2012 Music Appreciation Music is an essential part of my life. It affects me in many ways‚ not just emotionally‚ but physically as well. I have been listening to music for almost my whole life‚ but the type of music I have listened to has changed throughout my life. I have been influenced by many people as to the type of music I have and currently listen to. To start off‚ I have listened to numerous types of music throughout my life. I started off listening to hip-hop and rap music. I believe
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embellishments that were improvised on spot reflecting on what was later made known as jazz. A solo pianist‚ to this day‚ still uses this technique in the jazz culture. Scott Joplin is one of the major creators who is given almost sole credit for the then new music but was also overlooked due to his color by biased white scholars limiting him as “only” a ragtime composer. Another popular ragtime composer was John Philip Sousa. Sousa was known for using marches‚ along with minstrel and ragtime pieces in his bands
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our ability to evaluate and enjoy music? 3. Why is John Cage’s composition 4’ 33" particularly interesting? 4-7. What are the four main properties of musical sound? 8. What determines the pitch of a sound? 9. The distance between two pitches is called an ______________. 10. If a pitch has a frequency of 100 cycles per second‚ what is the frequency of the pitch one octave higher? 11. Into how many tones is an octave divided in the recent music of Western Civilization? 12. How
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My name is Phuc Dang. I would like to borrow this opportunity to express some of my deep appreciations to you. First of all‚ I would like to thank you for a wonderful semester. You are an excellent instructor‚ even though I rarely ask for your help in class. You have given me the opportunity to practice more on my writing skill by writing for the papers and quizzes. I really appreciate that. Secondly‚ your lectures about Racism and American Education are somewhat out of my league because those subjects
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Unit Summary – Module I Elements of Music - 5 points Please complete each question as thoroughly as possible and submit to your professor by the due date. This summary will function as one of the study guides for the midterm exam; it is very important that the information is complete. This first unit develops the vocabulary that is used in the rest of the class‚ so there are many terms to master. As part of this unit’s study‚ you will also be expected to recognize each instrument by its
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Music Appreciation 1.) According to Merriam Webster dictionary online the definition of listening is to pay attention to someone or something in order to hear what is being said‚ sung‚ or played. The definition of hearing is very different from listening it is the process‚ function‚ or power of perceiving sound. Many times people believe these two words mean the same thing; however looking at their definitions there is a clear difference. If your teacher is speaking to you can hear the sound her
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Rosalie Baker Music 120 Online #2745 November 30‚ 2014 On November 20‚ 2014‚ I had an opportunity to watch a concert entitled “Autumn Winds” at Colburn School in Downtown Los Angeles. It was part of a monthly concert series “Rush Hour Concerts at Colburn” hosted by Gibson Dunn. Gibson Dunn is a prominent law firm whose active involvement in the community expands to all various arenas of the society through their leadership and services. Rush Hour Concert is held monthly at Thayer Hall in Colburn
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soloist? Did they appear to shift from melody/solo to accompaniment at different times? How did the musicians appear to be using their instruments to fulfill these roles? 3. The Music: A. Describe the songs individually. Did the titles appear to have any particular meaning? How did the sound of the music relate to the title? B. Look for the following elements in describing the songs: Tempo: slow‚ medium-tempo‚ fast (up-tempo). Rhythm: Steady beat‚ complex rhythms‚ use of syncopation
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Music Log Performer Comparison – Music Appreciation Day 1: Performer Comparison Part of being an informed listener is knowing which performers you prefer‚ as well as what characteristics you find appealing in a performer. These vary from listener to listener‚ so it is important to develop your own preferences. For this Listening Log‚ find two recordings of the same piece by two different performers. Listen to each piece at least twice. Then‚ answer the questions below. Hint: Solo piano is a good
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the music as opposed to the performance. This appears to turn the entire idea of authenticity on its head. It can now be reasoned that musical recordings that are artificially enriched present the most authentic being of the music‚ and that performances are challenges to recapture that authenticity. If post-production editing is scrutinized in the equivalent way as Fisher uses in the example of rock recordings‚ then feasibly there is an argument to make that the aesthetic quality of the listener
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