Music F200X - Larsen

Pentatonix is an American group of acapella singers originally founded in 2011. The group has produced some original music, but is known for their covers of pop and Christmas music. Biography: The group was founded in 2011 when former high school classmates Kirstin Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, and Scott Hoying decided that they wanted to win "The Sing Off", which was a popular show on NBC at the time, with the prize of $200,000 and a recording deal with Sony. Mitch had auditioned for the show directly out of high school, while Kirstin and Scott were both in college to pursue music. In an effort to make time for the show, though, the both dropped out. Since all three shared the lead vocal duties, they were advised to find a bassist and beatboxer to complete the group. Scott met their bassist, Avi Kaplan, through a friend, and the group found their beatboxer, Kevin Olusola, on Youtube. Together, the group won the third season of "The Sing Off", and got a recording deal wi...

 Iceland has a few different types of traditional music. The example of folk music has clear western influences, but with a separate culture, and some certain differences. The second example is a Icelandic Rimur, which is a type of chant that originated in the time of the vikings. This chant carried on throughout Icelandic culture, but died out when the songs were banned by the protestant church. Attempts have been made revive the Rimur recently, and incidentally, Misty Mountains, from the Lord of the Rings series, is in the format of a Rimur. This first song is an Icelandic folk song. This is a version of Ólafur Liljurós performed by The New Wiccans. These folk songs were traditionally dances that could be performed for crowds of people. The structure is different from western music, as it is not structured into verses and choruses, but rather as one song. You can hear the call and answer style of music in the song, where one instrument will play a call, then another type will ans...

 The electric guitar is one of the more prevalent instruments in today's music, possibly even more so than the older acoustic guitar. This would not be true, however, if electric guitars did not evolve. Electric guitars have changed greatly since their inception in 1931. In the time between the production of the first electric guitar in 1931 and the production of the Stratocaster in 1954, electric guitars changed greatly. Everything from sound pickup design to wood choice was changed, and all of these things came together to result in a much different listening experience between the two. The first successful mass produced electric guitar is widely considered to be the Rickenbacker Frying Pan. This guitar was a pioneer, but is no longer widely produced, and has become somewhat of a collectors item. It was originally created to take advantage of the popularity of Hawaiian electro music, and had a electromagnetic pickup on the solid wood body. The guitar was designed to be played on ...