What is the note duration pyramid How is it organized what relationships does it show? What is the note duration Pyramid? The minim has half the duration of a semibreve. Two half notes occupy the same amount of time as one whole note. Two minims occupy the same amount of time as one semibreve. What […]
What is a glyph in typography?
What is a glyph in typography? A glyph is “the specific shape, design, or representation of a character”. It is a particular graphical representation, in a particular typeface, of an element of written language, which could be a grapheme, or part of a grapheme, or sometimes several graphemes in combination (a composed glyph). What is […]
What musical instrument produces sound by vibration of air columns?
What musical instrument produces sound by vibration of air columns? wind instrument What has to vibrate on a woodwind instrument to make it sound? In reed instruments the sounds or vibrations are made when the air travels across a thin piece of wood called a reed. The reed vibrates making the sound. Some instruments have […]
Do clarinet mouthpieces make a difference?
Do clarinet mouthpieces make a difference? A different/better mouthpiece can make a world of difference to your performance and sound from the clarinet. It is difficult to imagine how this can be so, but it really is. It is the equivalent of having the correct mouthpiece for a brass instrument, or a better bow for […]
What is the dominant chord of C major?
What is a formal analysis?
What is a formal analysis? Formal analysis is a specific type of visual description. Instead it is an explanation of visual structure, of the ways in which certain visual elements have been arranged and function within a composition. Strictly speaking, subject is not considered and neither is historical or cultural context. What is the difference […]
How is performance art different from visual art?
How is performance art different from visual art? The visual Arts gives a way to express feeling, emotion, opinion, or taste through visual means, for instance, photography, painting, sculpting and drawing. Performing Arts have ways to express an opinion, emotion, feeling, or taste, through means of performance, like, theatre, public speech, dance, music, and more. […]
What is   used for?
What is the term used to describe the distance between objects in art?
What is the term used to describe the distance between objects in art? The term space is used to describe the distance between objects. It denotes the area(s) (the distance) around and between components in an art piece. Space can be categorized in several categories:positive or negative, open or closed, shallow or deep, and two-dimensional […]
What did Duke Ellington do in the 1920s?
What did Duke Ellington do in the 1920s? Duke Ellington’s Band In the 1920s, Ellington performed in Broadway nightclubs as the bandleader of a sextet, a group which in time grew to a 10-piece ensemble. What was Duke Ellington’s style? jazzjungle Why was Duke Ellington given the nickname Duke? While Edward Kennedy Ellington was given […]