Cool Stuff #2

As a child, I really enjoyed watching American Idol because I have always loved music and I loved seeing the different levels of talent that was tucked away all over the country. I looked up Arab Idol Auditions on Youtube and came across this video. On American Idol, you can always almost immediately tell whether or not the singer would be going to Hollywood, either by their voice or by the judges' reactions. Unfortunately, since I have absolutely no knowledge of Arab music or how it "should" sound, I had no clue how well this young man performed. Judging by some of the judges faces, some seems very pleased while others tried to hide their laughs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT5B3vHb2Io

While looking for blues music on youtube, I decided to search my high school's jazz band to see if there were any videos on there, and surely enough, there was a video of my band performing at an outdoor concert during my junior year. The song is called "Blues-Bari Pie" and it features a baritone saxophone solo (my friend Willie). (I am in the second row on the far right if you were wondering) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKfEKr1e-1o

When I first discovered the didgeridoo when I was younger, I was absolutely amazed. I learned about this instrument many years before I began playing the trumpet in 6th grade, so it confused me as to how a hollow cylinder could produce such a sound! After learning about buzzing, embouchure, and the different methods of playing instruments, I then completely understood the science of the didgeridoo. Here is a 10 hour video of the wonderful music of the didgeridoo. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHSRv4Hsxn0