Percussion Instruments Research Articles

Arduino Controlled Digital Percussion Instrument Design

In daily life, musicians and people who want to play instruments cannot find enough time to practice and improve themselves. In addition, acoustic instruments, especially percussion instruments, are very difficult to use at home and indoors. For this reason, a percussion instrument design has been made to meet the needs of a person who aims to improve himself and learn new songs at the beginner level in percussion instruments. As a result of controlling the strip LEDs placed on each pad of the digital percussion instrument with the Arduino Uno, people can play the song they want with smoother touch and minimizing metronome errors.

Localization in musical steelpans

The steelpan is a pitched percussion instrument that takes the form of a concave bowl with several localized dimpled regions of varying curvature. Each of these localized zones, called notes, can vibrate independently when struck, and produce a sustained tone of a well-defined pitch. While the association of the localized zones with individual notes has long been known and exploited, the relationship between the shell geometry and the strength of the mode confinement remains unclear. Here, we explore the spectral properties of the steelpan modelled as a vibrating elastic shell. To characterize the resulting eigenvalue problem, we generalize a recently developed theory of localization landscapes for scalar elliptic operators to the vector-valued case, and predict the location of confined eigenmodes by solving a Poisson problem. A finite-element discretization of the shell shows that the localization strength is determined by the difference in curvature between the note and the surrounding bowl. In addition to providing an explanation for how a steelpan operates as a two-dimensional xylophone, our study provides a geometric principle for designing localized modes in elastic shells.

A New Interpretation of Chopin’s Piano Music Through Performance of the Second Piano Sonata on Pleyel and Erard Fortepianos and on a Modern Piano

I explored different approaches to performing Chopin’s Second Piano Sonata using my experience of playing on two period instruments: an original Pleyel 1848 grand fortepiano (known to have been played by Chopin) and an original Erard 1845 grand fortepiano. I considered how my experience of these instruments generated new knowledge which then informed my approach to performing the piece on a modern piano. This article is not intended to encourage pianists to imitate or copy my performance on historical instruments, but to re-discover period instruments in a new context and develop the ideas and perception gained from them to transform approaches to interpretation on modern pianos.I first examined the differences between the Pleyel and Erard instruments, and how the characteristics of the two fortepianos are affected by their different mechanical features. I explain why these differences occur and how they affect performers, and this is connected to the famous statement by Chopin comparing Pleyel and Erard fortepianos.Examining the Pleyel and Erard fortepianos and comparing historical and modern instruments from the perspective of being a concert pianist myself, this research revealed how pianists can bring out a singing quality in performance on percussive keyboard instruments. Experimenting with the Pleyel and Erard fortepianos has expanded my view of how to listen to the sound, with consequences for the management of specific dimensions and for my approach to modern pianos.

Interfacial debonding detection of steel beams reinforced by CFRP plates based on percussion method

Steel structure reinforced engineering makes extensive use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) plates. Although it happens frequently, the interfacial debonding of CFRP plate-reinforced steel beams has been the main cause of failure in flexural strengthened steel beams, which results in the brittle failure of steel structures. This paper proposes a novel percussion method to locate and quantify the debonding area based on the Welch power spectrum density (PSD) estimate, mel frequency cepstral coefficient (MFCC), and convolutional neural network (CNN). According to our knowledge, this is the first attempt to use the percussion method to identify and measure the debonding defects of steel beams strengthened by CFRP plates. Additionally, this experiment takes into account how percussion instruments affect localization and quantification. To begin with, the debonding location is qualitatively detected using the Welch PSD estimate method. The presented percussion method can successfully and accurately detect the interfacial debonding of CFRP plate-reinforced steel beams, according to repeated results. Subsequently, a novel CNN model is constructed to classify the various debonding areas based on the MFCC feature. In the end, the experimental findings show that the localization and quantification of the hammer types vary only slightly. Overall, the percussion-based approach can offer a fresh line of inquiry into the debonding problem on steel beams reinforced with CFRP plates.

