and an instrument-maker will change something about an instrument every time they build that instrumenty will leave certain other things alone. in making my own nay, i experiment with wall thickness with the size of the tone holes, with the shape of the embouchure, with very small, tiny little measurements in order to generate different kinds of tone. [airy tones] nay is a persian term meaning simply pipe. and nays in various forms appear from north africa all the way to western china in very many different kinds of forms. and the nay that i play is associated with turkey. it is this shape this profile here, that is said to give the turkish nay its particular tonal timbre. but the real place where timbre lives is inside the instrumentalist's heart and head. if the instrumentalist doesn't hear the timbre in the instrument and the music, then the audience won't hear it either. (narrator) while materials and construction are critical in determining the timbrel capabilities of an instrument, it is the musician who makes the instrument come to life. in essence the instrument becomes the uniq

you have bass instruments playing bass lines [bass drum beats] you have lead instruments playing melodyys] you have instruments that play harmonized melody, you have other instruments that strum that hit rhythmic patterns and that fill in the chords. of course, as part of this overall texture, you also hear the rhythm ensemble, which in steelband terms is called the engine room, and that drives the entire ensemble, which is why it's called the engine room. [steelband plays] there's different sizes of ensembles and different textures. as a result, the old-fashioned steelbands are now called pan around the neck ensembles, they're carried around the neck, and this limits the number and types of instruments their range, and the texture is as a result thinner when you place these instruments on stands and begin to arrange them on a stage each player has access to more pans, more range the texture thickens up, the stageside band is a small version of this. [band plays] the largest band in trinidad is the conventional steelband, and conventional bands are wheeled onto stage for the carnival pe

he began to search for an instrument equal to his talent. >> he went to dealers and instrument shops.herever he went, he said, have you heard any rumors about great cellos? jamie: in 1957 he found one in the west german city of a/k/a n. your father came home with something he longed for, searched for? >> i was very young. but i knew he found something very important. (?) jamie: very important indeed. it was a stradivarius. crafted in italy around 1707 by the master of them all: antonio stradivarius. it even has its own title. the countess. sound expensive? it was. >> it was a huge sum of money for us, for our family. and it made a huge difference in our lives to pay it off over many years. jamie: dealers estimate he paid around $100,000. an astronomical sum in the 19 50s when the average house sold for 18,000. for greenhouse, the instrument became a part of him. >> he called it his love. his treasure. his heart. his voice. every superlative. (?) jamie: at the height of his career greenhouse performed nearly 200 times per year. >> i always wanted to hop in the cello case and travel wit

[low hum and sticks clacking] [cultural music montage] (narrator) all over the world with instrumentseople create an uncountable number of melodies in an enormous variety of styles. the methods in which a musical culture generates its melodic forms depend on the musical rules and practices of that culture. these rules are employed by composers and performers, and are implicitly understood by listeners as well. ♪ that baby boy i never saw before. ♪ (narrator) but at the basis of all melodic form is the concept of vibrational frequency or pitch. [low, airy pipe plays] (man) pitch is the highness or lowness of the sound. it's a matter of how many vibrations per second form the fundamental frequency of the sound. for the musician, of course, the pitch at least in the western vocabulary, are the 12 pitches of the octave divided up and here's a chromatic scale and that's all we have-- each of those pitches or pitch classes from c to c is reproduced in every octave so that there's something fundamentally the same about that c and that c and that c. they're an octave apart; they're doubles in

making and other without instruments -- making an album without instruments -- reporter: it is a challengei am performing, people take part. there is no social class or color. we are all one big ÷ñ ♪ he founding fathers of the united states of america-- lay dying. a couple of days earlier he had been out riding in cold and wet weather. he developed a sore throat. early on the saturday morning, he said to his wife, "i am feeling very ill." within hours, his personal physicians had arrived-- the finest in the country, the best money could buy. they had all sorts of suggestions

