Introduction to Humanities III‚ Music Final Paper October 23‚ 2013 The concept of Music as a Mirror of its Time is the thread that connects the musical eras discussed in this course and effective way to follow musical development by studying it in relation to the events and influences that shaped he history of the times. It is clear that music was used as a tool ranging from religious ceremony to self-expression. This paper will walk thought history‚ musical development and composers that represented
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Application Essay Since I was a child‚ music has been a part of my life. I can remember being indulged in music from both friends and family ranging from rapper Jay-Z to legends such as Jerry Garcia. This exposure to such a broad variety of genres helped generate a unique personal passion for music. This passion only grew stronger as time went on. Whether it was playing an instrument or simply listening to the radio‚ music has been the one thing in life that has always made sense. I can vividly
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The music from the Middle ages was very worship based. Most of the music seemed to be created to help people of that time grow closer to the churches. I could hear in the pieces I listened to the connection the music had to prayer and worship. The music form was strophic in nature and repeated itself. Even though I could not understand the words in most of the songs‚ the melody created an expression of calmness and meditation. Very relaxing and calming to make a connecting to what they were
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What was the music like? Classical styled: in those times‚ They didn’t have any electric instruments in those times. That means that the most common kind of instruments were copper instruments‚ flutes‚ violins drums etc. most of the times they were all used together to form an orchestra. A composer‚ the person who invents the pieces of music‚ which you call a composition‚ had to use all those instruments to create a harmony between them. Classical music is really elegant. One of the things that
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7 Elements of Music * Rhythm - It may be defined as the pattern or placement of sounds in time and beats in music. Roger Kamien in his book Music: An Appreciation defines rhythm as "the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music." Rhythm is shaped by meter; it has certain elements such as beat and tempo. * Melody - It refers to the tune of a song or piece of music. it is the memorable tune created by playing a succession or series of pitches. * Timbre - Also known as tone
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The pieces of music from Unit 1 ranged from styles of R&B to symphonic and all of various recordings whether live or in studio. A couple of the pieces had purposes other than being strictly for performance like a tutorial or added content for a cartoon show. Each piece had their own set of musical elements to differentiate them‚ but at the same time‚ they shared some as well. The first song‚ Marvin Gaye’s “Heard It Through The Grapevine”‚ was performed live‚ and there was little excess feedback from
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Music is passion Music is energy Music is joy Music is creativity Music is eternal Music is love Music is soul Music is life Music is one of the greatest creations of human kind in the course of history. It is creativity in a pure and undiluted form and format. Music plays a vital role in our daily life. It is a way of expressing our feelings and emotions. Music is a way to escape life‚ which gives us relief in pain and helps us to reduce the stress of the daily routine. It
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html How Music affects Concentration and Work Efficiency-Lab Packet Abstract: Research on the brain has been immense. The scientific study of the brain has become an essential endeavor in understanding human life. Music has been found to have profound effect on the brain. Psychologists and scientists have been looking at the link between music‚ with mood‚ work efficiency and concentration for years. In our experiment‚ we hope to find a correlation between a specific genre of music and greater
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The Capabilities and Effects of Background Music S. Wakeley Wayne State College Abstract Nonverbal communication speaks louder than verbal communication; therefore‚ nonverbal communication‚ such as background music‚ needs to be sensibly evaluated. As a form of nonverbal communication‚ background music is capable of influencing a target audience. In advertising‚ emotions can be shifted depending on the music being played in the background and the same feelings are then transferred to the product
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Different Genres of Music Effect Test Scores Kathryn E. Baker Bowling Green High School Table of Contents Introduction pg. 3-7 Procedure pg. 7 Results pg. 8 Discussion pg. 8-9 Conclusion pg. 9-10 Acknowledgements pg. 10 References pg. 10-11 Introduction Although many research findings can be confusing or contradictory (Yehuda‚ 2011)‚ it has been shown many ways and in many times that music affects the brain psychologically. Elliot‚ Polman‚ & McGregor (2011) found that music only has the desired
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