Auenbruggers, Sensibility, and the Instrumental Bodies

ABSTRACT In conceiving the ideal of the man or woman of sensibility, many eighteenth-century philosophers and writers described the human body as a living instrument. The Austrian physician Josef Leopold Auenbrugger, who wrote the libretto for Salieri’s Der Rauchfangkehrer (1781), held just such a view. Auenbrugger’s musical sensibility led to his invention of the percussive technique as a diagnostic method for cardiac and respiratory diseases, a method that has received little attention by music historians despite widespread recognition in medical studies. This article reassesses the significance of Auenbrugger’s work, arguing that his musical-medical understanding of sensibility, as demonstrated in his treatise Inventum Novum (1761), effectively reinforces the eighteenth-century idea that the responsive body functions like a sensitive string and percussive instrument. Not only so, but Auenbrugger’s theory also offers applications to Haydn’s “Auenbrugger” sonatas, dedicated to Leopold Auenbrugger’s daughters, Caterina Franziska and Marianna.

Picture Editing and Music: A Marriage of Invisible Arts

Picture Editing and Music: A Marriage of Invisible Arts

The Use of Percussion Instruments to Improve Musical Intelligence of Young Children

Musical intelligence is one of the essential aspects that should be given to children. With music, children can easily remember and manipulate patterns of musical forms. Music will primarily affect human life in the form of musical rhythms, musical instruments, and songs. Therefore, to improve musical intelligence in early childhood, an educator must use percussion instruments to improve children's musical intelligence. One way to improve it is to use percussion instruments, where percussion instruments are hit musical instruments found by children in the surrounding environment and can have a positive and educational influence on early childhood. This research was conducted at Raudhatul Atfhal Baitul Umi Pajaresuk Pringsewu in group B1 students. This research is a Classroom Action Research with a descriptive qualitative research type. The formulation of the problem that the author proposes in this study is "Whether the use of percussion musical instruments can increase the musical intelligence of children in group B1 RA Baitul Umi Pajaresuk Pringsewu. The research subjects were 20 students in group B1, while the object of research was early childhood musical intelligence. Based on the research results at RA Baitul Umi Pajaresuk Pringsewu, it can be concluded that using percussion musical instruments can improve children's musical intelligence at RA Baitul Umi Pajaresuk Pringsewu in the 2016-2017 school year with excellent results. This can be seen from the musical intelligence of students where in the pre-cycle of research, it can be seen that students who achieve very well development do not exist from all students totaling 20 students. Then in cycle I, students with perfect musical intelligence improvement still have not shown results. And in cycle II, it increased again to 1 learner or 80% of learners who had reached the predetermined assessment standards.

The Making of Percussion Instruments from Used Goods as A Media for Developing Elementary School Music Arts Creativity

Creativity is something that children must have. Music art is one of the sub-themes in Cultural Arts and Crafts (SBDP). The research method uses a qualitative approach with a narrative type that applies interview data collection, observation, and documentation. The results of students' creativity in learning music can be done through making musical instruments from used goods which are later expected to become one of the media to increase students' creativity in music. In addition, making percussion instruments can solve students' boredom in learning the art of music. This article aims to explain the importance of student creativity in learning music and how to apply it to learn the art of music, so it doesn't get boring and monotonous. Hopefully, this article will provide a reference for teachers or prospective teachers in making rhythmic music learning media.

Implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka Belajar Dalam Menstimulasi Kecerdasan Musikal Anak Usia Dini

