{"id":777,"date":"2022-01-18T09:02:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/?p=777"},"modified":"2022-01-18T09:02:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:02:59","slug":"music-january-18-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/2022\/01\/18\/music-january-18-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Music &#8211; January 18 &#8211; 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>21-22 &#8211; General Ed &#8211; Week of 1\/18 &#8211; 1\/21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet The Instruments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brass Family<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trumpet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/llLwWVvKYvxKEllRO82OcCs7pOUSRObNqE_-6e7_RH1IekMOYTYzaVfq3S8GZz5LoVV0X7Mo-wwodw7tzqDeUJxgM9sDFvIQUddArPqADNNcOmDBovJgOFpP0qU87aLRBUqvaXmf\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>trumpet<\/strong> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brass_instrument\">brass instrument<\/a> commonly used in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Classical_music\">classical<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jazz\">jazz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Musical_ensemble\">ensembles<\/a>. The trumpet group ranges from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piccolo_trumpet\">piccolo trumpet<\/a> with the highest <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Register_(music)\">register<\/a> in the brass family, to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bass_trumpet\">bass trumpet<\/a>, which is pitched one octave below the standard B\u266d or C Trumpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC. They began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trumpet#cite_note-1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Trumpets are used in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Art_music\">art music<\/a> styles, for instance in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orchestra\">orchestras<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concert_band\">concert bands<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jazz\">jazz<\/a> ensembles, as well as in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popular_music\">popular music<\/a>. They are played by blowing air through nearly-closed lips (called the player&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embouchure\">embouchure<\/a>), producing a &#8220;buzzing&#8221; sound that starts a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standing_wave\">standing wave<\/a> vibration in the air column inside the instrument.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trumpet#cite_note-2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> Since the late 15th century, trumpets have primarily been constructed of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brass\">brass<\/a> tubing, usually bent twice into a rounded rectangular shape.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trumpet#cite_note-3\"><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many distinct types of trumpet, with the most common being pitched in B\u266d (a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transposing_instrument\">transposing instrument<\/a>), having a tubing length of about 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in). Early trumpets did not provide means to change the length of tubing, whereas modern instruments generally have three (or sometimes four) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brass_instrument_valve\">valves<\/a> in order to change their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pitch_(music)\">pitch<\/a>. Most trumpets have valves of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piston_valve\">piston<\/a> type, while some have the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotary_valve\">rotary<\/a> type. The use of rotary-valved trumpets is more common in orchestral settings (especially in German and German-style orchestras), although this practice varies by country. A musician who plays the trumpet is called a <em>trumpet player<\/em> or <em>trumpeter<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trumpet#cite_note-elisa1-4\"><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bbMEdiyJWvg&amp;list=PLoNvFy_73k1tXKbOx6fRLaQ5CEYM1ASXt&amp;index=3\">&#8220;Adele &#8211; Easy on Me &#8221; (Play with Me n.68) &#8211; Andrea Giuffredi trumpet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f3SjOePVhcY\">Memory from cats &#8211; Peter Roberts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Question<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the most popular musical?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lion King<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worldwide revenue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Musical<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Gross revenue (US$)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td><strong>The Lion King<\/strong><\/td><td>$8,251,556,700<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>The Phantom of the Opera<\/td><td>$6,060,000,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Mamma Mia!<\/td><td>$4,000,000,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Cats<\/td><td>$3,565,624,091<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0bGjlvukgHU&amp;list=PLoNvFy_73k1sqq-NpcjmnHQI1EvJMA0YU&amp;index=4\">The Lion King &#8211; I Just Can&#8217;t Wait To Be King (1080p)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KjgWWjkNbhU&amp;list=PLoNvFy_73k1sqq-NpcjmnHQI1EvJMA0YU&amp;index=5\">Elton John &#8211; Can You Feel the Love Tonight (From &#8220;The Lion King&#8221;\/Official Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riddle Of The Week<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Question<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Name<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21-22 &#8211; General Ed &#8211; Week of 1\/18 &#8211; 1\/21 Meet The Instruments The Brass Family The Trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet with the highest register in the brass family, to the bass trumpet, which is pitched one <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/2022\/01\/18\/music-january-18-21\/\">Continue reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":365,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/365"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":778,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777\/revisions\/778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/musicblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}