Recorder Assessment

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Instrumental Music Families (Week 9)

Woodwind - flute

This is one of my favorite songs and my favorite woodwind instruments. The flute is considered a woodwind because the air is being blown across the mouthpiece forcing the air into the instrument causing the sound as shown in this video. 

Percussion - drums  

My favorite type of percussion instrument is the drums. Percussion instruments are played by hitting or striking the instrument as shown in this video.   

Brass - trumpet 

I used to play the trumpet when i was in middle school and it is my favorite brass instrument. Brass instruments are played by the vibration of the lips on the mouthpiece and the air being forced through the instrument creating the sound using vibrations as shown here. 

String - Cello

The stringed instruments are my favorite category of instruments. Stringed instruments are played by using a bow or plucking the strings. The Cello can be played by doing both but is more often played by using a bow. 

Teaching a Song (Week 8)

Vocal Technique (Week 7)

This is my example of bad singing. First off, she forgot the words to the song that she was singing. Secondly, you notice that she is not keeping the correct tempo and that is an important part of singing. Also, she is off tune and her pitch is horrible. She is extremely nasally and she does not sing from her diaphragm. One thing that i do have to commend her on is her persistence to continue on.

This is my example of good singing, Mind you that this is not perfect but i think that she uses her diaphragm and singing very strong. She is not nasally and she uses vibrato without over doing it. She has a little twang to her voice but that her style of singing. Also she has good control over her falsetto when she chooses to use it. In my opinion, she might of had better control if she stood up. This opens up the diaphragm and lets you have better control over your range.