I know music. There is not a single important memory I have that is not tied to a song‚ a genre‚ or an instrument. I met my first best friend through EDM and for my fifteenth birthday I received my first record player. Long‚ mundane car rides with my dad remind me of classic rock on FM radio‚ and the memories of my little sister loving pop music since she was old enough to crawl will forever have a special place in my heart. I was thirteen when I met my first guitar teacher. His name was Carleton;
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Dance‚ Drama and Music. The performance was conducted by Daniel Taubernheim on the trumpet and Trevor Nuckols‚ on the horn. They were both students of Raymond Mase‚ who is the Chairman of the Brass department and Julie Landsman‚ who recently retired from the position in 2011. She then became a teacher of music that was also‚ the former Principal Horn of the Metropolitan Opera. The instruments that were used‚ the trumpet and the horn are considered part of the Brass family in music. The entire recital
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of music of Mexico The mariachi music began around the 1800’s. Mariachi is usually most exciting and delightful. It was believed that it was obtained from French marriage. Mariachi began in the nineteenth century in the Ciudad de Jalisco. It was said that the mariachi orchestra was composed of violins‚ harp‚ and guitars. Later it began spreading differently in the areas of Mexico such as Veracruz and Huasteca. The harp has been replaced by two violins and the guitarro. The mariachi music is composed
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Music from the hispanic carribean has become a major part of the culture accross major cities in the United States‚ which there has been many influences on music in the Hispanic Carribean. There’s a variety of genres with music in the Hispanic Carribean such as merengue‚ salsa‚ Spanish-language hip hop‚ Latin jazz‚ reggaeton‚ and many others. There’s many culture differences between the Hispanic Carribean nations‚ but according to the reading‚ “a certain pan-Latino sense of identity‚ of shared values
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New Orleans Music and Culture Imagine it is prime time prohibition era in the city of New Orleans. Music is blasting‚ the alcohol is freely flowing‚ and there are crowds of dancing flappers and dapper gentlemen all over the French Quarter. For decades‚ New Orleans has been the epicenter for jazz music in America. It is essential to the culture‚ economy‚ and history of the city. Over the last few years‚ however‚ some of New Orleans’s city officials seem to think the beat has left the city‚ and
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This year at PXHS there was a great musical called the Music Man. The musical was truly serious and hilarious. There were many phrases and jokes being said that I did not understand‚ but the adults did. I saw that the people who played the characters practiced hard on the dancing‚ singing and acting. They had to memorize many lines‚ especially Harold Hill and Marian Paroo. The musical took place in River City. It was a story about a librarian/piano teacher and a traveling salesman. At first‚ they
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Practicum Report One thing that has come increasingly obvious to me from taking this course is that the music industry is a rather rapidly changing industry although music will undoubtedly be around forever. Technologies are constantly changing‚ and the internal infrastructure of musical organizations change quite frequently and rarely have a consistent schedule. I had originally anticipated to work for Landlocked Records‚ and had hoped to help them out on one of my favorite days of the year‚ record
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Classical Music versus Pop Music Classical music and popular music are both genres of music that have been in existence for a long time and listened to by the entire populace. Classical music is more complex and appeals to the older population while pop music appeals to the younger population. There are benefits associated with classical music and it is of general opinion that it requires more attention to details than pop music because of its complexity. It is a known fact that music is a
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American music has had a large impact‚ and is listened to across the globe. There are numerous different genres‚ and all of these are popular in different areas of not only the country but also the world. There are many different reasons for American music’s success‚ from being able to incorporate previous artist’s music to having such a large diversity of music being created. I will try to explore why American music is so popular‚ and what kind of music is popular around the world. I will also then
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Personal essay- first draft: how African music and dance is personal to me I- Beginning of my life- Introduction to African music and dance Music and dance have always been present in my life. My father and mother being both musicians and dancers influenced and inspired me to develop my musical talents starting at a very young age. At three years old I was already learning how to drum and dance. My father founded his dance school in 1992‚ the Djoniba Dance and Drum Center was my home‚ my life
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