otherwise, we're a supportive instrument. we provide the rhythmic structure and we should provide some sort of artistic support, rather than getting in the way of the main artist. (narrator) there are many musical traditions in which rhythm progresses freely without a regularly reoccurring beat. in the japanese shakuhachi tradition, rhythm is guided by the breath of the performer. (woman) in shakuhachi music, time doesn't really force its way forward in a marching way. it's more that you are enjoying the sounds and the shapes within the moment of time. there's free rhythm in shakuhachi music. we don't have strict downbeats. we're not playing with anyone else so there's no reason to be precisely in time with someone else. you're playing just solo. in shakuhachi music, the silence is just as important as the notes we're playing. and if we can somehow see the parallel in japanese painting-- if you imagine where the canvas is completely blank on three-quarters of the silk. the breath, which comes from the zen meditative style is

you could hear him pushingxse instrument beyond what it can do.hat sort of exploratory mentality with the instrument rang true for me partly because that's how i started playing by just banging on it and making it shake making it resonate. little by little finding things that vibrated on the instrument and also internally. >> how does it make you feel internally. i'm only fascinated by musicians who clearly and i've seen you play who clearly, like they're in a zone where you really everything else just sort of disappears because you are so in the zone of what you're doing. >> what we're doing is listening. that's what the zone is, you try to listen to everything and everybody in the room. know is just yourself and not just the people on stage. you really try to listen to everybody and contact with them. so it's about making that link, at some level it's a social act. it's about empathy, it's about communication. so that's the real priority for me. if i look like, i play with my eyes closed, it's true, it's not because i'm ignoring everybody it's b

you could hear him responding to what the instrument does pushing the instrument beyond what it couldo. and, that exploratory mentality with the instrument rang true for me because that is how i started playing, by just banging on it and making it shake, making it resonate. little by little, finding things that vibrated on the instrument and internally for me. gayle: how does it make you feel internally? i'm always fascinated by musicians who are clearly in a zone. everything else just sort of disappears because you are so in the zone with what you are doing. vijay: what we are doing is listening. that is what the zone is. you try to listen to everything and everybody in the room. not just yourself or people on stage, really trying to listen to everybody. and connect with them. it is about making that link. at some level, it is a social act. it is about empathy, communication. that is the real priority for me. if i look like -- i play with my eyes closed. it is not because i'm ignoring everybody. i'm trying to hear everybody. gayle: you say hearing everybody and i am thinking that guy

it is a very soul strumming instrument.as born away by the richness and the delicateness of the sounds, and i came back from scotland, and it came to me, and i played them for about a month and the environment is really dry, so the reads shut down. i was stuck. that is when i started looking at them and saying, you know maybe i could actually make these things. there is no school for bagpipe making, so it is a labor of love. there is a tangible aspect. the smell of the wood, all of that. i love that feeling that i am here breathing, smelling tasting. it is also an instrument that summons all of my senses. because when you get that bag under your arm, and you can feel the instrument that is vibrating under your arm and creating this pocket of sound. i can remember i was fortunate to march in a parade in the front row. if you are marching alone, it brings people joy, and to stir somebody's soul. ♪ katty: and we wanted to leave you with as much of the beautiful sound of those bagpipes, far from scotland, there in maine. thank

an instrument that i never knew how to play.ke i accomplished something great. >> reporter: and so did mr. davis. in fairfax county, news 4. >> okay. incidentally mr. davis is just a part-time teacher right now. he's hoping to be hired full-time next year by fairfax county schools. hope so. he's a good teacher. >>> student film makers from around the country in our area got a showing they'll never forget at the white house with president obama in the audience. take a look. ♪ the president was showcasing budding film makers who were challenged to produce short films about service and giving back. 17-year-old jess fan is of chevy chase high school in bethesda among those selected. his film named to change looks at gender equality and sexual violence through the eyes of a young woman who starts a support group. >> i think the biggest message is that even though we are in high school we can make a difference and we should be making a difference as members of the community. and being recognized at the white house today that just goes

it is a special relationship that developed with the instrument. i never feel comfortable without it. i play a percussion instrument. it is used in all sorts of music in north india. when i watched my father playing concerts, and i would sit behind him, as soon as he would start playing my smile would widen and i cannot stop smiling. feeling that kind of a and pristine happiness that comes from playing this instrument, i need to share it with people. that is the feeling i have on stage. one thing that classical indian music teaches us is to be able to be spontaneous. i started traveling all over the world. this influence came in. and that way by transmitting of the knowledge has changed to a hybrid language that makes sense to people other than just indians. it is the same material, but to be able to speak it in a language that makes sense to the rest of the world. in african, jazz, pop, rock, or electronic. this is a debut tour of celtic connections. these musicians came together. we found out our music was not very different. our modes were simil

