Western flute, dizi, and bansuri flute playing practices and teaching methods from the viewpoint of selected practitioners in Kuala Lumpur by Chai, Yem Voon

“…Cultural properties and connected views are outcomes of former and ongoing global exchange patterns that started in colonial times. Musical instruments played in present day Malaysia are musical instruments coming from cultures outside Malaysia. …”
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CONCERNS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. OBJECTS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Boris Papez

“…From the analysis of the records, we argue that the use of different objects (computers, cell phones, books, musical instruments, etc.) was central to deal with everyday problems, either because of their ability to mobilize cultural practices, manage emotions, establish symbolic boundaries between activities, create new temporalities, or become a resource for sociability. …”
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The effects of anxiety on practice behaviors and performance quality in expert pianists by Edoardo Passarotto, Florian Worschech, Eckart Altenmüller

“…IntroductionDuring their career, musicians need to undergo intense periods of training to master musical instruments and become accomplished artists. Dysfunctional practice behaviors and anxiety are often mentioned among the possible risk factors for playing-related injuries in musicians. …”
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Mari of Udmurtia: Factors of Preserving Traditional Culture in Modern Conditions by I. L. Pozdeev

“…The author notes that the historically formed mechanism for ensuring the viability of the Mari society includes practices of demographic behavior, ethnic socialization of youth, reproduction of elements of spiritual and religious culture (prayers, family and calendar rituals, songs) and the material world (national costume, elements of architecture, musical instruments, national cuisine), the use of the Mari language. …”
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The role of participation in memorable tourism experience: a comparative case of cap go meh festival and linggarjati festival in Indonesia by Agus W Soehadi, Eka Ardianto

“…In Linggarjati, the visitors gain the novelty of historical site and city history merge with the stage of angklung -traditional music instrument- colossal…”
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Vocabulary performance of students with and without difficulties learning to read and write by Cláudia da Silva, Patrícia do Valle Alves

“…There was no significance for either group regarding the conceptual fields of Foods, Furniture and Appliances, Places, and Professions in non-designation; regarding Means of Transportation in substitution processes; regarding Toys and Musical Instruments in both non-designation and substitution processes. …”
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Progress in the research and applications of natural fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites by Sun Zhanying

“…In the second part of this article, the applications of these composites are summarized systematically, especially those involving the automotive industry, household appliances, construction materials, packaging materials and boards of musical instruments. Currently, the automotive industry and the production of construction materials are the most important application areas of these composites.…”
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Audio Effects Based on Biorthogonal Time-Varying Frequency Warping by Cavaliere Sergio, Evangelista Gianpaolo

“…However, most musical signals require a time-varying frequency modification in order to be properly processed. Vibrato in musical instruments or voice intonation in the case of vocal sounds may be modeled as small and slow pitch variations. …”
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Sound effect of transmitting specific emotions in music performance based on the acoustic properties of conjugated materials by Yangjingyi Li, Fenghsu Lee

“…This article studies the impact of conjugated materials on the timbre, frequency response, etc. of musical instruments, hoping to achieve sound effects that better convey specific emotions. …”
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Re-Contemplating the Classification of Multiple Reeds by Liu Xiangkun

“…The 2011 Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium categorises the “reedpipes with double (or quadruple) reeds” (422.1) according to the number of pipes, bore shapes, and finger holes, as it does to many other instrument groups. …”
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Musical Phenomenon in the Traditional Art of Alee Tunjang in Aceh by Surya Rahman, Berlian Denada, Abdul Rozak

“…These two types of musical instruments form a distinctive musical fabric in the presentation of the performance, where melodic and rhythmic instruments are played not only as the main melody and melodic musical accompaniment, but the two elements become inseparable, as evidenced by the musical fills of Alee Tunjang that alternate and complement each other. …”
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TINGGALAN ARKEOLOGI DI PURA PUSEH KIADAN, KECAMATAN PETANG, KABUPATEN BADUNG: KAJIAN BENTUK DAN FUNGSI by I Wayan Suantika

“…The result of this research are in the forms of ganesha, ancestor figurine, a yoni, and several plates of selonding traditional music instrument. From their forms, it is known that these remains came from Bali Madya period, which are still used as worshipping media by the villagers. …”
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Expert pianists make specific exaggerations for teaching by Atsuko Tominaga, Günther Knoblich, Natalie Sebanz

“…The present study asked whether such modulations also occur during teaching performance of a music instrument, where subtle movement modulations are crucial for achieving artistic expression. …”
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Koleksi Raffles Dari Jawa: Bukti Dari Eropa Tentang Sebuah Peradaban by Alexandra Green

“…During Raffles’ years on Java, he collected substantial cultural materials, among  others  are;  theatrical  objects,  musical  instruments,  coins  and  amulets,  metal sculpture, and drawings of Hindu- Buddhist buildings and sculpture. …”
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A high prevalence of cumulative trauma disorders in Iranian instrumentalists by Bidari Ali, Shooshtari Seyed Mostafa Jazayeri, Kazemi Behrooz, Sadeghi Shahram, Jafari Peyman

“…Such studies are scarce in developing countries despite the possibility that CTDs may have a different prevalence in these countries, especially when considering traditional musical instruments and different methods of playing. Although not formally studied before, according to our experience the prevalence of CTDs seemed to be high among Iranian instrumentalists.…”
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Music in English language teaching by Kulić Danijela G.

“…The results of this research indirectly imply that music, instrumental and vocal, should be included into foreign language teaching, at all levels of studies through appropriate techniques.…”
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Relasi Nilai Agama Islam Dan Budaya Dalam Kesenian Reog Ponorogo by Alfiati Alfiati

“…This will review the values of Islam contained in the Reog Ponorogo Arts, including the Reog section itself and the musical instruments.…”
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Programme Instrumental Theory as a Principle of Thinking of the Performer (The Case of Musical Compositions for the Solo Flute of Chinese Composers of the Twentieth Century) by Yang Li

“…Keywords: flute, programme music, instrumental theory, principles of art thinking, genre, style.…”
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Brazilian Amazonian palm-stem types and uses: a review by Tatiani Yuriko Pinheiro KIKUCHI, Cátia Henriques CALLADO

“…A similarity analysis showed that, in general, tall, medium-short, medium, small (≥ 10 cm in diameter) and climbing stem types, solitary or cespitous, are used for construction, furniture, handicrafts, utensils, tools and musical instruments. Only small stems (< 10 cm diameter) are used to manufacture weapons for hunting and fishing, and climbing stems are used in the manufacture of ropes. …”
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Modeling and Energy Consumption of Unilateral Heating Process of Flat Wood Details by Nencho Deliiski, Neno Trichkov, Dimitar Angelski, Ladislav Dzurenda

“…This paper presents solutions of the model concerning the non-stationary temperature distribution along the thickness of spruce details with thicknesses of 6, 8 and 10 mm and the non-stationary change in the specific energy consumption and in the specific heat flux during unilateral heating at temperatures of the electrically heated metal band equal to 100, 120, and 140 ºC aimed at plasticizing and bending of the details in the production of outside curved parts of the body of string musical instruments. The obtained results can be used for technological and energy calculations and for analysis of processes of unilateral heating of wood details at different boundary conditions, as well as in software for systems for model based automatic control of such processes aimed at bending of the heated and plasticized details.…”
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