Often times when people hear about Hip Hop/Rap music‚ they’ll paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing‚ guns‚ marijuana‚ lots of gold‚ and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kid’s head that Rap music is “bad”‚ and they don’t want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US‚ I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parent’s point of view. But what people don’t
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Chinese music Johanna Namminga The hybridization of Western and Chinese music has an interesting history in China. The trend towards adopting Western styles in music started early in Chinese history with the first traders and colonization. The cultural imperialism brought by colonization created a trend towards Westernization which has continued throughout Chinese history. The history of Western music in China is interesting in how the Chinese assimilated it to be their own music; it has also been
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ear to music. In either perspective music is an inspiration to a life. Music has brought unity‚ smiles‚ culture‚ tears‚ and much more. One can’t deny the feel you get when a piece of music is played‚ whether its beats‚ notes‚ a tune‚ even natural sounds. Music has inspired many people and has helped them in their lowest point of their lives. Though the music of today isn’t the same as it used to be; meaning wise‚ we can all agree that inspiration has cultivated the hearts of the world. Music‚ is
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was a legendary era for Music. Many British bands were born that later went on to become iconic‚ but the whole scene was born out of a need for something new and exciting as the new generation refused to conform to their parent’s idea of having a good time. Blues musicians became very popular in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s and early 1960s. British blues soon became a distinct genre‚ and rock and roll‚ rockabilly‚ rhythm and blues and other forms of popular music mixed in the UK‚ resulting
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Music Appreciation Radio Report Instead of attending a concert and writing a concert report‚ I decided to do the radio report. On April 24‚ 2007‚ I listened to the station WWOZ 90.7 FM from seven to eight p.m. It was hosted by Jivin Jean and Neal. The theme of that session was the 50’s Rhythm and Blues. Because the Jazz Fest is approaching‚ they decided to feature some of the artists that would be performing. In which they varied from Percy Sledge to the Fister Sisters. The first
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Athena Witham Barbara Pincus‚ English 102 Protest Music Assignment March 13‚ 2012 Music is a form of art‚ and just as any piece of art‚ music sends a message. Too many people in many cultures‚ music is an important part of their way of life‚ it’s their way of expression. The Vietnam War influenced a generation of musicians and songwriters in both Vietnam and the United States. Bands were producing music about both anti-war and anti-communist to take a stand without going to war. The band Country
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Luke Barnes Music History 1 4/21/2018 Highlife Music Highlife music is always changing‚ going through style changes‚ instrument changes‚ and changes in the area of Africa that it is popular. Highlife music is also very hard to define in one sentence or to put it into one category. It can loosely be defined as Africa’s popular music and the soul of a lot of musicians in Africa. It is difficult to determine when highlife music started; Authors of Highlife music hypothesize it being originated anywhere
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Module 1 NOTES 12-bar blues is a chord progression that is common in many popular forms of music. A metronome‚ or a device that produces regular ticks or beats according to the beats per minute‚ is one way that musicians and composers can help maintain a consistent pace in the music. A concerto is a musical piece in which one solo instrument (such as a piano or violin) is accompanied by an orchestra. A scale is a group of notes in ascending and descending pitch. A sonata is a musical composition
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vibrating (cowbell‚ wood blocks) Chordophone -Sound produced by a vibrating string. *Lute- Has a body and a neck *Zither- Only has a body Listening -Listen beyond the surface -What 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
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Have you ever had one of your annoying siblings put on music that you dislike? Did you tell them that their music will lessen your ability to work? Did you know that you were wrong? Music‚ whether it be liked or disliked‚ does not actually disturb your concentration unless you let it. The only music that is proven true to negatively affect your ability to work is music with lyrics. Music with lyrics is an inconvenience with short term memory potential making it quite a bit harder to memorize a phrase
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