Type of Concert: Pau Hana; Music and Dance from Asia and the Pacific General reaction: Overall‚ I was somewhat impressed with the majority of the performances. There were many different instruments‚ costumes‚ and music expressing the different cultures. There were a few musical instruments that seemed out of the ordinary‚ and also wasn’t very pleasing to the ears‚ but they did a great job. The UH students in the Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Korean‚ and Hawaiian music courses performed at this concert. Composition
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Introduction Texture is one of the basic elements of music. When you describe the texture of a piece of music‚ you are describing how much is going on in the music at any given moment. For example‚ the texture of the music might be thick or thin‚ or it may have many or few layers. It might be made up of rhythm only‚ or of a melody line with chordal accompaniment‚ or many interweaving melodies. Below you will find some of the formal terms musicians use to describe texture. Suggestions for activities
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[pic] |Enjoyment of Music 2012 CSUF Study online at quizlet.com/_8cnf0 | | |1.|12 | |How many major scales are there in Western music? | |2.|active | |In Western music‚ dominant and subdominant chords are called _______ chords: | |3.|additive meter | |A grouping of beats that adds up to a larger overall pattern is called: | |4.|binary
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and 1800s the Irish decided to migrate to America for a variety of reason. Some of those being poverty‚ denied property‚ denied education‚ couldn’t be involved in politics‚ and weren’t able to practice their religion freely. They were constantly being harassed and stereotyped by the English. Therefore‚ the Irish decided to travel to America for a chance at a better life. Any land that the Irish owned was confiscated by the English‚ they couldn’t own their own land. In 1783‚ the Irish became willing
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After the “Great Famine” in 1845 many of the Irish people‚ mostly women‚ migrate to the U.S. in search of a better and more secure life. However‚ there are many other reasons why Irish women migrate to the U.S. besides being forced to move because of the famine. Most women move to the U.S. in order to find a well-paying job such as; working in textile factories‚ working a trade such as sewing or knitting‚ or doing domestic work. The Irish women that migrate to the U.S. help provide financial support
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traditions‚ she was very proud to claim that her Irish descendants laid the groundwork for what is known as today’s country music. This was a little known fact to me and I decided to explore her claim further. Irish Immigration to the United States As early as 1717‚ waves of Scots-Irish immigrants were making their way into North America. By 1790‚ three million of these immigrants called America home. The Scots-Irish‚ also known as Scotch-Irish or Ulster-Scots‚ were Presbyterian Scots who had
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My name is Eric Valencia and I began playing piano three and a half years ago. I never had any interest in playing piano‚ although I loved hearing it. My grandmother passed away december of 2008 and I was deeply saddened by this event. My music history teacher in high school played a few pieces for us from the classical period. I remember hearing the Marriage of figaro‚ Moonlight sonata‚ Don Giovanni‚ and a few others‚ but Moonlight sonata grabbed my attention the most. I began
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loved the world over. This is particularly prevalent in the US. Notably‚ a day such as St Patrick’s Day‚ when everyone flocks to the street to take part in flamboyant parades claiming strong Irish links‚ highlighting America’s general feeling towards the Irish. This unique sense of celebrating a relationship to Irish heritage has undoubtedly had a profound effect on American films. In the UK however‚ this ubiquitous feeling isn’t as prevalent. UK has had deeper involvements with Ireland. Ones that have
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The moment I realized music is what I would want to do for the rest of my life. The first open-mic of my life. I’m so nervous that my hands won’t stop shaking. Its funny because before it actually got to this point‚ I was telling everyone in a fit of joy how I had finally got my first show and how they should come and support me. The sign-up sheet finally comes out and I hesitantly write my name on it knowing that I wasn’t even down (’done’ instead of ’down’) writing the song I was about to perform
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RELIGION AND IRISH MYTHOLOGY IN THE BALLAD OF FATHER GILLIGAN This poem takes a ballad form - a traditional form‚ usually sung‚ with regular‚ short stanzas that tell a story. It has a more overtly religious content than most of Yeats’s poems. As a protestant who turned to theosophy and mysticism‚ Yeats usually stays away from Catholic themes. Yeats also usually stays away from the Irish language‚ which he uses in this poem when he writes‚ "mavrone!" which is the Irish‚ "Mo bhron‚" a cry of grief
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