USA

The show I watched was Law and Order:SVU. At all times except for commercials their was a USA emblem in the bottom right corner of the screen and usually an ad in the lower left corner. Unlike the radio, their were no station tags or call signs given between commercial breaks unless their was a commercial for the network, advertising a special viewing event. Their was a total of 15 minutes approximately of commercials which had a lot shorter intervals and more types of commercials within breaks. The rest of the time was devoted to the actual show with no shortenings of the media it is broadcasting. At the very beginning of the show their was a scene from the upcoming show and then the credits of the show. Going straight into the rest of the show, their was a commercial break ten minutes later. There were breaks from then on between 8-12 once the programming resumed.

N.O. Exposed

For someone who's never legitimately lived in New Orleans, I would say I am one of its biggest supporters. Where else in the entire world can you find such a refined taste in everything that brings people joy? From the people to the food to the scenery, New Orleans is a very diverse place to be. Although there are many high points to New Orleans, like every other major city, New Orleans has conflicting troubles within the city. New Orleans was once in the top 5 cities in the entire United States with the highest crime per capita. This documentary, N.O. Exposed gives a lot of the background and politics as to why the city is the way it is. Music is a very influential factor as to how the story is told. It is almost like the storyline was written to music. The movie opens up with the beginning of a song written by a New Orleans native and there is a scene of the skyline and the city. By the way, most if not all of the music in the film is from New Orleans artists. Songs expressing violence and pain are used to express those exact sentiments throughout the film. I originally saw the movie with my cousins in New Orleans and whenever i get homesick I watch it on youtube. There are scenes of New Orleans traditions such as second-lining, mardigras indians, and brass bands. Music is a huge part of each and is used to make people happy and bring them through hard times. Maybe that's why I love the N.O. so much. We always get through and music is a helping hand.

Recorded Sound

12^th Street Rag Thomas Edison Recording

The fact that the music sounded scratchy was the easiest thing to notice about the recording. It seems to be occurring in rhythm. There is possibly a specific place where the needle is not fully balanced and it may be digging into the recording medium. Even though the music was like a show tune the recording made it sound like a children’s toy. This being the case, it is understandable that mostly tunes used for entertainment were recorded using this machine. The higher pitches are easier to hear therefore producing “happy” music. Another thing to note is that the higher pitched instruments are easiest to hear (e.g. xylophone, piano). The low-pitched sounds are hidden in music, possibly muffled out by the static in the sound.

This form of recording was much more crude than the methods people have devised to record song. Modern recordings have very little static if any that could be noticed by the human ear. This has happened for the best because now no instrument is really left out of the recording such as the low-pitched sounds in the older recording.

