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ethnography of performance

ne fundamental tone, which deals with the timbre and tone quality. The overtones produce additional sounds that enable us to distinguish between different instruments even when they are sounding the same pitch(Kaemmer:60). The tone quality of the performance was very good. The music sounded evenly distributed and it was very easy to hear the sounds of the various instruments. The band played two songs and one song had a slow rhythm and the other had a faster rhythm. Rhythm means more than a basic beat (Kaemmer:65). During the performance there was a steady rhythm. Also during the performance there was a section of the song that sounded different and after about ten seconds the song goes back to its previous sound. That sound was a melody. Melodies are combination of pitches and rhythm patterns that produce a distinctive line of sound (Kaemmer:62). When the band first began to play the song started in a low tone and the music began to escalate and it reached a climax where the loudness of the performance was at its peak. Once at its peak the music began to get softer and lower. This is an example of a linear form of the performance. Linear form means a performance having a definite beginning and ending. The overall musical sound of the performance was delightful and pleasing to the ears.The context of a musical performance is another key part of any performance. The occasion of the performance was the University of Maryland Halftime Homecoming show. The band members wore white, yellow, red, and black uniforms. They all wore hats with the exception of flag dancers and dancers. The dancers wore tight stretch outfits and the flag dancers carried flags and the other dancers had pom-poms. The dancers followed their own routine but always staying in tune with the marching band. The band had several instruments, which included: drums, clarinet, flute, saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, tuba, bells, triangle, and more. The kinesics was very ...

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