truly examined the purpose of music or the reason for its existence. According to the Oxford dictionary‚ music is a vocal or instrumental sound combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expressions of emotion. How amazing is that something so simple can be so magnificent that it can even affect us emotionally? As I reflect on the life of my own‚ I am beginning to realize that there is something special about music. What’s amazing about music is that its expressed differently
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Music and its Influence . These primitive musicians would not have known many of the modern terms such as octaves and pitch‚ but they invented quite possibly the most important aspect of music today – just whack it. Music is basically the control of sound. We can control this sound by varying the pitch‚ tempo‚ octaves‚ and dynamics and so on. There are thousands of ways that we can use music and to shape it to how we want to hear it. But how much has music influenced the way
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African music carries both cultural and historical significance in the lives of the African people. There are many different rituals in African music that are very unique and exemplify the many different cultures. The African people also express their mourning and grief through their music and this music also vary throughout the country. The African people express themselves musically through a variety of musical instruments. African music also includes a wide variety of instruments with heavy
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This genre is best characterized by the use of acoustic and traditional country and folk instruments. For example in the steel pedal guitar can be plays the lead riff in “Country Roads” by John Denver. It can also be heard in “Wild Horses” by the Flying Burrito Brothers. Along with the pedal steel guitar another essential of country and folk rock is a acoustic guitar which can be heard through these albums and is the base for this genre. John Denver used Guild and Yamaha guitars‚ Neil Young played
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and recognition. Music like most forms of creative expression is an extension of the self and in turn a reflexion as it gives tangibility to our thoughts‚ emotions and ideas. Music operates on multiple layers of self-identification‚ as it can highlight ethnic‚ gender and cultural traits. Music has been a part of human identity since the dawn of man. From ritual dances of ancient tribal peoples to the war songs of ancient Greece and Rome to the more developed forms of music of the Renaissance
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Roderick Lu Music 104-02 What is meant by Caribbean music in a new mode? What emphasis‚ in this chapter‚ seems to justify a departure from traditional presentations of music and culture of the Caribbean? Caribbean music in a new mode it’s meant that it probes the African antecedents retained in the region’s religious rituals. The chapter further contends that in the African-derived context‚ no distinction is made between sacred and secular‚ and that popular festivals like carnival‚ rara‚ junkannu
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The Role of Music Music plays an important part of our life‚ community‚ and our culture. Without music many people would go unnoticed from their natural talent. Music takes many roles; singing‚ playing an instrument‚ using technology‚ and creating an art. Music is the key to our personalities and to whom we are. Without music we notice that our lives become flat and dreary. Music creates wonderful masterpieces and a sentimental songs that we can base from. Music makes our lives‚ communities
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March 16‚2012 second year justice Music 1.What is music? Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. It’s common element are pitch‚ rhythm‚ dynamics and sound of timbre and texture. Sometimes music is a work of art it can be a fine art‚ performing art‚ auditory art. Fine art is a visual art considered to have been created primarily aesthetic purposes and judged
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World Music Concert Report - Zydeco Music James David Debrodie World Music 327 August 2‚ 2012 Carla Ponti World Music Concert Report - Zydeco Music When deciding on a music concert for this course‚ World Music 327‚ there were five different choices for me to choose from. It was required to attend a concert musical performance of world or ethnic music. The music selected for the purpose of the concert had to be from music I would not normally focus on or attend a performance in that particular
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Chilean Folk Music There are four main types of folk music in Chile they are: -Northern Chile‚ Musica Andina -Central Chile -Mapuche Music -Chiole Music Each type or sub-genre of music has a quite distinct sound and can be related to the racial groups of these areas and to the history of Chile. Racial History of Chile The history of Chile is varied as it has influenced greatly the course of folk music in these four main areas. The history is marked by the following major events:
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