Review Questions 1. What is popular music? Popular music is any music since industrialization in the mid-1800’s that is in line with the tastes and preferences of the middle class. 2. What theme does pop music typically use in the lyrics? Describe one pop song that uses this theme. Why is this theme such a popular one? The theme pop music uses in the lyrics associate with relationships and love. A song I know that uses this theme is‚ Mirrors ‚ by Justin Timberlake. This theme is popular because
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Music has been around as long as civilized humans have been. Artifacts show people dancing around fires to drumbeats. Since music was there from the start of civilization‚ it will be there until the end too. Music tells a story with the notes and rhythms. If the people are in distress‚ the music will be sad and sorrowful‚ but if the people just won a big war‚ it will be joyous and happy. An example of music reflecting a culture is the Native Americans. Music was a major factor in the Native American
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“Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.” -Alphonse de Lamartine It is no small fact that during the Romantic Period emotion‚ sentiment‚ and sensation were center-stage. The people wanted freedom from the age of reason and yearned to express themselves. This newfound ideal soon drifted from everyday life into the arts. Romantic writers and painters loved to tell stories and express moods with their art‚ and musicians were eager to join the trend. The ideal for the
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Hayao Miyazaki is a very influential part of my choice of my career‚ having seen so many of his movies as a child and now still watching them‚ it has done nothing but continue to fuel my love of animation. He began to work as an animator at studio Toei Douga in 1963‚ grabbing everyone’s attention with his amazing art works and ideas. In 1973 after transferring to Nippon Animation‚ there he was able to bring about some classics such as: Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) and Nausicaa
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Music’s therapeutic effects have been observed since ancient times‚ though; the clinical practice of music therapy became truly widespread during the 1940s‚ when hospitals employed musicians to aid in the treatment of veterans (American Music Therapy Assoc.). Now music therapy has a number of practical applications. For children with autism‚ music therapy allows them to lead a fulfilling life‚ increase communication and social skills‚ reinforce academic skills as well as life skills. ASD is an abbreviation
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The Renaissance was a very important time period. The Renaissance was the new beginning for all of us. The topic we’re going to be talking to you about is the music of the Renaissance. The music of the Renaissance was truly unique. They have all kinds of musicians‚ and instruments that you will learn later in our presentation. Most of their songs were based off of poetry‚ which is really neat. Some songs symbolized how they felt and stories that they have lived through. The Renaissance marks
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Throughout my entire senior year‚ I had reflected upon my experiences in my high school career. With this‚ I have come to the conclusion that whomever said and believed that high school were the best years of their lives obviously did not ever attend such an institution. Although my input is rather cynical‚ I have realized that‚ although high school posed one of the most disappointing and exorbitant challenges‚ these barriers have helped me become the mature and forthright young adult I am today
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Violence is something you see everywhere around the world. Although rap music has become one of the most popular genres of music‚ and it seems there is no way to slow down the amount of violence in the songs‚ teenagers are becoming more violent because of the music‚ so the artists should rethink their lyrics. Jeanita Richardson‚ author from “Journal of Negro education” says that “As a result‚ of the prevalence of violence in music‚ movies‚ television and video games‚ America has nurtured an environment
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Music. How has music shaped my identity? To begin with‚ music plays an important role in shaping one’s identity. Without it‚ one would not be a whole person. Music has helped several people shape their personality and has made them take control of the person they want to become. In the present day‚ music has played a major role in influencing our society and culture. Music has become difficult to escape from because we are not only exposed to music via the radio‚ but also tapes‚ CD’s‚ television
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respect‚ confidence‚ and loyal cooperation. I believe that leadership is simply guiding others to succeed. When I think of leadership influences during my career I think of one excellent example‚ and one example of what I never wanted to be. The first influence was the guidance I was given when I started on Active Duty after September 11th‚ 2001. My job was to administratively support about 25 Reservists who were called up on Title 10 orders at MSU Wilmington. I had no experience and had only been
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