it was an instrumental hit.ou perform, what is the one song you have to perform or you will not be allowed off the stage? i know there are a couple of. >> well the song that always really works - i mean they all work. but the one that i like doing the most is probably the song i did for celine and andrea bocelli, called "the prayer." it goes [ ♪♪ ] celine and andrea bocelli - two heavenly voices. whitney - i having nothing but good. hear that angel [ ♪♪ ] >> i asked it earlier, where does the motivation come from. where do the songs come from david. i mean.... >> i don't know. i really don't know. i would explain it if i could. >> yes. >> i think the best stuff comes through you, not from you. you can say maybe it's all up there for grabs in the universe and it comes through you. righnow, if i wrote a song if you describe anything to me... ..make it slow it's early. >> it's - let's do - let's do "sun rise." sitting on the verandah. >> "sun rise." but you want it film score or a pop song. >> i want it it be film

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premiere of japanese composer yugo kano's "revive." ♪ the koto is a 13-stringed instrument.r is from the fukushima prefecture, part of the region devastated by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. the traditional instruments provided an exotic flavor for the more than 2,000 concertgoers. ♪ [ applause ] a member of the audience said he and his daughter were moved to tears. >> you know you just -- you realize this idea that you know no matter what we face sometimes that the human spirit prevails. yeah very powerful. >> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. ♪x show. we put together our favourite reports from the week for you. let's have a look at the headlines. je suis charlie -- the annual angouleme comic festival pays a special tribute. record breaker -- meet a daredevil german athlete and his unicycle. and calendar cat -- how designer , karl lagerfeld and his pet help out a german carmaker. while hundreds of thousands flocked to angouleme in france recently for one of the world's leading comics festivals. it b

. >> pink crayon is to the only his fan's favorite writing instrument, it also describes the dog's [bleep] he will be sucking. >> jeez. >> well it's supposed to be rest level right? >> that is an expression of a dog that is contemplating suicide. >> natasha, i wish you were that funny on the [bleep]. >> sarah. >> i was just hoping that maybe this puppy can teach justin how to pee standing up. >> points. >> and now for edification we would like to present a a brief and wonderous instagram history of the modern douchebag. a fellow like tho.

nykot sochlt a 13 stringed instrument. the player is from fukushima prefecture part of the region devastated by the march 1th earthquake and tsunami in 2011. the traditional japanese instruments provided an exotic flavor for the more than 2,000 concert goers. ♪ a member of the audience said he and his daughters were moved to seers. >> you know you just you realize this idea that you know no matter what we face sometimes that the human spirit prevails. yeah, very powerful. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. determined israeli prime minister and angered white house. benjamin netanyahu is in washington to tell lawmakers why there should be no deal with iran over the nuclear program. new video emerges of the murder as thousands march in moscow to pay tribute to the prominent kremlin critic. fears over russian fuel a narrow victory for pro-western parties in estonia's parliamentary elections. those are the top stories this hour. also coming up, the batt

play michael keaton banjo right along with him -- play my cookie tin banjo right along with him [instrumental guitar] the more we play together, the more i fall in love with music i realize the banjo is a toy i have outgrown i want something new and something real so he gets me a guitar call my own dad says to me on this fine afternoon come sit on the stairs i'll teach you a tune he hands me a pick little and black he shows me the g chord i never looked back somewhere in a closet is my cookie tin banjo in my arms, my guitar, my

without their involvement and especially acknowledge the work of my staff carolyn what has been instrumental in working with beacon hill and christen i'll be honest mr. mayor i don't know that something like that could be possible without the creativity the judge the skills that beacon hill duffey brings to the table we're luke that he is in the role he's in he's been some place that's been kind of a kurth of an opening argument of talented players that are here behind use it took someone to do that i'll simply note that i'm very proud to be part of the effort you know we had a breakfast at the chamber of commerce yesterday and i'm grateful the chamber of commerce is here where we talked about the tremendous prosperity that san francisco is seeing blue there's audio side in the prosperity the most unequal supply in the country we see that on the streets that's a testament we are talking about we're saying it is not enough to have prosperity but to make sure we take care of those who are on the streets it is ultimately who we are how we treat those who have the at least and in the st. francis

