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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Stringed instruments"”.
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On the playability of stringed instruments
… research is to gather experimental data from a stringed instrument and use it in the on-going development of a theoretical model of the mechanics of the bowed string, which can be used to investigate which aspects of the violin, strings or bow influence the ease with which this “Helmholtz …
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An Annotated Bibliography of Written Material Pertinent to the Performance of Chamber Music for Stringed Instruments
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-05T21:10:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6104295.pdf: 4416162 bytes, checksum: 4f3417fe2a8e4ff77a99cb9cbcb2c38c (MD5) Previous issue date: 1961
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Music of living: an autoethnographic study of Sikhi through Gurbani Kirtan
… describe gurbani kirtan performed on traditional stringed instruments that were customary during the Sikh Guru period (late 15th – 17th century). In seeking authenticity and a closer connection to the Sikh heritage there has been an increased interest in kirtan performed on traditional stringed …
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Sensing String Displacement as a Control Modality: Sensor Design and Implementation
While stringed instruments are a major part of musical practice across cultures, DMIs in which strings are the primary control interface remain rare. In an effort to support the creation of new stringed DMIs we describe an approach to instrument design in which the static 2-dimensional displacement …
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The Identification of Resonant Frequencies Emitted by Violins and Flat Top Guitars.
… the resonant frequencies emitted by 2 types of stringed instruments, violins and guitars, in a definitive way that provides measured data for results. A resonance testing apparatus designed to support the instruments for testing, produce forced vibrations of precise period and amplitude to …
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A Comparison of Bluegrass Bands: 2013 Bands Versus the 1940s-1960s Bands
… up of 4 to 7 male musicians playing acoustic stringed instruments." 4. "Instruments function in three well defined roles and each changes roles according to predictable patterns." 5. "Bluegrass is the only string band style which uses a banjo in a major solo role."1 Subjects for the present …
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Quintet for two violins, viola, cello and piano, and string quartet no. 1 by Lazar Nikolov
… focus is on two chamber works involving string instruments: Piano Quintet (1959) and First String Quartet (1965). The former is a piece from Nikolov's early compositional period. It is one of the most successful works demonstrating a peculiar approach to twelve-tone writing. The latter is a …
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A technical method for the high school string classroom: priorities and presentation of essential skills
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A pedagogical study of selected intermediate violin pieces
This dissertation provides the violin teacher with suggestions and ideas for helping private violin students acquire and develop the technical and interpretive expertise required by selected solo pieces at the intermediate level. It involves the analysis of the skills necessary for the successful …
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An investigation of the relationship between singing intonation and string playing intonation among college level and professional string players
<p>The predominant purpose of the study was to investigate whether or not there is a relationship between singing intonation and string playing intonation among college level and professional string players in Northern California. For the purpose of this study a convenient sampling method was used …
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A Comparison of Aural and Visual Instructional Methodologies Designed to Improve the Intonation Accuracy of Seventh Grade Violin and Viola Instrumentalists.
The purpose of the study was to compare two instructional methodologies designed to improve the intonation accuracy of seventh grade violin and viola instrumentalists. The collection of data was in regard to (1) instructional methodology: aural and aural/visual, (2) performance tasks: A, B, and C; …