Aristotle has said that “[beauty] is the principal object of reasoning in the sciences and in their proofs.” Science and math are used to understand the world, from the planets, to the things we create, like music. People have studied songs and found mathematical patterns, like the use of phi, in many songs. Phi, or 1.618033988749895, is a ratio discovered by the greek architect Phidias, who used the ratio for building (The Geometry Center). The ratio is most commonly found in Fibonacci numbers,
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My first choice of music was a band called Arcade Fire and their song named “Ready to Start”. The Canadian band plays indie rock. I like, not love it, the singer is not the greatest singer. The woman is the one with the full-impact emotion as the drummer and also the man who plays the keyboard is quite electrifying and entertaining. The lyrics seem a little depressing to me, and at times difficult to understand. I had to research the lyrics to comprehend. References: Video Retrieved: 09/12/2012
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Articles on Music Therapy and its Effects In a study conducted by the University of Iowa’s College of Nursing (1998), students wanted to test the effects of music therapy. Music therapy would mean that the students used music in a way of healing rather than a form of entertainment. The idea was to better understand music’s effects on relaxation and anxiety. Does using music in such a way benefit a person in need of healing? In this study the test was conducted on patients receiving assistance
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Classical Music, a Timeless Treasure Classical music is one of the few timeless genres of music that is in our lives today. Ever since the origination of this genre, the fan base has done nothing but grows in number. The amount of classical music fans has always been a large number, but with the help of various music organizations and clubs, the knowledge of classical music has grown to many areas of America. Having six different branches, 15,000 students currently, a budget of an outstanding
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dance Grab your girlfriends Grab your boyfriends Sweat it out Let's dance (Move your whole body) (Let's start the party) (Speak/rap) To the number one girl to make her go crazy I need you boy to dance with me baby (Dance) [Verse 2] The musics on (turn it up, turn it up, turn it up) My favorite song (turn it up, turn it up, turn it up) The beat is strong (turn it up, turn it up, turn it up) We'll dance Come on [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/miley_cyrus/lets_dance
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Everything we do as human beings has some type of structure to it. So that being said structure and organization is an essential element in the arts. Music is very structured in the way you sing certain notes or the way that band is positioned. When you go to a concert or even when you just watched the high school band play, without the structure of music the band members would not be playing all together and on key. No matter how a certain person lives there life there is always some kind of structure
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The vast variety of music spanning over generations makes it unreasonable to make a decision on which is better. That is like asking a parent which is their favorite child, it is to difficult to do so. There has been a war between the new and old school styles of music that may never be settled. To pick a side of this war is asinine because of the similarities and the way newer artist are sampling older music , plus its easier nowadays to get your music heard, and the fact that some of the great
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Life and its simplicity Music is a form of art which breathes the very life and character into our numb empty bodies. As we carry on throughout our lives with what surrounds us, our minds are filled with numerous thoughts that progress into a flow of tunes to which suit the emotions presented at the moment you stand. We may be approached by depression but as we dwell in the world of musicality our lives change and as we are filled with joy from the simplest elements that encircle us, we are reassured
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Music plays a very important part in our life’s and is connected inevitably with our emotions. There are many different types of music stretching from a wide range of pop music to complex classical operatic pieces. Throughout our daily life’s music impacts each and every one of us , either through our lifestyle or coincidence , in supermarkets , television or even simply being interested in it. But the one thing that separates you from everyone else, is that through music we are all affected in
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Battle of the Bands, a Salisbury Event: Communication through Music This past weekend it was homecoming here at Salisbury University, so for the lead up to the weekend the Seagulls have planned themed days and events all throughout the week to get us in our SU Spirit. One of the events was Battle of the Bands, held on Thursday, October 11th outside of Seagull Square. It’s an opportunity for young bands and musicians to come out and play for fifteen minutes whatever they want for the crowd and
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An Organisation within the Music Industry In this assignment, I will be focusing on agencies and the roles they play within the music industry. A music agent consists of a team of agents that are employed by the company to organise the artist/artists gigs, concerts, Interviews and shows. As well as having the responsibility of dealing with the musician’s finances. A talent agent would often attend college and university showcases and shows to see what young talent is available. There is high degree
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Danielle Williams April 21, 2013 English 0100 LD09 M. Askew Compare and Contrast Essay From Old to New Ever wondered how much style and music changed over the decade? I think about it every day that I leave my house and see the sights that I see. From the half-naked females with crop tops to the guys with their pants below their waist. It’s a huge difference in style of dress now a days whereas in the fifties and sixties people respected themselves and were fully dressed. I actually loved
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6 December 2011 “Music and Globalization” What is globalization? Globalization is the integrated beliefs of certain cultures and values on a nation and/or people. In different ways, music can be a part of globalization and its process. Music can either go along and agree with globalization, or it can reject it. An example of this is shown in Lynn Hirschberg’s “M.I.A.’s Agitprop Pop” and Ilan Greenberg’s “Murder Music”. In Lynn Hirschberg’s article, she explains how famous pop icon Maya and her music relate to globalization
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English 101 March 12, 2014 Music Exploration Start the music. Music is combining voice, instrumental or mechanical sounds to create melody, rhythm, or harmony. Music is a vital part of young children lives. Socialization and a feeling of belonging are formed when making music together. Music is a natural outlet for creativity and self-expression, which shows a strong presence in an early head start classroom. Rhythm is an important ingredient in music. The children enter the classroom
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disagreed on different findings through music. Society wouldn’t have stumbled abound elite findings if great minds didn’t disagree. It is in the scientific method to test with an experiment in order to clarify any misconceptions in data that was collected through research. In today’s society music around the globe is learning, a therapy and teaching tool. Music adjusts our moods and used throughout our lives. To lead a healthy life, we need to incorporate music whether playing it, using or listening
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Music Music is one of the most important and influential things in my life. It’s amazing to me how much it can affect people in so many different ways. Music has the ability to change your mood, help you express yourself, help you escape for a little while, help you remember things, and take you back to different times. Music has the power to change your mood. There’s music for just about every mood I’m in, I love listening to music. If I’m upset about something, I can always find the perfect
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Timothy Wright Music Appreciation 24 September 2014 How Entertainment Has Evolved Entertainment is something we all look forward to as humans. Lets be honest we live for entertainment. But then you do have people every now and then that are not big fans of entertainment. Whether it be entertainment from the 50s or entertainment from the present day we can all agree that the way of entertaining has changed. Hopefully you to will think the same after this paper. Elizabeth, a movie I had never
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The Importance of Music Education Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend. — Ludwig van Beethoven I come from a family of musicians. My father and my cousin are high school band directors. Several of my relatives played in band in high school and continue to play as adults. In the past 25 years, six of my relatives have won either the John Philip Souza Band Award or the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award here
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stimuli enhance the music learning. In visual arts, space and music are both express through time and an art form that has its own unique structure.
