As the performer ascends in pitch, he or she will either move the lips and mouthpiece together slightly up towards the nose or pull them down together slightly towards the chin, and use the opposite motion to descend in pitch.

Recognizing the profound and positive effect of popular music on the world's culture, the prize will be given annually to a composer or performer whose lifetime contributions exemplify the standard of excellence associated with the Gershwins.

In jazz the skilled performer will interpret a tune in very individual ways, never playing the same composition exactly the same way twice.

Depending upon the performer's mood and personal experience, interactions with other musicians, or even members of the audience, a jazz musician / performer may alter melodies, harmonies or time signature at will.

Occasionally a performer will deviate from the intended sequence of events.

Behind the scenes, the bookers in a company will place the title on the most accomplished performer, or those the bookers believe will generate fan interest in terms of event attendance and television viewership.

* Standby ( theater ), an actor or performer who will appear in a particular role if the regular performer is not present

* When " landing ," the performer will make a point of hitting the ground hard with the feet, and bending the knees to convince the spectators that the performer's feet were higher in the air than they actually were.

# Best known of all, Pickens riding a dropped H-bomb to a certain death, whooping and waving his cowboy hat ( in the manner of a rodeo performer bronc riding or bull riding ), not knowing its detonation will trigger a Russian doomsday device.

According to the text, the performer of a sacrifice will obtain victory over his enemies.

The performer will explore the ragam and touch on its various nuances, singing in the lower octaves first, then gradually moving up to higher octaves, while giving a hint of the song to be performed.

Every other fret remains unaffected ( e. g. the 7th fret of an E-string will still play a B note for any capo position at or below the 7th fret ), and thus a performer does not need to adjust for or relearn the entire fretboard as they might with retuning.

One school of fight choreographer thought says that an unusual aspect of live stage combat, such as in a play, is that audiences will react negatively to even simulated violence if they fear the actors are being harmed: for example, if an actor is really slapped in the face, the audience will stop thinking about the character and, instead, worry about the performer.

During each set of one or more songs, the current performer will dance on stage in exchange for tips.

As in Steve Reich's Violin Phase, the composer will sometimes have an additional instrument or live performer with the tape who playing these secondary, extracted melodies to accentuate them.

Accenture felt that the name should represent its will to be a global consulting leader and high performer, and also intended that the name should not be offensive in any country in which Accenture operates.

I still have my school, and I will always be a part of this business, but I truly believe I am now done as a performer.

At the end of the effect, the performer will often " load " large balls or fruit inside the cups for the climax.

For example, when the auto accompaniment feature is on, and the performer presses a " C " note in the low range of the keyboard, the auto accompaniment feature will play a C Major chord.

In many keyboards, the auto accompaniment feature will play the automatic chords in a rhythm and style that is appropriate for the musical style ( e. g., rock, pop, hip-hop ) selected by the performer.

In many jazz performances, each number will alternate ensemble sections with solo sections where one performer is playing either completely alone, or with unobtrusive accompaniment from the others.

For this reason, clowning is often considered an important part of training as a physical performance discipline, partly because tricky subject matter can be dealt with, but also because it requires a high level of risk and play in the performer.

Jazz, on the other hand, is often characterized as the product of egalitarian creativity, interaction and collaboration, placing equal value on the contributions of composer ( if there is one ) and performer, ' adroitly weigh the respective claims of the composer and the improviser '.

The Heart of Saturday Night ( 1974 ), featuring the song "( Looking for ) The Heart of Saturday Night ", revealed Waits's roots as a nightclub performer, with half-spoken and half-crooned ballads often accompanied by a jazz backup band.

Another clear reference to the baroque is the often complex and virtuosic counterpoint that sometimes follows strict fugal behavior but more often simply allows each performer in the group to assert his voice.

A headlining star of a striptease show is referred to as a feature dancer, and is often a performer with credits such as contest titles or appearances in adult films or magazines.

A Vaudeville performer is often referred to as a vaudevillian.

* Most nominations: Along with her record of five performance wins, Julie Harris also has been nominated more often than any other performer, a total of ten times.

Weight balance is extremely important ; cheaper or gimmicky nunchaku ( such as glow-in-the-dark ones ) are often not properly balanced, which prevents the performer from doing the more advanced and flashier ' low-grip ' moves, such as overhand twirls.

Folk / gospel duo Robin and Linda Williams have been regular guests since 1976, and often join Keillor and another female performer, often Jearlyn Steele, to form " The Hopeful Gospel Quartet ".

* Herophilus, Alexandrian physician who has been an early performer of public dissections on human cadavers ; often called the father of anatomy ( b. c. 335 BC )

However, in reality the opposite effect often happened: as a bondage performer was cast in more material and engaged in more acts, she would often develop a stronger fan base and became a recognized star in her own right.