The kurikulum merdeka belajar emphasises learning that focuses not only on academic knowledge, but also on skills and attitudes. It equips learners with skills that are relevant to the evolving needs of the world of work. Musical intelligence involves the ability to appreciate, understand and make music. Children with this intelligence have sensitivity to rhythm, tone, and melody, and are able to express themselves through music. researchers are interested in examining more deeply the implementation of the kurikulum merdeka belajar in stimulating early childhood musical intelligence. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods with a literature review research approach. data taken from various sources of written materials and then identifying contextual evidence by looking for relationships between data and the reality that the author examines. Some ways that can be used to stimulate and develop children's musical intelligence are: Musical exploration, Singing and singing together, Movement and dance, Making music and simple instruments, Musical performances, Integrating music in learning. Musical intelligence involves a person's ability to appreciate, understand, produce and express music. Individuals with strong musical intelligence are more sensitive to musical elements such as rhythm, pitch, harmony and expression. Media and tools to stimulate musical intelligence such as: Music recordings, Percussion instruments, Rhythmic instruments, Melodic instruments, Music apps and software, Musical books and stories, Group musical activities. Games that can stimulate and develop children's musical intelligence include listening games, imitation games, sound management games, song and movement games, composition games, sound teasers, guess the song games. The implications of the kurikulum merdeka belajar for stimulating children's musical intelligence are the development of musical skills, the development of auditory skills, the experience of harmony and well-being, the improvement of motor skills, the improvement of creativity, the improvement of cognition and concentration, the improvement of social and emotional skills. The constraints in stimulating early childhood musical intelligence are Limited resources, Lack of musical knowledge or skills, Limited time, Low interest or motivation of children, Differences in abilities and interests, Lack of environmental support.

Innovations of music and aesthetic education courses using intelligent technologies.

Innovations in training programs impact the educational system and the level of students' professional abilities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the use of innovative technologies in teaching music and aesthetics with the use of intelligent technology. Students from various music schools in Beijing participated in the study: elementary (112 respondents), middle (123 respondents), and high school (98 respondents) (areas: piano, violin, and percussion), a total of 343 participants. Assessment of the students' level of proficiency took place in several stages: comparing the students' level of proficiency with that they had before the experiment, for this purpose an average eight-point system was used. The next stage consisted of a comparison of grades for the final academic concert. The results showed that the greatest improvement was seen in the percussion class and the least in the violin class. Piano students showed an average result in the correlation comparison, but their level was the highest in the final academic concert, 48.55% of the students showed a level of skill above average. While 39.13% of the violin students scored "excellent" and "good". The same level among the students of "percussion instruments" was shown by 35.71% of the students. Thus, one can conclude that applying intelligent technologies positively impacts students' performance, but it is necessary to be careful in choosing applications and technologies for implementation in the educational process. Further research should be directed at the impact of other applications and programs on learning, as well as ways to improve other music education areas and how they can be changed by intelligent technology use.

Analysis of the Effect of Music Therapy Interventions on College Students with Excessive Anxiety.

In order to explore and analyze the effect of music therapy interventions on college students with excessive anxiety, this paper selected 240 year 2017- to year 2020-enrolled undergraduates from a comprehensive university in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, in Central China as research objects. These college students had been diagnosed as excessive anxiety and were randomly divided into two groups-intervention group and control group-with 120 students in each group. The control group received conventional mental health treatment for college students, while the intervention group received music therapy interventions on this basis with 3 times a week for 24 times. The instruments used in the music therapy include piano, percussion instruments, melodic instruments, and diffuse instruments; the specific implementation of each therapy is divided into five parts: warm-up, rhythm percussion, song singing, instrumental ensemble, and music appreciation. The study results show that before treatment, the excessive anxiety score of college student in the control group was 63-76 with an average score of 72.58 ± 5.27; after treatment, that was 45-64 with an average score of 54.46 ± 6.82; before treatment, the excessive anxiety score of college student in the intervention group was 62-78 with an average score of 72.56 ± 5.51; after treatment, that was 26-44 with an average score of 33.19 ± 5.51. Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the excessive anxiety scores between the two groups of college students (P > 0.05); after treatment, the excessive anxiety scores of the two groups were lower than those before treatment, and the reduction degrees in the intervention group were bigger than those in the control group, with statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Therefore, music therapy interventions can significantly reduce the excessive anxiety of college students; the analysis also shows that factors such as gender, grade, major, origin, repertoire type, therapy type, and anxiety type could affect the effect of music therapy interventions to some certain extent. For example, the effect of music therapy interventions on college students in psychology or related majors is better than that of students in other majors; the effect of receptive music therapy is better than that of creative and improvised music therapy; the effect of music therapy interventions on college students' life event, romantic relationship, and social anxiety is better than that on college students' test and job-hunting anxiety.

