10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUIRO»
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guiro in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Scraping. the. Guiro. You've probably seen the guiro with the guy or gal on stage
scraping a stick against a gourd with ridges carved into it. And, you've probably
heard the instrument — its distinctive sound comes through in most types of Latin
...
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Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic ...
Lately, La Caridad del Cerro has crowned the work with its new orchestra [
referring to the orchestra directed by Raimundo Valenzuela], which demanded
that this stupid instrument — first consisting of some movable beads on a guiro
gourd, ...
3
Complete Book of Gourd Carving
Here is the finished guiro with grooves as well as decoration. Tito Medina has
achieved six different shades ofbroum to black, with five shades visible in this
photo. He did all shading with the heat of a glowing ember that he carefully ...
Jim Widess, Ginger Summit, 2004
4
Making Gourd Musical Instruments
Guiro ** Guiro Artwork by Duane Teeter Materials Tools snake gourd saw varnish
drill chopstick riffler rasp scraper, to clean interior small torch, to decorate
instrument (optional) The more familiar form of rasp, or guiro, has the notches
carved ...
Ginger Summit, Jim Widess, 2007
5
Drum Circle: A Guide to World Percussion
Tuning The guiro is an instrument of indefinite pitch, and therefore cannot be
tuned to play specific pitches. Playing Position The guiro is held in the weak hand
and slightly to the performer's weak side, with the opening facing out. The holding
...
Chalo Eduardo, Frank Kumor, 2001
6
Hand Drumming Essentials
You may simply grip the body of the guiro with the thumb and fingers of your
weak hand. l prefer holding the guiro more vertically than horizontally. A thin
dowel is scraped across the notches of the guiro to produce sound, utilizing down
...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
UF Guiro (Scraper) music [Former heading] SA headings for forms and types of
music that include “guiro” or “guiros” and headings with medium of performance
that include “guiro” or “guiros” Guirún Site (Mexico) BT Mexico-Antiquities GUIs ...
Library of Congress, 2006
8
Play Bongos & Hand Percussion Now: The Basics & Beyond
For example, the Cuban guiro has two holes and sometimes three on the
opposite side of the ridges. Take your thumb and middle finger and place them in
the holes. If you have three holes in the guiro, place your index finger in the
center hole ...
Richie Gajate-Garcia, 2002
9
The Drum Set Crash Course
The cha-cha-cha is probably easily recognized by the guiro pattern and/or the
cha-cha bell pattern. The guiro is a hollowed out gourd scored on one side and
played with a stick. The guiro has two main sounds: its long scrape sound and its
...
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The Foundations of Rock : From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: ...
Similar to the sound of the ratchet is that of the Latin guiro, originally a multiply
notched hollow gourd against which a wooden stick is scraped but nowadays
usually formed of plastic. The Cuban guiro is fairly large, whereas the Mexican ...
Department of Music Theory The University of Michigan Walter Everett Associate Professor of Music and Chair, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUIRO»
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guiro is used in the context of the following news items.
Is there a doctor in the opera house?
... ritrovarla io guiro” from the Italian operettist's “Le Cenerentola,” or “Cinderella.” Both were well received by the small but appreciative crowd, ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
Samsung BD-J5500
... steals the design limelight. The entire body, available in black or white, is so deeply ribbed it could be played like a Guiro if you had a stick. «What Hi-Fi?, Jul 15»
Noisy learning: Wee Rhythm provides education and fun
The guiro is normally made from a gourd or a piece of wood, has ridges carved into it, and then the musician rubs a stick on it to produce a ... «Fremont Tribune, Jul 15»
Plena Libre Rains On The Green
... Puerto Rico, sat huddled under an oversize umbrella, scraping out the familiar rhythms with his guiro, a traditional gourd-turned-washboard. «New Haven Independent, Jun 15»
The Complete List: NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2015 (So Far)
... up its weird and wonderful flavor profile: Asia Minoric heartache leavened with mariachi trumpets and the playful scritch-scratch of a guiro. «NPR, Jun 15»
Classical Movements' 'Serenade!': How do you translate 'uneven'?
There was some subtle movement in a couple of numbers; one song ended with a loud kiss, and elsewhere the choir employed kazoos, a guiro ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Percussion workshop brings joy to dementia patients
... full of music, song and dance where members play a range of instruments, from ukuleles to tambourines, African drums and the tricolor guiro. «The Voice Online, Jun 15»
Review: Woody Woodmansey's Holy Holy, Leeds O2 Academy …
... guitar is almost inaudible, but most criminally, the scraping, raking noise of the guiro is completely lost during The Man Who Sold The World. «The Press, York, Jun 15»
Ex-Burkina Faso Customs Boss Jailed for Graft
The sentence, and the seizure of his property worth a similar amount, was well below that sought by prosecutors, who had asked for Guiro to be ... «Daily Times Nigeria, Jun 15»
CONDAMNATION DE GUIRO : Le bouc émissaire d'un système
Le verdict du procès de l'affaire Ousmane Guiro est tombé le samedi 20 juin dernier. L'ancien directeur général des douanes du Burkina a été ... «Editions Le Pays, Jun 15»
