Percussion Sentence Examples

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  • The marching band had one percussion player who played the triangle.

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  • The explosion created a percussion that broke the windows.

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  • The percussion instruments were pushed up against the wall in the music room.

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  • It is very difficult to detonate by percussion.

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  • The metal rattle was an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument.

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  • One novelty, however, of the first importance is due to a Vienna physician of the period, Leopold Auenbrugger (1722-1809), the inventor of the method of recognizing diseases of the chest by percussion.

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  • A short staccato burst from the bass is followed by vocals and percussion heralding the song in.

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  • Glockenspiel, strings, reeds, world percussion and programming combine to create classy, intelligent, frail and melancholy pieces.

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  • The percussion clef is shown on staves for indefinite pitch percussion parts.

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  • All the songs are played back live, with John adding distinctive, and highly comical, latin percussion.

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  • Mason demonstrated his musical ability at several stages throughout the night by playing drums, guitar and an impressive assortment of percussion contraptions.

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  • At the moment a Computer Club for children and adults, and percussion and dance cor both community and school pupils are available.

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  • Its repetitive riffs and percussion become almost cyclical and hypnotic while slight variations keep pulling you in.

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  • They cater for antique firearms (or modern reproductions) of various types such as flintlock, percussion, single shots and revolvers.

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  • Hand Grenades Grenades in 1914 were exploded wither by percussion or by igniting a fuse.

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  • Specific examples of tuned percussion instruments include a gamelan with iron keys dating from the 19th century.

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  • He recently formed a duo with the renowned tabla maestro Sanju Sahai that combines western percussion with tabla.

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  • When Beethoven was writing his 9th symphony he requested a piano that had a percussion pedal on it.

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  • Percussion involves rhythmically striking the chest wall with cupped hands.

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  • Some floor cheers are specifically designed to be used on the sidelines of the court, seated in the "pinwheel" position, pom-poms set aside while the hands are used as percussion instruments on the floor, the legs, or clapping together.

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  • They play a variety of sounds on percussion instruments and learn how to use timbre and duration to add variety to their rhythmic ideas.

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  • At the very back of the stage come the percussion, dominated by the timpani (kettle drums ).

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  • From these frames were mounted tom toms and cymbals as well as the traps try for smaller percussion items.

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  • Ryan Jones Ryan is our " up front " male lead vocalist who also doubles on percussion.

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  • North Regional Wind Band The North Regional Wind Band currently has about 80 members, who play either woodwind, brass or percussion instruments.

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  • A 60 piece band featuring woodwind, brass and percussion for Yrs 7-13 of the required standard.

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  • It is still the commonest detonator, but it is now usually mixed with other substances; the British service uses for percussion caps 6 parts of fulminate, 6 of potassium chlorate and 4 of antimony sulphide, and for time fuses 4 parts of fulminate, 6 of potassium chlorate and 4 of antimony sulphide, the mixture being damped with a shellac varnish; for use in blasting, a home office order of 1897 prescribes a mixture of 4 parts of fulminate and 1 of potassium chlorate.

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  • It possesses four large paper mills and among its other industries are paste-board, powder, percussion caps, nets and machinery.

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  • Formerly the upper end of the highest canister was fitted with a " firing-head," consisting of a circular plate of iron, slightly smaller than the bore of the well, and having attached to its underside a vertical rod or pin carrying a percussion cap. The cap rested on the bottom of a small iron cylinder containing nitroglycerin.

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  • The disk is dispensed with, and the percussion cap is exploded by the impact of a leaden weight running on a cord.

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  • Useful instructions have been furnished by Carl Barus (Terrestrial Magnetism, 1897, 2, II) for the preparation of magnets calculated to withstand the effects of time, percussion and ordinary temperature variations.

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  • If dry and warm it is much more sensitive to percussion or friction, and also becomes electrified by friction under those conditions.

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  • Both are sensitive to percussion, but a little less so than nitroglycerin.

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  • Auenbrugger's method was that of direct percussion with the tips of the fingers, not that which is now used, of mediate percussion with the intervention of a finger or plessimeter; but the results of his method were the same and its value nearly as great.

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  • He introduced some improvements in the method, but the only real advance was the introduction of mediate percussion by Pierre Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879) in 1828.

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  • Centre of Percussion.It is obviously desirable that the deviations or changes of motion of oscillating pieces in machinery should, as far as possible, be effected by forces applied at their centres of percussion.

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  • Thus is determined the position of the centre of percussion C, corresponding to the axis of rotation 0.

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  • It is obvious from this equation that, for an axis of rotation parallel to 0 traversing C, the centre of percussion is at the point where the perpendicular OG meets 0.

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  • The length of the plumb-line, measured from its point of suspension to the centre of the bob, is for all practical purposes equal to the length OC, C being therefore the centre of percussion corresponding to the selected axis 0.

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  • His Essais de physique, four in number, of which the first three were published at Paris between 1676 and 1679, are his most important works, and form, together with a Traite de la percussion des corps, the first volume of the Ouvres de Mariotte (2 vols., Leiden, 1717).

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  • The registration is effected by the fall of a heavy pendulum, caused by the percussion of each step. The pendulum is forced back to a horizontal position by a delicate spring, and with each stroke a fine-toothed ratchet-wheel connected with it is moved round a certain length.

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  • Combine with a private DJ for percussion lead House Music or even a night of sizzling salsa rhythms.