AOL Radio- Electrophones

Song- Artist (Album)
SMOOTH JAZZ
Ain’t Nobody- Jeff Lorber (Kickin’ It)
I think I hear an electric keyboard. I know I heard a piano, but I heard a part that sounded like it could be an organ which is probably a digital sound being played on a keyboard. I hear this electric guitar playing somewhat softly in the background. I didn’t even know it was playing until I listened more closely.
Voices- Hiroshima (LA)
This song begins with some digital sound, possibly from a keyboard. Many of the sounds seem to be being played from digital keyboards. This song also has an electric keyboard which can be heard more prevalently. The first sounds I described in this song seem to sound like chimes and other dreamy sounds. I know it is not an electrophone, but I hear an instrument that sounds like a harp, but I know it is not. I hear it a lot in Asian music; the distinct strings instrument that sounds similar to a guitar. Back to the electrophones, I hear a keyboard sounding instrument that has to be synthesized. It sounds like a much higher pitched piano, but the deep pitch of an organ.
I Still Dream- Boney James featuring Al Jarreau (Sweet Thing)
I hear the very familiar synthesized keyboard acting as the piano. I know because it has a slightly higher pitch than a real piano. I didn’t hear any other instruments I could classify as electrophones.
Isn’t She Lovely- David Sanborn (Time Again)
Off top I hear the keyboard sound prevalent in all the tracks I’ve heard so far. I wonder what the setting is, but it gives the music that live dreamy sound. Good balance for the saxophone. There is possibly some change in the exact setting of the keyboard because some sounds may seem richer or deeper. This could just arise from the changes in pitch.
TRANCE
La Marche de la Lune- Outfly (Perfect Playlist Trance, Vol. 1)
All the sounds in these next songs will be heavily synthesized. With this electronica-type music I will just attempt to say the instruments they closely resemble. There are also so many layers that some sounds are probably digital while certain layers are performed and recorded from the keyboard.
When the song first came on I heard a scratch which sounded like a DJ mixer. Most of the drum sounds are either done on an electric keyboard while some of the more complex sounds are made on the computer.
Foresight- Jonathin Paul(Massive Trance)
The aliens are coming! I hear this sound that sounds like someone spinning a record on a turntable; just the scratching. It is really weird. I heard a few sounds that sound like digitized horns. They are higher pitch and have a very “fresh” sound. Actual horns seem more formal, but these horns are not as conventional. I hear a lot of sounds I can’t really focus on because the music is so fast paced. Something sounds like an electrified xylophone. I could hear the soft notes, but they were richer than normal xylophone notes.
Can You Here Me? - DJ Session One(Pure Trance, Vol. 2)
Sounds dream-like. This is probably a fundamental trance song. The many-layered sounds with varying beats seem designed to take the listener on many trips. Not the bad kind. This song makes me think of a more upbeat “Never-Ending Story.” The keyboard sound I heard in the jazz music sounds similar to a sound I keep hearing in this Trance station. The digital piano that was slow and complementary to the other notes around it is more upbeat and much more repetitive of certain notes.
ALL METALLICA
Enter Sandman- Metallica (Metallica)
Opens up with the intense electric guitar and the bass comes in to start the song. This is actually one of the first rock songs I heard that I actually liked The electric guitar is very prevalent in Metallica’s music and really one of the only reasons I listen to rock. That and the intense solos of both the electric guitar and drums. It is absolutely ridiculous what these guys can do with a guitar. I just noticed that they used some auto-tune in this song. It isn’t really prevalent, but at the end
Trapped Under Ice- Metallica(Ride the Lightning)
There are very few instruments that are focused on in rock music, except the electric guitar (maybe a bass) and the set of drums. What would rock be without an electric guitar? There would be some sick ass drum solos, but the life of the music wouldn’t be as radiant.
To Live Is To Die- Metallica(…And Justice for All)
I hear that scratching noise I heard in the Trance music. I think it might just be the way the guy is playing the guitar and sliding the pick down the string or something similar. Now I think I know how important the electric guitar is in music. It is the “guiding light” for where the piece will go in however much time it takes to play the piece. There are just so many cool ways to play this particular guitar and get so many great sounds out of it. It has definitely earned its place in our modern society. I would love to hear some classical tunes modeled after the classical styles of Mozart or Bach or Handl. But I believe I forgot the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The last thing I noticed, at least of Metallica’s style is the use of two guitars. One is always played a little bit higher than the other, but they perfectly complement each other.
O’ Come All Ye Faithful- Trans-Siberian Orchestra(Christmas Eve and Other Stories)
This great orchestra is the culmination of great rock artists combined with the finesse of the members of a classical orchestra. The sound is very complex and beautiful. In this particular song, the main components are the drums, the electric guitar, and the drums. The great thing about this music is no two versions of the same song are exactly the same.
ALL MICHAEL JACKSON
Dirty Diana- Michael Jackson(Number Ones)
Excellent song. Starts out with the electric guitar and builds up the momentum. Classic composition. I also hear a keyboard in the background playing a low-pitched melody. There is also a string instrument, but it could possibly be digitized. I know it is not from the guitar, possibly a synthesized cello or bass. At the end, a bunch of synthesized sound are used, possibly from the keyboard or pre-recorded.
Rock With You- Michael Jackson(Off the Wall)
Has to have a keyboard in it. Not really too many electrophones in it unless the string and brass instruments are synthesized. There is a digitized sound possibly coming from the keyboard, but I can’t even really describe the sound.
Human Nature- Michael Jackson (Thriller)
Many synthesized sounds. The first one I hear sounds like a guitar, but sounds pretty digital. It may just be the way it is being played. I also hear the same sound from the last song; the one I couldn’t identify. It sounds somewhat like someone beating blocks of wood together( possibly a hollowed wooden tube).

WGUC--> Aerophones

Claude Debussy
King Lear: Fanfare
Orchestra of French Radio & TV
Conductor: Jean Martinon
Opens up with loud trumpets or other similar instrument
Melody contains flute, and some horn-like instrument. Soothing.
Horns make it sound like it’s being played in a king’s castle.

Amilcare Ponchielli
Dance of the Hours
Cincinnati Pops
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Either the flute, but possibly the piccolo starts out the piece very softly. Probably the piccolo.
Easy-going. Not at all like the last piece.
I know this piece. I think it is an older dancing piece, possibly for a Waltz or it could be from a familiar play.
The only other instruments getting really any play is mostly the strings section.
I heard a horn come in around one of the transitions, but I could not figure out what it was. I also heard a loud array of horn-like instruments soon after.

Frederick the Great
Flute Concerto
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Hartmut Haenchen
Soloist: Manfred Friedrich, flute
The flute will be played a lot just from the title of the song.
The flute’s part was accompanied by a harpsichord? And by a violin or other string instrument
Very long to only feature the flute.

