Abstract Music is the paintbrush by which we color our lives. We can associate our personal histories‚ memories and feelings to specific types of music‚ and even specific songs. Through music we can recall both good and bad memories as well as change our mood without changing our environment. It has been used as therapy for sick and elderly people. Studies of how music affects our lives are endless. Discussed is a brief look into my personal musical memory‚ and how it has affected my life. Music of
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paid for by the church Characteristics of Medieval Music- Christianity had huge impact‚ most surviving music is liturgical music Middle Ages Music The Middle Ages saw the emergence of great changes in English culture including the music played during the Middle Ages. The violent times of the Dark Ages had led to a primitive society lacking in elegance or refinement. The Medieval music of the Middle Ages generally consisted of the secular music of the church. The Middle Ages saw society changing
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Merriam Webster defines music as sounds that are sung by voices or played on musical instruments‚ written or printed symbols showing how music should be played or sung‚ and the art or skill of creating or performing music. Merriam Webster also defines Therapy as the treatment of physical or mental illnesses. When these two activities are brought together we create music therapy. This is defined as therapy based on engagement in musical activities: the therapeutic use of music (as to reduce anxiety
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Listening to an opera is one of the most interesting classical music performances you could see live. This 90 minute opera I seen was played on Tuesday‚ November 13‚ 2012 and performed at 8 p.m. The name play was Wozzeck by Alben Burg and performed by the Philharmonic Ocrhestra. At the opera the person who was suppose to be the doctor was ill so Kevin Beurdette took Tijil Faveyls place. The people that attended the concert varied‚ some people were older and other people were young. The type of class
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listen to music that uplifts us. When words and music are combined‚ I believe they express our deepest thoughts and feelings. What we can’t understand in words‚ we can understand in music. Words alone‚ many times‚ can’t express the true feelings that are meant‚ but music and words put together can touch the hearts and souls of people." Music is one of the few things that can help you escape your reality. No matter how bad things are‚ music has the potential to make you forget all about it. Music can spark
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Introduction Music is found in every known culture‚ past and present‚ varying wildly between times and places. Since all people of the world‚ including the most isolated tribal groups‚ have a form of music‚ it may be concluded that music is likely to have been present in the ancestral population prior to the dispersal of humans around the world. Consequently music may have been in existence for at least 50‚000 years and the first music may have been invented in Africa and then evolved to become
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Filipinos dedication and love to music started during pre-Hispanic period. Early Filipinos love to express themselves through ethnic musical instruments. These early settlers played diversity of musical instruments which includes flutes‚ nose flutes‚ gong and guitar to play appropriate songs in commemoration of courtship‚ marriage‚ and harvest. Even during the hardest time of Philippine revolution when we were invaded by several countries‚ Filipinos cling to music as outlet of entertainment and leisure
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Is the Music Industry Flourishing or Struggling? Argument & Communication Assignment 2 According to the article‚ “Having a ball; what’s working in music”‚ despite the fear that the music industry is at a loss through increased piracy‚ it is actually flourishing (Anonymous‚ 2010‚ para. 4). The article states “Between 1999 and 2009 concert-ticket sales in America tripled in value‚ from $1.5 billion to $4.6 billion” (Anonymous‚ 2010‚ para. 5) which indicates increased popularity of live concerts
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was a sad love song that became a popular hit in the 1920’s‚ specifically 1926. Due to how the man was treating her with such disrespect‚ Smith sings about leaving the man she loves. Her music was considered to be classical blues based on the African American blues genre. Long before Smith’s time‚ this type of music with its sad and negative tone was already being played. For instance‚ “Flow My Tears” was written around the 1600’s which was during the Renaissance period. This was considered popular
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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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