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  • We offer a musical journey around the world - a 1 hour interactive performance followed by a 1 hour samba percussion workshop.

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  • Replacement of the existing devices to self-closing percussion taps is also under consideration by management.

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  • The guitars still sound like a herd of stampeding elephants and the percussion is meatier than Spam.

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  • At the very back of the stage come the percussion, dominated by the timpani (kettle drums).

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  • Tuned percussion, harps and keyboard instruments required are listed separately after the percussion.

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  • Everything in between the forte and foible is the Center of Percussion.

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  • The 3 minute, 42 second song has a catchy disco sound with high energy percussion and electronic tones.

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  • Chest physical therapy includes postural drainage, chest percussion, chest vibration, turning, deep breathing exercises, and coughing.

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  • Often, percussion and vibration are performed in conjunction with postural drainage.

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  • The purpose of percussion is to break up thick secretions in the lungs so they can more easily be removed.

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  • Percussion is performed on each lung segment for one to two minutes at a time.

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  • As with percussion, the purpose of vibration is to help break up lung secretions.

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  • Both of these predate the tap dance steps we know today, and also follow the same theme of movement through self-made percussion.

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  • Rhythm is extremely important to such cultural dances, and bodies often pulse to the beats of music provided by percussion instruments.

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  • In soft shoe dances, men's choreography will feature percussion performed by the hard heel.

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  • This particular dance includes percussion as well, this time played by the dancers themselves with coconut shells strapped to their bodies.

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  • All Nightclub Two Step dances should be done to the beat of a drum or other musical percussion to stay on rhythm.

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  • Occasionally fire, drums, and other percussion instruments are incorporated into the Danza.

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  • Cathedral Chorus - About five minutes in length, this last section begins softly, but climbs to a rousing crescendo with trombones and percussion.

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  • Other shows in the Q Theater include the comedy stylings of Jeff Civillico and the energetic music of Recycled Percussion.

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  • Singing over a lone piano with strings and delicate percussion, Lambert highlights Mad World's swelling dynamics while preserving the ominous overtones creating a version that is dark and haunting, yet oddly uplifting.

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  • The synthesizers and pounding percussion that run throughout the score seem to imply danger lurking ahead.

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  • Overall, the album is an industrial one with lots of metallic percussion and a definite techno-rock vibe.

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  • Marabi originally featured pianos accompanied by pebble filled cans for percussion.

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  • These actions could be a number of things - a dance break, a particular percussion pattern, a new song, or even just leading them in cheers and chants.

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  • He invented magnets that could withstand the effects of percussion and ordinary temperature variations.

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  • Jean Nicolas Corvisart (1755-1821) has already been mentioned as the translator and introducer into France of Auenbrugger's work on percussion.

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  • At the point of impact a bulb of percussion, which is a somewhat elevated conical mark, is produced.

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  • Chris also taught a group of children percussion accompaniments to some of the songs.

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  • Our percussion, including pedal timpani, tam-tam, tubular bells, xylophone, glockenspiel and vibraphone, are available for use.

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  • Penetrating captive bolts kill the animals most quickly, and percussion is also effective, if they are stuck before they come round.

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  • Zarbang is a world percussion ensemble representing the finest percussionists from Iran and Afghanistan.

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  • The soft percussion mallets are the low rumbles of winds echoing across the still night.

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  • Various friends offering everything from fiddle and percussion to wah wah mandolin and trombone join them.

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  • There were 4 condenser mic 's used to pick up the sound of the percussion.

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  • The firearms on the wall in the Museum Rotunda are percussion cap muskets.

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  • Add a simple percussion accompaniment incorporating the playing of a pulse and either the rhythm or a rhythmic ostinato.

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  • The piece later turns into a meditative journey, with Ward becoming peaceful amidst Sanders clattering percussion.

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  • By way of contrast Fahrenheit 451 employs lots of tuned percussion.

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  • A grandly towering fusion of jazz funk, eccentric samples and lush vocals nailed to a chassis of crackling grooves and pounding percussion.

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  • Back in the UK, he played percussion in several bands.

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  • Please note that saxophones, harps and orchestral percussion are included.

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  • All the songs are played back live, with John adding distinctive, and highly comical, Latin percussion.

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  • They then took those songs and infused them with elements of their Latino heritage, including tribal percussion, flamenco guitars and Spanish lyrics.

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  • Anga Diaz has been the heartbeat of Cuban percussion from Irakere to the Afro Cuban All Stars.

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  • A short instrumental with lilting lead guitar, gentle percussion, synths and Hammond organ.

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  • Helps in the setting up of other junk percussion groups.

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  • Written originally for solo percussion and orchestra, by Michael Daugherty, this work was commissioned by the US National Symphony Orchestra.

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  • The three-movement piece is written in Medieval Welsh and is accompanied by a brass septet and much exciting percussion.

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  • On display are 1,000 items including stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments from Britain, Europe and from distant lands.

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  • He recently formed a duo with the renowned tabla maestro Sanju Sahai that combines western percussion with tabla maestro Sanju Sahai that combines western percussion with tabla.

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  • On the percussion side, I have a Zydeco washboard which is played with bottle openers, dog brushes and an egg whisk.

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  • There are lively, up-tempo pieces as well as romantic ones plus a drums and percussion solo piece to conclude the CD.

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  • He became deaf after the percussion from the loud crash.

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  • The problems of percussion, however, received no definitive solution until after his death.

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