In my past 18 years‚ I have been living in an environment that people telling me what should I do and what should I not to do. My mum taught me to be a good role model for my younger sister‚ my dad told me to study hard so I can have a good future. By going to school‚ teachers teach me that what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ from the textbook and I have also been learning that from the TV‚ newspaper and radio. The mass media is always a channel for me to receive what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ about the social
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to follow in their footsteps and get a career in music so his life is also focuses around it and in being the best pianist he can be. (Page 15‚ 16)Paul’s parents‚ bewildered and worried about Keller’s teaching techniques‚ still let Paul go to his weekly classes because he is still a good teacher and he had been taught by very famous pianists that were taught be even more famous pianists. Even though Keller’s teaching techniques are odd‚ they seem to be rather effective. 4. Why is Paul’s developing
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John Towner Williams born February 8 1932 is an American composer‚ pianist and conductor. Born to Jazz percussionist Johnny Williams‚ who also played with Raymond Scott Quintet‚ John Williams was exposed to music from a very early age. Having moved to Los Angeles in the late 1940s‚ he attended the University of Los Angeles and went on to study privately with Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Williams also spent a number of years conducting and arranging music for the US Air force band
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Many film-score composers have provided their beautiful works to the audience. However‚ John Williams proves to be one of the greatest. He is indeed an exceptionally talented man‚ who is gifted with such exquisite musical talent and ability; John Williams proves that “there is no composer whose music is more widely known and whose themes are more instantly hummable” (Ryan‚ 2013). Star Wars‚ Jurassic Park‚ Jaws‚ and Indiana Jones are some of his many most prominent works. On February 8‚ 1932 in Floral
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incorporation of a more holistic approach to piano playing. The beneficiaries of the renowned Taubman approach to piano technique are mostly injured concert pianists‚ conservatory students‚ and piano teachers‚ people who already have more or less a certain degree of piano proficiency. Since Taubman approach is so effective in helping intermediate and advance pianists‚ I would like to experiment the application of it to young beginning children’s piano lesson. Seeing that systematic materials for young beginner
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Western Influence on Chinese Music China has long been the cultural hub of Asia‚ and has had the longest amount of contact of any Asian country with other Western countries. Ever since the Silk Road was established‚ China has been trading with other Western countries and exchanging aspects of their cultures with one another. One of these aspects is music. But how exactly has Western music influenced Chinese music? In order to understand this‚ we must look at the history of Western encounters
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his sonatas (for Connoisseur Society) along with other smaller works‚ and including this music frequently on her recital programs. Ruth Laredo won several awards throughout her career including a Grammy nomination‚ and was chosen as one of five pianists to perform at Carnegie Hall for its 90th anniversary
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your goals doesn’t mean you must be successful; it doesn’t even mean that you must achieve your goal‚ but it’s very important to keep it in your mind. You want to be a great basketball player‚ but you are 1‚60m tall; you want to be a great pianist‚ but what you have studied in the university was physics; you want to establish your own company‚ but you are just a clerk in a small company. These examples are very common in our real lives. There are enough unfavorable conditions which
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Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds” tells the story of the relationship between the protagonist‚ Jing Mei Woo and her mother. Jing-Mei’s mother believes that America‚ is the land of opportunity where she could be‚ “anything she wanted”(1). Hence‚ she has high hopes that her daughter will become a prodigy. Her mother is unclear of what exactly that could be‚ considering her search through a myriad of avenues. Nevertheless‚ she knows that with hard work‚ there is success. In the beginning
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while he was a student at Oberlin College‚ where he attended with James Goldman‚ a lyricist he had known since childhood and together produced songs. In 1956 Kander started his Broadway career by filling in for another pianist who was on vacation‚ from that point on he became a pianist on many musicals and his career continued. In 1962 he met Frank Ebb‚ who was also a lyricist‚ together a great songwriting partnership started that lasted over forty years‚ together having several successes and becoming
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