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for ‘The Nature of Music, I felt compelled to delve deeper into these exceedingly dissimilar yet connected pieces of music. Persian music heavily employs the use of the ney (hollow reed flute), tombak (goblet-shaped single-headed drum) and the setar/tar (long-necked lute) and in this particular performance, with the accompaniment of Shajarian’s avaz (vocals) who sets the dastgah (melodic composition) for the entire piece by selecting the gusheh. The call-and-response form of music that is characteristic
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My choice of music is Changes by Tupac Shukar; Compsed by Shock G. This song is about him trying to make changes in his life. The message that he is relaying is that it is hard growing up poor and black and commenting on the fact that the police does not seem to particularly care one way or another what happens within the black community. The song also mentions how he was considering suicide as a viable option to the hell hole and that his life had become surrounded by drugs and gangs. Changes
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transformed art, music, performing arts, and the human society. (Fiero) The birds in the tree, the sound of traffic, car radios humming, these are sounds of the hustle and bustle of a city. These sounds come to our ears every day, and many more, in different forms. They are the sounds of our world and the commentary to our everyday lives. Music is not only what we are, but the narration to life, emotional expression, the signals of human interaction, and without it we would be lost. Music is defined
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Absolute music is music that is composed for music sake, a type of composition that does not have any meaning or narration to it. Program music is music that narrates a story with the accompaniment of instruments. With this in mind, I question whether absolute music can really be music without any meaning behind it or is it us as the audience and listener that creates our own definition of the music. In this essay I will be investigating whether music can really be absolute or must all music have a
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we saw was Jeff Lorber Fusion band. Lorber played music from his Hacienda album, he played Hacienda Documentary, The Step, Fab Gear, Chinese Medicinal Herbs. Lorber’s music has various rythums such as traditional jazz, R&B, funk, and rock. Jeff Lorber has been known to use various keyboard instruments. He has used a Analog Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes Piano, Minimoog, and Sequential Circuit’s Prophet 5. In the past, Lorber has worked with music artists such as Karyn White, Herbie Hancock, Kenny
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Music has been around for thousands and thousands of years. The caveman had originally started some type of sounds in which branched off into the music that we listen to today. This prehistoric music was started by the cavemen in order for them to express themselves, and the others who listened were affected in the same way that people are affected by music today. For example, if someone is upset they will listen to something that will get them into a better mood, perhaps something mellow or soft
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particular type of music in general cases. I have different type of music played depending on distinct environments. I love loud music when studying, party music for instance, in that way I will not be able to hear anything else but the noisy background which does not concern me at all. While driving, classical is my music for sure. This is how I found this particular song. Before I was asked to bring a piece of music in to the classroom, I have never really paid attention to the music that I listened
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In the 20th century artists music could only be stolen one way, from a record store. Now days every .006 seconds someone is illegally downloading artists music. Although this may seem alarming it must also be known that every 3.5 minutes, someone is caught for committing this crime. Think about it in your own life, you would rather download some song you love for free than having to go through the strenuous process of iTunes. The 21st century is a time period of endless possibilities and resources
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Kimberly Jester, 8:00, September 23, 2014! ! “Will You Marry Me?” by Hugo Weisgall Hugo Weisgall was an American composer and conductor primarily known for his operas and song cycles. His music is typically characterized by dense harmonic language in which the melodic content is buried beneath a veil of dissonance. His one-act opera “Will You Marry Me?” utilizes this dissonance, as well as several tempo changes and tone changes to allow the audience to experience the same emotions of the characters
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MUL 1010 Shostakovitch symphony No.5 This piece was done by Thomas Sleeper, the conductor as a recreation of Dmitri’s orchestral piece, symphony number five played in ‘D’ Minor. This recreation was played at the University of Miami. The conductor did a really astounding job to remake one of Dmitri’s master pieces. In Dmitri’s piece, he had four stages and that in total the musical piece would last about forty five minutes. Everything was done in the same fashion in the replay of it as the
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Play Report: The Music Man Recently, I attended a high school production of The Music Man written by Meredith Wilson, but directed by Blair Cromwell and Aaron Fawcett. This production took place in a small southern town in the 1920’s. The play begins as a group of salesmen sit on a train discussing the legendary salesman Harold Hill, who has apparently traveled town to town scamming their costumers and ultimately making an unfair profit from what was once the reliable income of noble salesmen
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