Music-the average person would think of it as just sound constructed together cleverly with differing instruments or voices. Or even technology. But‚ to Evelyn Glennie‚ it is so much more than that. Starting in childhood‚ she took lessons in drumming and becoming a musician; and now as an extremely experienced percussionist‚ and a disabled person‚ Ms Glennie has learned to appreciate every aspect of not only music‚ but sound. In order to teach her audiences about listening to sound‚ she begins
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Music is an arrangement of sounds identified by the human ear‚ however not all sounds identified by the human ear are treated as music. Music is a reflection of many different revolutionary movements. Music can also be based on historical or personal events. For example‚ economic and social changes caused by World War II had an effect on Blues and Country Music. Hip Hop musician Davey D stated‚ “Keep in mind when brothas start flexing the verbal skillz‚ it always reflects whats going on politically
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Psychology of Music Music is a form of art that utilizes sound and silence. People listen to music every day as a means of filling in silence or passing time. It may seem as though music and science exist in two separate planes; one of beauty and emotions‚ and the other of logic and reason. In recent years however‚ studies have found that music has a profound effect on the mind and human psychology. Music affects many different areas of the brain‚ and plays a vital role brain function as well
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Music in the Caribbean The genre of Caribbean Music encompasses a diverse variety of musical styles and traditions from islands that are located in the Caribbean Sea and it represents something that is simple‚ exotic yet rich and wonderful. The styles range anywhere from traditional folk genres such as the Puerto Rican aguinaldo and Jamaican mento to more contemporary music such as salsa and reggae. They are each syntheses of African‚ European‚ Indian and Indigenious influences‚ largely created
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Matt Crane 8-19-06 Music Back in the late 1960s‚ disco originated as a combination of many instruments played together. It was in 1969 when Jerry Butler released his latest song ‘Only the Strong Survive’ that we got our very first disco song. This was the birth of disco but then it was a form of music which hadn’t been named. Four years and many songs later on the 13th of September 1973‚ Vince Aletti wrote an article in the Rolling Stone Magazine which gave this music form its name “DISCO”
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arts experience credit. After about two songs‚ I remembered that I was in Music Appreciation and some of the songs they were playing‚ I heard in class before. I began to tune into to certain instruments and listen to their unique sound and what significant part they played in the song. I also began to realize that I was catching on to some of the patterns in the melody‚ for example ABBABBA. If I had never been in the music appreciation class I wouldn’t have done any of those things‚ but it’s just
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PARAGRAPH Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence ‚and to many people in many cultures‚ music is an important part of their way of life . Invention of the internet and copyable audio-file formats made downloading and sharing music very easy . However‚ this should be considered a criminal acts as downloading music for free is equal to stealing . There are several reason why downloading music for free is equal to stealing . Firstly ‚ because it is legal issue . Music is under copyright
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Music and literature have played an important role in our community and society since not only humans but the earth was born. It’s still a great mystery as to who invented or made music first. But first of all we shouldn’t focus as to when was music made but should see that what actually music is? How to define music has long been the subject of debate; philosophers‚ musicians‚ and‚ more recently‚ various social and natural scientists have argued about what constitutes music. The definition has varied
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drums‚; bells and cymbals; wood blocks; and bass drum‚ gong‚ snare drum‚ triangle‚ tambourine and xylophone. The conductor knows that each of these sections are crucial to the sound necessary for the score‚ therefore‚ he or she designs the seating arrangement to produce a certain blend of sounds. The basic seating arrangements are as follows: the strings form a
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Music History: Double Bass 1. When was the inception of your instrument? In 1493‚ there was mention about "viols as big as myself" by Prospero‚ and in 1516 there was an illustration closely resembling that of a double bass. 2. Describe your instrument and how it is played. The double bass also referred to as an upright bass or contrabass‚ is the one of the largest and lowest pitch sounds of all string instruments. It is unique in that it is capable of playing an octave lower than the
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