emily: how about playing an instrument? scooter: my instrument was always, kind of, my ear. knew what songs to play to make the audience move at the right time. emily: one of the values of your company is have a superhuman work ethic. what's the origin of that? scooter: i think originally it actually came from guilt. my grandparents were holocaust survivors, and my parents did not grow up with a lot, really nothing. knowing i was the first generation to have a little bit of something, i wanted to not receive anything and i wanted to work harder than everyone to make my own mark in the world. emily: you went to college, but school did not really suit you, it seems. scooter: yeah, i went to emory university in atlanta. i just found myself wanting to do business, wanting to not sit in class. unfortunately, i started selling fake ids for about two months there. and then i realized i was going to get caught. i was really good though. it was impressive. emily: they worked? scooter: they worked. emily: you became a promoter, a party promoter when you were 19? scooter: yeah. i was t

>> yeah, about him. >> that he, that he raped a little girl with an instrument or something like thate tell you the facts of the case and why i'm so pissed off about it. >> yes, sir. >> how old do you think that little girl was? >> 12 years old. >> 16. you know why he's charged with what he's charged? >> why? >> she was a student and he was a teacher. they changed state law. wasn't no 12-year-old. wasn't nothing used. was it against the law? yeah, sure, it was. i'm not condoning what he did. this was a 16-year-old and a 24-year-old teacher. >> i didn't know that. i didn't know none of that. >> so, he got beat up for what? jailhouse rumor that just spiralled. those are the facts of the case. >> man. >> this is what i've been trying to get you to do. be your own man. keep your head down, take care of your case. don't get caught up in none of this drama trauma crap going on in these pods. because it will lead you astray. >> yeah. it's crazy. >> yeah. that's an understatement. >> mr. colette, it's all [ bleep ] up. big time. >> yeah. >> did that guy turn out all right? >> he's back out of

this instrument is part of san francisco's great history.rience it firsthand. >> reporter: the cost to preserve this piece of history, $2 million. $2million. sounds like the budget for snacks for one of our local tech companies. organizers are hoping that somebody will pipe up and save the day. in san francisco, mike sugerman, kpix 5. >> there are three places they would like to put it, the bill graham civic auditorium, the palace of fine arts and the kaiser center. >>> coming up in our next half- hour, a scary experience. woman gets into a cab, she says the next thing she remembers, her driver is assaulting her. what his boss is saying about it all. >> a jogger kicks a dog killing it. why he >>> welcome back. your top stories now at 6:30. a vallejo woman who was kidnapped bound and gagged was found alive today in southern california. she was unharmed in the ordeal that started monday. tonight, investigators are trying to figure out who was behind it and why. >>> in san jose, they are mourning a police officer killed in the line of duty. mic

so it's the same way -- instrumenting, i don't know what you call it when you fine-tune it. it keeps us in tip to form and shape. >> you're watching talk to aljazeera. >> you're watching talk to aljazeera. i'm richelle carey and our guest this week, someone who has taken the ballet world by storm. misty copeland. >> so i know that one of your goals was to be the first black principle dancer at the american ballet theater. is that your goal? >> i think every dancer's goal is to -- you know, when we become dancers we see those roles, and we dream of dancing these iconic roles. but of course that's my goal, but i don't want it to overshadow what actually happens. because i'm so happy with the way things are. and the roles that i'm dancing and every time i get the opportunity to dance them. but it's not just a quick fight to get to this position. but it's about the journey and learning and becoming the artist that i'm becoming. so that if and when that happens, i will be completely ready, and comfortable to accept that role. >> i think that you're breaking down stereotypes in a

