Music‚ which is what the topic of this unit is‚ is a fundamental consistent of human life that can be detected in every known culture‚ present and past. However‚ it varies widely between times and places‚ and it might have been invented in Africa. Our Discover New York class focused on music in New York City. The NYC music scene was described by Richie Unterberger as “immense‚ richly diverse‚ flashy‚ polyethnic‚ and engaged in a never-ending race for artistic and cosmopolitan supremacy”. There are
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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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the development of the American Soul music genre? The aim of this essay is to analyse what significance Berry Gordy‚ the founder of the Tamla record label‚ had to the American Soul music genre. To accurately analyse this it is important to research and understand how Gordy ran Tamla and why he started the label. All the decisions he made involving Tamla would have an affect on the American Soul music industry because of the huge popularity of Gordy’s music. Gordy created Tamla in 1959 with
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classify some forms of art like music and film. Genre follows some set conventions that have emerged from certain films displaying similar characteristics as time went by‚ however‚ these genres are not always consistent with the set conventions that guide which ever genre is in question. No film can ever have all the characteristics by which the genre it belongs to is identified and no definition of a particular genre can describe a film perfectly. The use of Genres serve works for people in different
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzf9PwzTwhY&list=PL6F29D4B4BFF4AED0&index=28 A book I have read I spend half of my life reading books. The book I read last was The Hunger Games. (Gary Ross‚ Suzanne Collinns)…It’s a sci-fi story. It really helps to learn to use your imagination. The whole book is action-packed and gripping which keeps you interested till the end and even after. I love the caraters‚ they are true to life. It is easy to identify with their joys and sorrows. Katniss‚ Peeta and the
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types of music influence focus in different ways‚ which can have an impact on grades. Studies have shown that music has an impact on our ability to focus. A phenomenon known as the Mozart Effect says that listening to Mozart and other classical artists can improve memory. Other studies have found that music with lyrics can be distracting and negatively affect the learning process. As Advanced Placement and honors students‚ we decided to test these theories in order to see how the music we listen
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Abstract Music is the paintbrush by which we color our lives. We can associate our personal histories‚ memories and feelings to specific types of music‚ and even specific songs. Through music we can recall both good and bad memories as well as change our mood without changing our environment. It has been used as therapy for sick and elderly people. Studies of how music affects our lives are endless. Discussed is a brief look into my personal musical memory‚ and how it has affected my life. Music of
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2013 MUS31-04 Middle Ages and the Baroque Period Music What is music? According to the definition‚ music is the art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous‚ unified‚ and evocative composition‚ as through melody‚ harmony‚ rhythm‚ and timbre. As we know‚ music had become a controversial topic throughout the world. Everyone knows music‚ everyone heard of music. Music represents our feeling‚ and used throughout the world. Music has been divided into many periods. Such as Middle
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THE GREAT POWER OF MUSIC What is music? According to Oxford Advance Learner’s Dictionary‚ music is defined as a sounds that are arranged in a way that is pleasant or exciting to listen to. Music has great power as it provides mental benefits to human. These benefits are emotional benefits‚ educational benefits‚ and health benefits. First mental benefit of music to human is emotional benefit (Adjemian‚ 2006; Changizi‚ 2009). According to Adjemian (2006)‚ people can get better mood when listen
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Music as art. My favorite music style. Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence that are organized in time in a special way. Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony)‚ rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo‚ meter‚ and articulation)‚ dynamics‚ and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. In the historical context the development of music is inseparable from the active development of person’s sensory abilities. Course of the auditory development of the
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