Percussion instruments and their relationship to well-known structural radiators

Several structural radiators have been well studied in the past century and are commonly used to illustrate principles of structural-borne acoustic radiation. These structural radiators include the membrane, thin beam and thin plate. The principles of vibration and acoustic radiation of these radiators will be overviewed in terms of their normal modes. The standard assumptions which allow these structures to be useful in illustrating general principles of structural acoustics will also be outlined. The relationship of common percussion instruments to these structural radiators will then be presented with emphasis on which of the previously discussed assumptions hold for each instrument and which assumptions do not. Modern methods for studying the vibration and acoustic radiation of these instruments will then be outlined.

The Common Cold

This paper models a new approach to theorizing topics via music informatics. Our case study for topic is winter as it appears in video game music. Like opera or oratorio, video game music leaves little ambiguity as to what the music ought to signify. Video games commonly have an icy or snowy area, complete with cold-weather creatures and landscapes as well as new game mechanics and music for the player to encounter. Our dataset has over 160 examples of such music, representing games on all mainstream platforms (Nintendo, PlayStation, computer, etc.) and spanning the years 1987–2020. Each example is tagged with its musical features. We define five core characteristics of the winter topic: heavy reverb, arpeggiated textures, metallic percussion instruments, plucked string instruments, and omission of membranophones. We also situate winter as a topic related to Christmas, ’80s music, and the waltz. Finally, we explore Nintendo’s idiosyncratic approach to winter music. Our study finds that instrumentation—particularly percussion—and audio technology are key considerations in establishing the winter topic in video game music. More broadly, we demonstrate the potential of computational musicology to augment and complement traditional approaches to topic theory, whether in relation to video game music or any other repertoire.

3. Pianist Aurelia Simion - Talent, Creativity, Performance

Abstract Coming from a family of musicians, the descendant of a dynasty that traces its roots back to the 19th century, had Lia Oxinoit as a teacher at the pre-university cycle and Ludmila Vaverco at the Gavriil Musicescu State Conservatory from Chisinau. The artistic career of the pianist Aurelia Simion is impressive, ascending, marked by important professional successes realized in concerts and solo recitals or in collaboration with soloists, teachers, students and pupils, with participation in the Musical Olympics, in national and international competitions as an accompanist, member or president of the juries. It is particularly important to highlight the fact that Aurelia Simion, in her artistic ascent, performed on concert stages in the Romania and abroad (Ukraine, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, Holland, Austria, Russia etc). Inquisitive spirit, always concerned with learning something new, she also played the harpsichord, celesta, marimbaphone and vibraphone, learned to play the portable organ with pedals, and in the moments when she had to complete the timbral color of the scores as part of the Percussion Ensemble Alternances, led by Constantin Stavrat, played claves, guiro, maracas and other small percussion instruments. Her compositional creation materialized in scores for solo piano, solo instruments with piano accompaniment, arrangements for percussion ensemble. For her academic and artistic achievements, she was awarded numerous awards, medals and diplomas of merit, honor and excellence awarded by various cultural and educational institutions.

Knowledge of the Musical Context of Yao Wedding Music in Jinxiu, Guangxi, China

This study focused on the musical context and characteristics of Yao wedding music in Jinxiu, Guangxi, China, to use a qualitative research methodology. The objective was to 1) examine the musical context of Yao’s wedding music. 2) Analyze the musical elements of the Yao wedding music. The research designed the interview and observation forms that were used throughout the interviews and observations. By key informant, the interviews were divided into three groups. The results of the study are as follows: 1) Jinxiu Yao wedding music is related with the culture, religion, language, and history of the nation. While preserving its traditional culture, it has important national cultural significance. 2) The music of Jinxiu Yao has the most intricate musical characteristics and is performed alone or in a group with percussion instruments. With the main melody in pentatonic mode and played in a flexible rhythm, the relatively fixed wedding music is simple and simple to understand. The music and ritual of the Jinxiu Yao wedding are complementary, representing the Yao’s traditional culture and preserving the transmission of music from their ancestors through the ceremony.