. >> that cross was an instrument of death, pieces of wood nailed together to kill a human being. >>ut also an object of deepest veneration. >> the cross in which jesus died really symbolizes for me the greatest act of love in human history. >> the cross remains hugely powerful because jesus survives the cross. he doesn't just diane ignominious, shameful death, but rises to new life. >> the cross is now the ultimate symbol of christianity, adorning vast cathedrals and houses of worship the world over. but in some churches, they have crosses said to be made out of the actual wood jesus died on. the true cross. >> the true cross is surely the most important object in christian history. >> to touch a piece of the true cross is the opportunity to reach across time and space in human history and grasp something that changed the world. >> to the chump churches that h them, fragments of the true cross are a miraculous link to the son of god. but could these relics possibly be real, and where do they come from? according to church tradition, 300 years after the execution of jesus of nazareth

but these four individuals were instrumental, and as is often the case, people who are that instrumentalo unrecognized and so today we wanted to take the opportunity to recognize each and every one of you. so on behalf of district 9, on behalf of the commission or mission, on behalf of the city, thank you for all you have done and i will turn it over to you if you would like to say a few words. madame president and members of the board, supervisor campos, thank you very much. as you know, i have been doing this for a very long time and during this time, we have had nine fires in various districts, and while we are working on these fires, there are fires in district 10, district 5, district 7 and be able to do the work we do because of the support that we get from the board of supervisors. it's important to acknowledge the work that you folks do that allows us to come forward and do the work that we need to do. because many of you have taken earlier morning/late-night calls from me when i have nothing, but bad news and yet you keep answering the phone. i would like to say thank you very m

it's the same way that any instrument when you--i don't know what you call it, when you fine tune it, it keeps it in tip-top form and shape. that's what ballet class does for us. >> you're watching "talk with anger." more in a moment. >> on al jazeera america >> a team of scientists are taking their inspiration from nature. >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do.... >> transcranial direct stimulation... don't try this at home! >> tech know's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie... what can you tell me about my future? >> ...can effect and surprise us... >> sharks like affection >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america ♪ >>> you are watching "talk to al >> you're watching "talk with al jazeera." i'm richelle carey. my guest misty copeland. >> one of your personal goals is to become the first black principle dancer at the american ballet theater. still a goal? >> i think every dancer's goal is to--you know, we become dancers because we see those r

and a virtuoso of the harp-like instrument. we also met the master of an ancient string instrument.ilding a school here to help preserve his country's musical history. >> ( translated ): i've decided with my school to save african music, to save african instruments. it's important that african music always remain here because there will be a new generation that will help us keep the tradition. >> brown: we also met a singer from timbuktu. one of her causes, making life better for african women. >> ( translated ): a woman she can also be very strong. women can find their own place in the world. i can go to school properly, just like men. i can work like men. that's the message that i send in my songs. >> brown: like all these musicians, this man has lived through political turmoil in his country. he spent 15 years abroad in exile during a military dictatorship. today the father of several albino children, he devotes himself to this more personal cause of fighting discrimination. working through a fundation he set up to raise funds and awareness and by his own example. early in life h

>> it turns it more into an actual musical instrument. >> what? to play the banjo as though it were a musical instrument. >> brown: so what is she playing? >> i'm just joking because people always act like the banjo isn't a real instrument. when i started playing people weren't really playing scales on the banjo in a way that understood the whole neck, like a good jazz guitar player would. or a violinist would. so it was a great opportunity for me. i could play a little bit of bach or some charlie parker stuff. >> brown: and you like all those. >> i'm curious and i love all these different kinds of music and the more i play different kinds of music, the more i see the connection between them all. >> brown: the two of them, in fact, have explored connections with banjo music all around the globe. washburn, who studied chinese in college and is fluent in mandarin, has toured china and adapted its folk music into banjo tunes. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we can only communicate with music. >> yeah, music. >> he has explored the roots of banjo music which can be traced b

jonathan tisch was instrumental in getting it built.the only stadium that houses two nfl teams -- giants and the jets. it's also the largest in terms of seating capacity. all of those seats came with a hefty price tag. >> this is an amazing building. it cost $1.6 billion to build. people say to us -- why is there no roof on it? that would have been another $400 million. it is important to note that there has been not a dime of public money in this building. it is all privately financed. it was quite a remarkable accomplishment. >> the stadium will be in the spotlight in early february when it plays host to the most-watched sporting event in the world -- the super bowl. >> super bowl is a great opportunity for this region, for new york and new jersey. this is a super bowl of a lot of firsts. this is the first time it is being hosted by two teams, the jets and the giants. the first time it is being hosted by two states and one big city. the first time the game is being played in a northern city in a building without a roof. >> bringing th