Music of the USA History The music of the United States reflects the country’s multi-ethnic population through a diverse array of styles. Among the country’s most internationally-renowned genres are hip hop‚ blues‚ country‚ rhythm and blues‚ jazz‚ barbershop‚ pop‚ techno‚ and rock and roll. After Japan‚ the United States has the world’s second largest music market with a total retail value of 3‚635.2 million dollars in 2010 and its music is heard around the world. Since the beginning
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different sounds are there - How is it organized Music Stuff -Where is it from? -Genre -Composed or improvised -Metric or non metric -Instrumentation -Purpose? (worship‚ entertainment‚ life event) Music of Africa Call and Response - Single “voice: answered by others‚ back and forth. Interlocking Parts (linear) - Many parts designed to fit together and sound like one part‚ Africa‚ Indonesia. 8/30 Participational Music -Group activities‚ ceremony‚ war‚ multimedia approach
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Music Appreciation Study Sheet Properties of Sound: 1. Pitch- Frequency of vibrations ● Overtones (makes up pitches). They are responsible for our unique voiceprint. They are located above the fundamental. ● Everyone has a unique voice print 2. Timbre- Color and quality. A tool by which we identify different voices and instruments. Very subjective- differently interpreted and heard and described. Ex: Gloomy‚ dark‚ clear‚ bright‚ harsh‚ rough‚ delicate‚ wide‚ narrow. ● Every person in the
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Nick Keglovits English 102-025 Argumentative Essay 12/11/09 Music and Humanity 2789 Words “Music expresses that which cannot be said‚ and on which it is impossible to be silent” – Victor Hugo Everyone loves listening to music. It seems that everyone I talk to has a favorite band‚ or at the very least‚ a favorite genre of music. On a dark and cloudy day‚ when a light rain is falling‚ there is nothing I would rather do than listen to “Banana Pancakes” by Jack Johnson. No other thing‚ no other action
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Music I 04/12/2012 Music Report 1. Describe the type event. © 2000-2012‚ Copyright Saint-Petersburg Philharmonia® On Thursday‚ 22nd of November‚ 2012‚ I went with a few college classmates‚ at “Megaron”‚ the Athens Concert Hall. We attended the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra‚ the oldest symphony orchestra in Russia (founded in 1882)‚ conducted by Yuri Temirkanov (winner of the Abbiati Prize in 2003 and 2007). The soloist was Nelson Freire (piano). 2. Describe the events on
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The power of music: its impact on the intellectual‚ social and personal development of children and young people Susan Hallam‚ Executive Summary Recent advances in the study of the brain have enhanced our understanding of the way that active engagement with music may influence other activities. The cerebral cortex selforganises as we engage with different musical activities‚ skills in these areas may then transfer to other activities if the processes involved are similar. Some skills transfer automatically
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| Jazz Music and its Musicians | | | By Brandon | | | Jazz started when World War I had just ended and a social revolution was on its way. Customs and values of previous were rejected. Life was to be lived to the fullest. This was also known as the era of the "lost generations‚" and the "flapper" with her rolled stockings‚ short skirts‚ and straight up-and-down look. They disturbed their elders in the casino‚ night clubs‚ and speakeasies that replaced the ballrooms of prewar
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importance of international music and traditional music is a problem of controvesy. Some people think traditional music is more important than international music while others claims the opposite thing. I think two kinds of music have the same importance because of the following reasons. First of all‚ the aim of music is to satify people. Somebody are interested in international music‚ somebody are not‚ but they listen to music to find feelings for them‚ and both kinds of music can bring it to them. In
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“Swing Low Sweet Chariot” has been said to be a favorite song of secular music star Beyonce. To some this may come as an incredibly shocking revelation as Ms. Knowles lyrics and public antics often are seen as everything but the acts of a true Christian woman. It is also a known fact that the things one partakes in during their youth greatly shapes the rest of their lives. Beyonce growing up in the church is reflected to the public by one of her favorite songs being a classic gospel song. “When you
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A Night of Music A night of Music at the Dunham theatre‚ the first piece played at the venue was a wonderful piece by Gustav Holst called Second suite in f. Starting off very subtle and with a sequence that continues throughout the whole piece. As the brass and percussion make entry the pitch of the winds dim down while the others increase making the dynamics of the music vary from a very delicate to very strong when the percussion and brass sections start playing. It’s melody had a very folk tune
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