Musical Instruments in Samāʿ Literature: al-Udfuwī’s Kitāb al-Imtāʿ bi-aḥkām as-samāʿ

Abstract Samāʿ literature reveals a tension in premodern Islamicate societies. While musical practices were ubiquitous and practiced in many contexts, Islamic legal tradition regarded them with suspicion. Musical instruments occupied a central place in these discussions, perhaps, because as physical objects associated with what is otherwise in the non-tangible domain of sound they were seen as the quintessential manifestation of music. Udfuwī’s Imtāʿ is one of the most comprehensive works in the genre, and its chapter on instruments is unique in both the length and place it ascribes to percussion instruments. Udfuwī argues for their permissibility and stresses their social importance throughout history.

GEMBYUNG BUHUN ART PACKAGING IN A PERFORMANCE AT THE EDUCATIONAL TOURISM VILLAGE CISAAT-CIATER SUBANG REGENCY

Gembyung is a traditional art that uses large drums/tambourines as the main tool. Gembyung at the time of the performance displays traditional music and the music that is sung also contains sacred and solemn elements. This is firmly held by the Gembyung players to maintain the authenticity of the traditional arts passed down by their ancestors. Gembyung is a percussion instrument made of leather and wood. Based on the onomatopoeia (word follows sound), the word Gembyung comes from the sound of the percussion pattern gem (beat and hold) and byung (beat and release). At first the Gembyung Subang art developed in the pesantren environment. This Gembyung is usually performed at ceremonies of Islamic religious activities such as the commemoration of the Prophet's Birthday, Rajaban and Activities 1 Syuro which are held around places of worship. In the development of Gembyung, there has also been a change in the form of packaging in the presentation of performances as the goal of research on works of art. The research methodology is qualitative which is oriented towards works of art as a result of packaging products and innovative works, to be applied to performances in general in society.

FEATURES OF STUDYING THE EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINE “INSTRUMENTAL SCIENCE AND METHODOLOGY OF WORKING WITH A CHILDREN’S MUSIC GROUP”: EXPERIENCE AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Attention is focused on the importance of improving the quality of music teacher training by achieving the necessary competencies related to music-making technologies on Ukrainian folk instruments in the process of conducting music lessons in secondary schools, managing children's instrumental ensembles in out-of-school education institutions. Work experience while teaching the course «Instrumental science and methods of working with a children's music group» at TNPU is highlighted. The basic conditions that affect the development and process of formation of professional skills and skills of playing in an instrumental ensemble among students, as well as the management of a children's musical group based on mastering the methods of working with a homogeneous and mixed composition of folk traditional instruments of a children's instrumental ensemble, didactic principles and knowledge of performance, are analyzed on such instruments. The process of preparing a future music teacher for the organization and implementation of collective performance instrumental and creative activity of schoolchildren in the conditions of classroom, extracurricular and extracurricular work, the form of conducting rehearsal work with an ensemble of folk instruments in extracurricular time, which involve the student writing a score for the instrumental accompaniment of a vocal work from children's music, is characterized School repertoire and its gradual voicing by the instrumental composition of the academic group. Examples of the use of rhythmic improvisation, the technology of mastering percussion instruments without a specific pitch, the chromatic soprano flute in C major in musical art lessons, and playing music on other traditional folk instruments during classes in an instrumental ensemble are given.

Membranophone percussion instruments in music therapy with adult patients in the health context: a scope review.

To map scientific knowledge about the use of percussion instruments in music therapy in individuals over 18 years of age in the health context. Scope review with search strategy implemented in September 2021, in 13 databases, using indexed descriptors and keywords. Studies on the use of membranophones for care of people over 18 years of age were included. Studies with the participation of pregnant women, psychiatric patients (schizophrenia, psychosis, addiction), or people with hearing impairment, and journal editorials were excluded. The selection process was carried out by two independent researchers. Thirteen studies were included and the results showed that the membranophones have a positive impact on the physical, psychological, and social health of people in different care environments, and allow them to repeat rhythmic patterns and play music. Active music therapy was the strategy predominantly used in interventions, and the most used membranophone was the djembe. The results suggest that music therapy with membranophones proved to be a viable intervention with beneficial results in improving physical, psychological, and social health of people over 18 years of age.

The use of percussion instruments in the enlightenment of early infant music education

The use of percussion instruments in the enlightenment of early infant music education