be the characters in the songs and telling their stories. There was a time in elementary school‚ however‚ when I strayed from country music for a while. I started listening to pop music like all the other kids. It wasn’t until fifth grade that I was brought back to country music. My dad bought me Taylor Swift’s debut album and I was instantly hooked on her music. From then on‚ I started to listen to other country artists again and fell back in love with the genre. In December the next year‚ I attended
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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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Salsa Salsa! Music I can’t imagine myself living without. I grew up listening to salsa music and from a very young age I learned to love it. I remember growing up and on Saturday mornings my mother would put on her salsa CD’s as she cooked and cleaned and delegated chores to my sister and me. Salsa can be fast paced and danceable or a bit slow and more romantic. Salsa is a mix of afro-Caribbean beats or as best described a modern technique of performing Guaracha‚ Son Montuno and Cuban son. The
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How does politics affect music makers and users? The connection between politics and music can sometimes be rather discreet‚ and a lot of songwriters today include many messages in their song lyrics which would appear subliminal until analysed. Political issues are expressed in music and I believe this is because music is one of the most effective ways to reach out to people‚ as not everyone watches the news or picks up a newspaper. Because popular musicians have such a large fan base and a
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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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Music Essay Music is a form of art. It tells a story‚ affects people mentally and physically; inspires many. No one tells how music should be. Music is a from a expresion. Where boundaries are unheard of. As you were younger the words of a song meant nothing to you. All take matter was if it had a catchy beat you could move it. Once you started to grow up you started to understand what the songs meant. Not just the lyrics but how the artist put their own emotion in. “He knows that but he’s
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Reflective Essay #5 I value everything about music. I believe that it promotes many good things‚ including creativity and cooperation‚ and it encourages and helps build friendship. I believe that there is one thing that it does that is most important‚ however. It helps to build confidence. Confidence is a huge factor in a person’s life‚ and it usually starts as a child. It helps them to make friends‚ and to feel good about themselves. Involvement in music helps to start building self-confidence in
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I Introduction Rock Music‚ group of related music styles that have dominated popular music in the West since about 1955. Rock music began in the United States‚ but it has influenced and in turn been shaped by a broad field of cultures and musical traditions‚ including gospel music‚ the blues‚ country-and-western music‚ classical music (see Music‚ Western)‚ folk music‚ electronic music‚ and the popular music of Asia‚ Africa‚ and Latin America (see Worldbeat). In addition to its use as a broad
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above quote. For Essay 2‚ respond to the Wuorinen quote in light of the music about which we have learned in class and to which we have listened as a part of this class. Also‚ you may bring into your response the music to which you listen most frequently. 200 – 400 words in a clear and concise manner will produce an appropriate essay. Please submit on paper or on line. I truly agree with Charles Wuorinen that the music (any kind of entertainment) does help us to get our mind relaxed and become
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guides show in detail breakdowns of the music. But following along in the book was harder for me. Seeing it in front of me using the Connect Kamien listening guide showed each section broken down by seconds as did the text book only thing different was that it also went down the steps as it was happening. Such as high lightening each change once it took place. That alone made it easier for me to follow along with the music. It also helped me stay focused on the music instead focusing on the book and keeping
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