On Wednesday May 8th I attended a steel band concert for the first time. Experiencing new music is something that I like to do‚ so when it was assigned to attend a concert I was pretty excited. When I attended the concert I was greeted with many surprises. Overall attending Erie Community College’s steel band concert was a great entertaining eye opening experience. Before attending the steel band concert I was not sure what to expect. When I heard the words “steel band” I thought of a band with
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6 Concepts of Music Duration Aspects: * Beat * Underlying pulse in music * Rhythm * Patterns of long and short sounds and silences found in music * Tempo * The speed of the beat. Music may be relatively fast or slow and may become faster or slower * Meter * the grouping of the beats * Beats can be grouped in any combination including 2‚3‚4‚5‚6‚7 etc. * Regular and irregular meters * Metric groupings * Tempo * Rhythmic devices such
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A Journey through Music One warm summer evening just over a year ago‚ I picked out a book from my parents’ bookshelf and flipped to a random page while attempting to pass time. The book‚ known as the Tao-te-ching‚ is a famous work by the ancient Chinese Philosopher Lao-Tzu written more than 2500 years ago. Because of its age‚ the book is written in old Chinese‚ which makes it very difficult to read. Interested just in passing a few minutes‚ however‚ I flipped through the pages at random‚ looking
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Period‚ music had been seen more as recreation and njoyment than as an integral part of culture. The term "Romanticism" was first used in England and Germany in reference to a form of literature. It soon after spread to music and the visual arts. Romanticism was largely a product of two important revolutions in Europe. The new society that came about after the French Revolution emphasized the importance of the individual. This brought great changes in influences and ideas regarding music. It encouraged
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Part 2 : Explain how your current uses of music might impact your cognitive function. Draw on the research literature from both the “music and the brain” and “music in schools” lectures to support your ideas. Introduction Currently‚ I am largely involved in composing music for interactive media. To be able to produce professional music‚ I am constantly improving my music competency skills through music training. Recent studies have shown that music training enhances higher level cognition such as
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“Music washes away the dust of everyday life.”- Art Blakey. Being around music develops an appreciation for many genres of music. Although our country was in the midst of WWII‚ the culture of music in America was thriving. The music of the 1930’s included popular genres such as Big Band and Jazz‚ Swing‚ and Country. One out of three popular genres in the 1930’s was Big Band and Jazz; its premiere changed the face of music forever. The piano‚ bass‚ and the drums are the rhythm section of Big Band
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2013 When Words Fail Music Speaks Today music compels and drives people to accomplish many tasks‚ and also has the ability to change our emotions. It could be the beat or perhaps the lyrics that push people to do things they may not normally do. You could be excited‚ sad‚ happy‚ and mad and a song could change your mood in no time. Although there are many good qualities in music‚ this essay is going to focus on the health benefits‚ how music affects your mood and how music could be used as therapy
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Linda Herrick Benefits of Music Education for Children and Society Dr. Susan Hove-Pabst April 13‚ 2005 K-8 Music Methods Thesis Statement: Music education is a crucial aspect for the growth and expansion of a young child ’s mind or the expansion of an adult ’s mind. Outline I. Music education fits into various subjects in the classroom A. Music is a science 1. It is exact‚ specific‚ and it demands exact acoustics 2. Music is a chart a. Frequency b. Intensity
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While world music is a genre‚ musical exoticism can be classed as a process in which musicians freely interpret attributes of the music of non-western culture and targeting specifically at foreign audience. It is the direct perception of the western audience’s view of non-western music tradition‚ not non-western perception of non-western exoticism‚ in other words not the true perception‚ only a concept. As exotica is only an imitation‚ the authencity of the music is often questioned‚ the lack
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facts about music and its effects to human. Whenever looking to street one encountering with somebody listening music that somehow making feel him good or happy. As the music spread throw world‚ its benefits start to reveal itself. The author Elizabeth Scott states in “Is music a good tool for health?” that music has many beneficial effects. The effects of music are many in quantity and I intend explore and discuss about effects of music to body and mind. One of the effects of music is to a body
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