as concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, and occasionally orchestras), military bands, marching bands, jazz (such as big bands and jazz combos), and contemporary music.

The Four Sections refers to the four sections of the orchestra: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

The primary responsibilities of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble, and to control the interpretation and pacing of the music. ... Typically, orchestral conductors use a baton more often than choral conductors.

Instruments of the OrchestraString family. Violin. Viola [vee-OH-lah] Cello (violoncello) [CHEL-low] ... Woodwind family. Flute, Piccolo. Oboe, English horn. Clarinet, Bass clarinet. ... Brass family. Trumpet. Horn (French horn) Trombone. ... Keyboards and Harp. Celesta [cheh-LESS-tah] Piano. Harpsichord.

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The simplest answer is to say that usually the second violins play a supportive role harmonically and rhythmically to the first violins which often play the melody and the highest line of the string section.

The first semblance of a modern orchestra came in the early 17th century when the Italian opera composer Claudio Monteverdi formally assigned specific instruments to perform his music.

The first chair is basically the best player of the section. That means that the person in that chair has an opportunity to teach the rest of the section how to do certain things. For example, an orchestra: the first chair would be the example of the bowing and fingering. For band: fingering and some other things.

The most frequently performed repertoire for a symphony orchestra is Western classical music or opera. However, orchestras are used sometimes in popular music (e.g., to accompany a rock or pop band in a concert), extensively in film music, and increasingly often in videogame music.

These characteristics ultimately divide instruments into four families: woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings.

If you make a mistake, keep your poker face on. continue to look at your music, the conductor, and keep playing as though nothing happened. don't show that you noticed, don't show that you're sorry, and don't even show that you know you have to fix it for next time.

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Question: Why aren't there any saxophones? The most commonly given reason for why saxophones are rarely used in orchestral pieces is because they were invented much later than the standard orchestra. ... For now, not enough pieces include saxophone to add it as a standard instrument, but who knows what the future holds.

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Range. The violin is the highest pitched instrument in the string section. It has a resonant lower register and can also reach extremely high notes. As with many orchestral instruments there is no definite top note – it all depends on the skill of the player.

Light Orchestras were small orchestras popular in England in the '60s. Their first manager was Don Arden. When he lost interest in the group, he gave them to his daughter Sharon who ran Jet Records.

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