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Friday, April 17, 2020

The Guitar and Famous Guitarists

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The Guitar:

What is the difference between an Acoustic Guitar and an Electric Guitar?, Acoustic Guitars have large hollow bodies with a sound hole right below the strings, also acoustic guitars are able to amplify their sound unlike Electric Guitars. They have no sound holes and have a solid built body with thinner strings, and can only be played through a speaker or in other words a Amplifier.

Image result for electric guitarFind three musicians that are famous for playing the guitar?, Jimi Hendrix, Prince and David Bowie.

What kinds of musical ensembles can Guitars feature in?
Guitars feature in ensembles such as Rock and Pop, also known as Rock and Pop bands. There are normally keyboards or pianos, one or more singers, and a rhythm section made up of a Bass Guitar and a Drum Kit. Music Ensembles normally have a leader or a conductor.

Guitarists:

Below are two Guitarists famous in different ways for their skills on the Guitar. Find out three Facts about both Artist. include a picture of them.

Jimi Hendrix:

5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Jimi Hendrix | MusicRadar. James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American rock Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter. Although his Mainstream career only lasted four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential Musicians in history and one of the most celebrated Musicians in the 20 the Century.

. Born: 27 November 1942 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Died: 18 September 1970 in Notting Hill, London, United kingdom.

. At age 18, Davis played lead Guitar for Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. Davis met the Teen Jimi Hendrix in 1959, in Seattle while on tour with the Midnighters, becoming a mentor for the Future Legend, teaching him everything he knew about Guitar.


Steam Community :: :: Orianthi Panagaris with Michael JacksonOrianthi Panagaris:

. Orianthi Penny Panagaris is an Australian Musician, Singer and Songwriter who rehearsed in 2009 with Michael Jackson in preparation for his ill-Fated "This is it" concert series, and Performed with Alice Cooper's touring band.

. Orianthi Penny Panagaris was born 22 January 1985 in Adelaide, South Australia, and is of Greek descent. She first started music off with Piano at the age of 3 and went on to play the Acoustic Guitar at the age of 6. When she was Eleven she took up Electric Guitar and left her school, Mercedes College, enrolling at Cabra Dominican College.

. October 2016, Orianthi featured in the NRL Grand Final pre-game entertainment alongside Richie Sambora. Their Performance was met with mixed reviews, and Sambora defended their performance the following day on Twitter.

 


1 comment:

  1. Morena Miah! This is really excellent research. The Guitar is such a versatile instrument, I love that it plays a multitude of genres! Jimi Hendrix sure was a legend, such an amazing musician and he was left handed too! Do you have any favourite guitar players?

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