With Adele’s new viral hit "Hello" reaching close to 500‚000‚000 views in just about a month‚ many ask themselves -- why is music so addictive? Although music is a difficult topic to explain due to its abstract nature‚ it can be clarified. Here’s why music is so appealing to people of all ages: Music Appeals to our Individual Senses: Whether the song lyrics match up with an event in a person’s life or has a catchy tune -- the brain is naturally attracted to songs that connect with an individual
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Music history has been evolving for several years. Some things that have evolved are the way people listen to music. For example‚ first there was the Cd’s and then the MP3 players and then were the youtube streamings. Just like how people listen to music has changed‚ the type of music people listens to has changed as well. For instance‚ Rock was popular during the 1950’s‚ but today it’s not as popular. However‚ different types of genres mixed into rock such as pop rock‚ alternative rock are used
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Personal essay- first draft: how African music and dance is personal to me I- Beginning of my life- Introduction to African music and dance Music and dance have always been present in my life. My father and mother being both musicians and dancers influenced and inspired me to develop my musical talents starting at a very young age. At three years old I was already learning how to drum and dance. My father founded his dance school in 1992‚ the Djoniba Dance and Drum Center was my home‚ my life
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Nebi Desta Linda Daugs COM 100 30 October 2015 Evolution of Rap Music Rap is defined as a popular type of music with black origins‚ where words are recited quickly over a beat. This genre of music has its roots in West Africa where Griots‚ village story tellers‚ would tell stories rhythmically to drum beats. Also‚ there is references saying that slaves would speak over beats‚ confessing all the hardships that the slave owners have forced on them. It also showed up in the jazz period. Jazz musicians
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Teenagers. They’re like pit bulls with all bark but no bite. They will belittle you behind a phone‚ but the moment you meet eyes in public‚ suddenly they have nothing to say. Not to your face at least. They feel safer and secure when their verbal blows have no repercussions online‚ and it makes them feel like they’re bigger than they really are. They present their egos through a magnifying glass‚ perception being skewed of the real size‚ and feel more satisfaction knowing you can’t touch them through
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Country Music Country music is a unique and traditional type of music. It combines many different genres‚ and it blends them all into one great genre. Country music takes beats of rock and roll‚ it takes the soul of the good ole drinking music‚ and it takes the heart of old gospel. Although many people are disgusted by it‚ country music is one of the most complex genres of music today. Country is defined by its artists and the way they live their lives. The legendary artists of country music have
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of Black Music Black music has changed so much throughout the years. Music is used all over the world by millions of people to physically and mentally heal them. It is used to express emotion‚ give messages‚ and to tell stories. Music has a way of bringing people together and communicating with beats and lyrics. Different articles talked about how slaves even used to use it as an escape route. Anything from rap‚ jazz‚ R&B‚ gospel‚ and etc. already had the rode made out for future music because back
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French Music: The Past French Music‚ Musicians‚ and composers have both influenced and been influenced by the world with mass quantities of styles of genres. Among the earliest of these styles are those of the Church. The earliest French influence on western music is found in the plainsong of the Christian Church. It is believed that Gregorian chant as it is known today is an 8th- or 9th-century Gallican interpretation of Roman chant‚ but it is difficult to distinguish the Gallican work from
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Select 3 musical examples of Renaissance music‚ and describe their musical form. How do these pieces differ in texture from the Medieval period? In “Greensleves”‚ the musical form would be binary with two parts that both relate to each other such as a statement and a counterstatement also known as the AB form. “Country jig” also has a binary musical form with part A being repeated after part B. “ La girometta” has a ternary form with a statement‚ contrast‚ and return or ABA’. These pieces each
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Listening to traditional Irish music today sounds the same as it did a century ago. Irish music expresses the rich oral history of Ireland. Many of the songs that are enjoyed today have been passed down through the generations with very little change. The music of Ireland‚ the musicians and bands have influenced not only Ireland but the rest of the world as well. The way music affected Irish culture‚ had a lot to do with how‚ where‚ when and why it was played it. To illustrate this‚ it is best to
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