July 19‚ 2010 English 135 Essay # 1 The Power of Music The high pitched sound of a violin‚ the deep thump of a bass drum‚ the sultry voice of a singer‚ or the powerful words of a lyricist – all of these show the power of music. Music can cheer you up when you are sad or calm you down when you are excited or anxious. Music has the power to change your mood‚ trigger great memories‚ and is a powerful form of expression. Music is also universal and is one of the strongest and oldest art forms
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scrutinize how Sacred Music can be a very effective means of evangelization‚ whereby‚ Music becomes an essential instrument in drawing people’s hearts closer to the Lord in the Eucharist. Here‚ we will try to seek evidence from existing sources‚ on how the mind works in relation to the auditory sense or hearing. We will also try to explain how certain kinds of music affect a person’s inner disposition‚ emotion and overall experience. Finally‚ we will try to identify the kinds of music that are effective
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result in hundreds of forms of music. The islands of Java‚ Sumatra‚ Bali and Flores have been documented and recorded in respect to music‚ because of the regions huge size scholars are still studying other islands. The largest ethnic group is the Javanese; because of this the most popular form of Indonesian music is gamelan. Gamelan is an ensemble of percussion instruments including metallophones‚ drums‚ and gongs. Rhythm is defined as how the sounds and silences of music are organized in time. Gamelan
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Techno Electronic music has been around since the late 60’s and is now a very popular type of music among many poeple. My favorite genre of electronic music is Techno. Techno is a hard edge driven dance music that contains electronic sounds‚ high-energy‚ and a rhythmic beat. The sounds can range from simple beats of a drum to TV and movie dialogue or siren screams. Around 1986‚ there was a scene in Detroit which began spinning a futuristic kind of music. The DJ’s began experimenting with
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Music 262.2—Rock Music: History and Social Analysis Syllabus Fall 2013 Instructor: Brad Ard‚ Office‚ Kimbrough 241; Telephone: 335-7122; email: Bradley.ard@wsu.edu. Messages may also be left at the Music Program Office; Telephone: 335-8524 Office hours: by appointment. Catalog Description: MUS 262 Rock Music: History and Social Analysis 3 Credits: History and analysis of rock music related to its African American origins‚ its societal role‚ and its diverse development and impact. Meeting
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Without slavery‚ music would not sound the same. Discuss. The blues is the music made by slaves. It was the first type of music‚ and it was created by normal people when they were forced into slavery many centuries ago. When more than 12 million African slaves were taken over to America countries to work they used to have everything taken away from them. Their rights‚ their names and their possessions were all stripped from them. However the one thing slave owners could not take away from the
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Music‚ existing for several generations‚ has evolved through time‚ catching the attention of many music admirers‚ demanding an explanation as to if violence and suicde play a role in certain genres of music. Both Steven Stack‚ Jim GundLach‚ Jeanita W. Richardson and Kim A. Scott discuss the topic on violence and suicide connecting to the real world and music. Furthermore‚ In Steven Stack and Jim Gundlach’s article‚ "The Effect of Country Music on Suicide" they discuss the "link between a particular
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ifetime is not enough for music.” These were the words of Sergei Rachmaninoff‚ a Russian composer and pianist who was very influential in the twentieth century. Sergei had a very accurate perception of music and he understood the significance that music has. For some people‚ music is the center of their lives and it is the foundation on how they live. Everybody knows what music is and they all have heard a form of it but most people underestimate the value and power music has in our everyday lives
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3rd‚ 2008 In the second chapter of Levitin’s This Is Your Brain on Music‚ he discusses Rhythm‚ Loudness‚ and Harmony. When discussing rhythm‚ Levitin groups in tempo and meter along with it as related concepts. He defines them. Rhythm: “the lengths of the notes.” Tempo: “the pace of a piece of music”‚ and meter is the intensity of a note (how hard or lightly it is hit). Rhythm is “a crucial part of what turns sounds into music.” A single note can be played over and over again‚ but as long as the
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Music Reflection: Music really hits people’s emotions and for a lot of people there emotion is a key sense. I would describe musically everyone’s “Music World” is emotion and how the lyrics speak to you. Music unquestionably affects our emotions. We tend to listen to music that reflects our mood. When we’re happy we may listen to upbeat music; when we’re sad we may listen to slower‚ moving songs; when we’re angry we may listen to darker music with heavy guitar‚ drums‚ and vocals that reflect
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