I Introduction Rock Music‚ group of related music styles that have dominated popular music in the West since about 1955. Rock music began in the United States‚ but it has influenced and in turn been shaped by a broad field of cultures and musical traditions‚ including gospel music‚ the blues‚ country-and-western music‚ classical music (see Music‚ Western)‚ folk music‚ electronic music‚ and the popular music of Asia‚ Africa‚ and Latin America (see Worldbeat). In addition to its use as a broad
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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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Filipinos dedication and love to music started during pre-Hispanic period. Early Filipinos love to express themselves through ethnic musical instruments. These early settlers played diversity of musical instruments which includes flutes‚ nose flutes‚ gong and guitar to play appropriate songs in commemoration of courtship‚ marriage‚ and harvest. Even during the hardest time of Philippine revolution when we were invaded by several countries‚ Filipinos cling to music as outlet of entertainment and leisure
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CALYPSO MUSIC Calypso is one of the most significant traditions in the Caribbean Music Industry. ‘Come‚ Mister tally man‚ tally me banana‚ daylight come and me wan’ go home‚” are the words to a famous calypso song recorded by Harry Belafonte in 1956. The Free Dictionary defines calypso music as ‘a type of music that originated in the West Indies‚ notably in Trinidad‚ and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects’. It can also be said that calypso is a certain
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LESSON 7: PUNK‚ DISCO‚ GLAM ROCK‚ REGGAE‚ CUMBIA AND HARD ROCK Reggae A Jamaican music genre which originated from the ska and rocksteady. The word reggae means rags‚ ragged. This also mean ragged dance music. The music style of reggae has an offbeat rhythm‚ syncopated‚ and staccato chords. Reggae music use also stringed instruments like guitar‚ bass guitar and piano. For the percussion‚ reggae use snare drums and tom0tom drums. Horns are also used like the saxophone‚ trumpet and trombone. Some
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The Writing Between Bad and Good Habits Susan Wyche‚ a writing teacher and the founding director of the University Writing Program at CSU‚ is interested in the activities that writers engage in‚ which have direct influence on their writing. In her essay "Time‚ Tools‚ and Talismans" she gave an example of three students‚ I was mostly interested in Adriana because I share some of her habits and rituals. Many of Adriana’s bad habits contribute to her poor performance as a writer‚ however she has some
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In Elf music is used to enhance the mood by slowing down the tempo or speeding up the tempo of the music. When the elves are making toys the music is at a moderate speed because they are functioning at a moderate speed. When Will Ferrell is traveling from the North Pole to New York to find his father‚ Walter‚ the music is actually fast and slow at some points because he slows down and speeds up. The faster the character functions the faster the music and sound effects will be. The slower
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Introduction Music is found in every known culture‚ past and present‚ varying wildly between times and places. Since all people of the world‚ including the most isolated tribal groups‚ have a form of music‚ it may be concluded that music is likely to have been present in the ancestral population prior to the dispersal of humans around the world. Consequently music may have been in existence for at least 50‚000 years and the first music may have been invented in Africa and then evolved to become
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Music and Society have always been intimately related. Throughout the years‚ music has had the power to influence the behavior of individuals and societies. Music has been thought of as a very powerful medium within social groups because it can facilitate communication beyond strictly words. Music has multiple meanings which can promote the development of individual‚ cultural and national identities. Today‚ music has been criticized for corrupting youth. For example‚ Rap music has been blamed for
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Main articles: Middle Eastern and North African music traditions‚ Arabic music‚ and Middle Eastern music North Africa (red region on map below) is the seat of ancient Egypt and Carthage‚ civilizations with strong ties to the ancient Near East and which influenced the ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Eventually‚ Egypt fell under Persian rule followed by Greek and Roman rule‚ while Carthage was later ruled by Romans and Vandals. North Africa was later conquered by the Arabs‚ who established the region
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