He recalled: " When I was five I wrote a song about the rain because I loved the San Francisco drizzles, and later I wrote about a dog because I couldn't have one, and a clown because my uncle was a circus performer, and when I was eight I wrote a song in the Saddle " about a cowboy in the desert watching the stars at night and thinking about God because I often looked at the stars and tried to picture Heaven ", inspired by seeing Roy Rogers and hearing Dale Evans give her testimony at the civic auditorium.

Peter Pears, in addition to his role as joint Artistic Director, was a regular performer, often accompanied by Britten, and often appearing in no fewer than ten different concerts during the Festival.

This may be so, but one of the characteristics of puppetry is that very often the puppeteer assumes the joint roles of puppet-maker, director, designer, writer and performer.

Sickert's earliest major works, dating from the late 1880s, were portrayals of scenes in London music halls, often depicted from complex and ambiguous points of view, so that the spatial relationship between the audience, performer and orchestra becomes confused, as figures gesture into space and others are reflected in mirrors.

Set to a slow-paced tala, the pallavi line is often composed by the performer.

# or simply opening the handcuffs with a duplicate key, often hidden on the body of the performer before the performance.

While Boulez purposefully composed his pieces to allow the performer certain liberties with regard to the sequencing and repetition of parts, Cage often composed through the application of chance operations without allowing the performer liberties.

The name " Jandek " is most commonly used to refer specifically to the main — often sole — performer, rather than to the project.

The dramatic performer must take on the character of Desirée: a woman who finally realizes that she has misspent her youth on the shallow life.

Liszt was an enthusiastic performer and supporter, and Wagner himself, after first expressing great reservations about Berlioz, wrote to Liszt saying: " we, Liszt, Berlioz and Wagner, are three equals, but we must take care not to say so to him.

Although the band described it as a serious take on the original, one they'd been playing live for years, original performer Gloria Gaynor considers it her least favorite version of the song due to its use of profanity.

Instead of Drew Carey hosting and awarding " points ", Drew is now a performer and takes part in games, and other performers take turns in " hosting " a game.

In the event, he was the last performer ( aside from the Band Aid finale ) to take to the stage and one of the few to be beset by technical difficulties ; his microphone was turned off for the first two minutes of his piano performance of " Let It Be ", making it difficult for television viewers and impossible for those in the stadium to hear him.

Due to bad publicity surrounding their participation, the European Broadcasting Union introduced the rule stating no performer is allowed to take part before the year of their 16th birthday.

He first enters the historical record as a performer with Leicester's Men at Leicester House in May 1585 and continued in this service after Leicester's departure for the Low Countries to take part in the Eighty Years ' War.

Her independent attitude, ability and willingness to take risks ensure that she is an artist and performer to keep an eye on …

He developed a reputation as a talented performer and in between school terms, would take minor roles in local stage productions.

Tired of surviving on little or no money, Henry left the clog dancing act to take up a trade in London, forcing Leno to consider a future as a solo performer.

A customer and performer can mutually agree on a fee for a " private dance ", which can take place in a peep show booth with a clear window and seating space for only one spectator.

The Anfield academy will take that natural ability, harness it with consistency, and produce a truly world-class performer.

A spit-take is a take in which a performer reacts in surprise by spitting a beverage out of his or her mouth.

His character was fully drawn, and behind the drag performer, the audience could see " a person driven to take a stand for himself – a notion that all people could relate to.

The performer would often take long pauses to allow nature its own chance to converse back.

He told Barry Walters of Seventeen, " I want to be known as a good performer but it's important for me to take a stance.

( The performer will typically take bites of the apple in the middle of the act.

Posessed of a deep, rich voice even in his early teens, several of the actors at the Gillis Theater encouraged Beery to take singing lessons and consider a career as a performer.

The school needs to win the prize money to remain open but their star performer, Tiger, is seemingly injured when he falls from a ladder, leaving his brother, Dragon, to take his place.

It is worth noting that Welles has previously been known, despite his grand and well-deserved reputation as a performer, to take the equivalent of film " grunt work " in order to self-finance his personal projects.

The judge noted that the cabaret regulations take effect only after a card had been issued to a performer and warned Rand that her privileges could be revoked if she did not follow regulations.

An innovative performer, Fisk is known for an adventurous repertoire and willingness to take art music into unusual venues, including schools, senior centers and even prisons.

Franks began the 1990s as he crossed over to the Southern Gospel market being the first bluegrass performer to take his solo music project “ Handshakes and Smiles ” to the Top 20 Sales Charts.

She was the first performer to take modern dance to China in 1979.