Ottorino Respighi
Fantastic Toy Shop
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Conductor: Neville Marriner
It sounds like trumpets are the main brass instrument in this piece.
Sounds like a fanfare, similar to the first one.
There are a lot of slow parts and the horns usually help speed up the transition into the faster parts.
I bet there are other horns besides the trumpet, possibly a French horn, but I can’t really tell the difference.
I don’t even have a particular mood when I listen to music like this. There are always the soothing parts, similar to a Disney fairytale. I always feel betrayed or tricked when there is all of a sudden a huge blast in the music. Most composers don’t make the transition from low pace to high too quickly, but I am not too particular about a lot of tempo changes in the music.
I may have heard a trombone. I heard a deep horn that seemed to be leading the orchestra.
As I thought the music was over, another act seems to have started.
I’ve noticed violins and other deeper string instruments play very well alongside horns of different kinds. Although I could not classify any oboes or bassoons, it must mean they play very well with string instruments also. I also have noticed that the horns pretty much guide the tempo. With this being the case, I noticed the horns usually have prevalent soft parts in the beginning and usually close out the act or section of a piece with a lot of power or soft and subtle like the music began.

The King of Strings

I would start off by saying that the keyboard has been a monumental asset to the music game. For thousands of years people have been plucking and/or hitting strings tensed between two fixings. Who knew so much sound could come from the plucking or hitting of a tense string. Granted most of these strings are made out of some sort of metallic substance, but strings are strings. The harpsichord one the best built preludes to the idea of a piano. With this instrument, I believe strings were plucked or hit in order to produce a sound. With the earlier models the glitch was that the hammer, or device used to hit the string, would touch it too long. This made every sound have the same loudness. It wasn't until the early pianos were created that the player could play each note with the intensity intended. Without the piano, a relative of the keyboard, we would not have such awesome compositions such as the ones produced by Bach, Beethoven, Revel, etc... I personally can't get enough of a good sound and I don't know what life would be like without the keyboard. It is a huge part of some cultures more than others, but it is present nonetheless. But who knows what other creation of sound would have taken its place? Would there be an instrument we've never seen which would be equally as pleasing? Could be, but there isn't. I won't complain.

Ideophone

I was sitting around my room wondering what I could make my instrument out of. I have been fairly sick lately so the trash can is definitely out of the question. Since I had no readily available supplies to work with, I searched my room looking for something to make an instrument with. I found my self with 2 of my partially empty cologne bottles. I also wanted a container that was empty but sturdy so I used a mason jar. Now that I had some high keys to play, I wanted some lower tones to play. I enlisted the help of my hair care products, lol. I was reaching an octave and wanted a unique sound. I saw a light bulb for my lamp- all I had to do was stabilize it. I used the top of the mason jar and some other knick-knacks from my room. It somewhat resembles a snare drum but higher pitched. Accompanied by my hair brush, the saga is complete. 2 cologne bottles, 2 jars/bottles of hair stuff, a brush, and a light bulb are the pieces to my ideophone. Sorry I couldn't upload a pic. My phone is worthless.

Maybach Music pt. 2 Instrumental

One of my recent favorites.
This is a piece that has a lot of emotion on its on. I know this isn't music speak, but this instrumental speaks volumes to me. The way it opens up with the saxophone or whatever horn that is; its awesome. It has a moderate to somewhat upbeat tempo. It slows down to a tortoise almost then picks right back up. Never a dull moment. I chose the instrumental, but the song is actually of verse-chorus form. The chorus in the actual song has some repetition with some changes throughout. The harmony is definitely major and makes me motivated which is happy, I guess. It has a very smooth rhythm with those tempo changes and different instrument combos like the sax I mentioned earlier. There is also a sick guitar piece that comes up towards the end of the piece. There is a pretty good balance of skips and stops which also helps accent certain instruments. And finally, I am not sure if this piece would be considered polyphonic, but if not it's definitely homophonic.

Music and Listening

For the past day and thirty minutes I have chronicled many sounds and music that I have heard. From the first minutes I was walking through campus I heard birds in the trees, making much commotion. As I walked further the sounds permeated my head from cars passing by, the brushing of people feet as they walked and the sound of wind as it rushed through different orifices like archways. Back to the traffic. I heard all sorts of different car noises such as the screeching of bad breaks, the hardworking engines of semi-trucks, and the different forms of music emitting from the windows of these passersby. From rock, to country, to punk, to R&B, to rap, I heard it all walking down Stewart St. And I almost forgot the loudest thing I heard walking through campus: the bell tower from the Immaculate Conception chapel. This sound resonates through all of campus.
After the first thirty minute period, I was done listening to just natural sounds around me. For this day, most of Saturday and into Sunday, I heard many types of music that I was able to notice better because I had not directly listened to these sounds before. For instance, I was doing some homework in my room, waiting to go out that evening. Besides the instrumentals/jazz I was already listening to I could hear heavy bass sounds coming from around me. What the song is, I can’t worry about because I must finish my homework. As I walked out of my room to leave the building a bombardment of sounds from every direction consumed the air. Rock, rap, and other silly tunes were being played, it seemed, as if it was coming from everywhere. This feeling only amplified as I probed the ghetto for some form of entertainment. A louder version of the same feeling I experience in my hall was felt as I walked past each house. This continued until 2 or 3 in the morning when all had finally tired. Moving into Sunday, the only tunes were really that of my speakers and some miscellaneous locations throughout my floor.