of Salvador‚ Bahia—an area that harbored the most slaves from Africa to its main slave port in Salvador—Africans came and left a legacy of African culture such as Candomblé‚ samba‚ and music. Brazilian music has always played a big role in the culture. Music in Brazil is a ‘national passion. (BBC docu.) The music composed in Brazil was used to build its national identity and also produce unity among Brazilians. As mentioned in the Brazilian Sound‚ samba is comfort‚ celebration‚ escape and abandon
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to 87 percent since 1950 (www.guardian.co.uk) Stat: Although there has been progress in the proportions of children of primary school age actually receiving and completing primary education‚ about 100 million children worldwide are still denied this right (UNESCO Institute for statistics data centre) Stat: about 15% of all children in the world still do not get to go to primary school (www.wfp.org) Health Quote: A further sign
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to the real background. Music‚ in theories‚ has been known since the beginning of time. Historiographers have found traces of Music in “primitive cave drawings‚ stories from the Bible‚ and Egyptian hieroglyphs”‚ which showed “the fact that people had created instruments and had been making music for centuries” (ipl.org). Music was also first written as Muses‚ the nine goddesses of various arts from ancient Greek mythology. These only point to the fact‚ that music may not have a true origin. However
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others there is no me” Throughout our lives‚ everyone that we share bonds with and interact with on a regular basis‚ either forms or has some sort of influence on our identity. Consequently‚ the majority of us naturally find ourselves striving to fit in with these people‚ especially during the tough transition from childhood to adulthood. It is this part of the human condition that makes us feel as though we must forge ties with something outside of ourselves in order to establish a strong sense of
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Music Technology in Modern Society Im here to talk about the positive and negative effects technology has had on the modern society of today. I will will first be explaining the the historical background of music technology and how it has accelerated over the years. One of the most earliest recording inventions was made in 1857 and it was invented by Edoured-Leon Scott‚ it was called the phonautograph. It was the first device that could capture sound waves in the air. Its main use was to
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1980s Music The 1980s was a decade where things changed drastically. The music industry in the 1980s experienced major changes mostly due to the political and economic changes‚ and new trends and inventions. In the 1980s‚ America was changed economically and politically. The terrible economy had a huge impact on American people. When president Ronald Reagan took over in 1981‚ the economy was in the worst condition since the Great Depression (Shmoop Editorial Team). Because of the poor
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Longing for Love: A Comparative Essay Jack Ettlinger ENG4U1 Ms. Palka July 18‚ 2010. Longing For Love A Comparative Essay By Jack Ettlinger In the song I Just Haven’t Met You Yet (IJHMYY) written and composed by Michael Buble‚ themes such as love‚ optimism‚ and loneliness are all are evident. These themes are also found in the song Love Song For No One (LSFNO)‚ written and composed by John Mayer‚ but optimism is replaced by pessimism. Both of these songs are about a man longing for love; however
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WHO GAVE BIRTH TO HOUSE MUSIC‚ WHAT HAS INFLUENCED ITS CHANGES AND WHAT HAS DERIVED FROM IT? 11th December 2008 Word Count: 1675 INTRODUCTION As it was known for the culture to build music‚ nowadays different kinds of music build different cultures. Thus we have Pop culture‚ Rock culture‚ Electronic music culture etc. As part of Electronic dance music‚ House music has managed to‚ over the years‚ develop its own culture. It became
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produced more than 60 albums. Frank Zappa learned composition and performance by himself and influenced by many different artists which resulted that his music was hard to categorize. When he was young‚ he was affected by many 20th century classical composers‚ such as Edgard Varèse‚ as well as the rhythm and blues music. He began writing classical music and playing drums in rhythm and blues bands in high school time. Later‚ he started playing electric
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first developed to provide a strong philosophical foundation for music education and continues to evolve as a solid theoretical orientation for current effective practices. Bennett Reimer has contributed much to the discussion and development of the value of aesthetic education for the teaching and learning of music. Others in music education also support and promote these ideals and focus on developing an improved understanding for music educators. Some scholars oppose the principles of an aesthetic
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