Kulintang is the (percussion) gong musical instrument of Mindanao‚ Philippines. It is a single musical instrument composed of 7-8 gongs laid horizontally on a stand. Kulintang music is considered an ancient tradition that predates the influences of Islam‚ Christianity‚ and the West. In the Philippines‚ it represents the highest form of gong music attained by Filipinos‚ Malaysians‚ and Indonesians. It is said to have existed for centuries. As ancient as this music is‚ there has never been substantial
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older brothers smirked at the “old white haired guys” (also known as the best of classical composers) that I listened to through elementary school. In fifth grade‚ I picked up the trombone and fell in love with it too. In high school‚ the years of musical practice started to pay off. By junior year‚ I was playing in six regular ensembles (orchestra‚ jazz‚ church orchestra‚ brass quintet‚ trombone choir‚ and school band). I added up 72 performances that year. At the Tennessee Governor’s School for
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Improvinng The Community Imagine walking down the streets of Downtown Chicago‚ what do you see? the interesting sight sees‚ the amazing smells of all the foods‚ and the endless amount of activities you can do. Now‚ imagine walking the streets on the "Ghetto Side" of Chicago‚ what do you see now? the abandoned houses‚and apartments‚ the foul smells of air pollutions‚ and the thought of why would anyone live here?. Well‚ it’s my neighborhood‚ and as you can see‚ it desperately needs a BIG change
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In his book “Distinction A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste” Pierre Bourdieu states the middle classes are more pretentious as they are concerned with appearances. “As illustrated in their relationship between upward mobility‚ less spending on things‚ and a focus on education as they move from lower working class to middle class or the (petite bourgeoisie). Bourdieu states the middle class is committed to a symbolic representation of dominant lifestyle and status.”. e.g. the middle class
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Huzair Kalia Speech 1100 Persuasive Speech Why you should play an Instrument General Purpose: To inform my audience why they should play a musical instrument and persuade them. Introduction: I. Attention Getter: We live in a world that hardly knows anything about rest or leisure. We are so occupied by our daily routine and juggling between different responsibilities that we rarely have time for ourselves. It is important to have something in your life that you love to do and that relaxes you. II
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The Biography of Johann Sebastian Bach Many people today look back to the writings and works of Johann Sebastian Bach‚ “Bach‚” to learn and admire the indelible marks and influence that he was to the world of music as a composer‚ organist‚ harpsichordist‚ violist‚ and violinist of the Baroque Period. Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach‚ a town in Thuringia‚ Germany; he was raised and spent most of his life there. Because a scarcity of finances his career and himself were limited to where he could
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well educated musician and an activist. He studied music at the Trinity College of Music London. Upon his return from abroad‚ he was exposed to highlife and jazz and later on developed afrobeat music. He died in Some of the foreign and indigenous musical elements in afrobeat music of Fela Anikulapo Kuti are: JAZZ: This is a combination of elements of western music and characteristics traceable back to the music of west Africa. The fundamental in distinguishing features of jazz is based on simple
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look ahead to the future and see what lies ahead of me. Something that I enjoy that keeps my mind off of all the negative aspects of life is Musical Theater. I had a wonderful opportunity to audition for the Kristin Chenoweth Broadway Bootcamp back in February 2015. I felt completely unprepared as I walked into this audition with little to none musical background. I walked in the room
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The Speech That Changed My Life (Or Something Along Those Lines) By: Star Li (View Profile) Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement speech means a lot to me. I’ve been told numerous times to listen to this particular speech but kept putting it off because I was sure it would be something along the clichéd lines of “Follow your dreams‚” “Never give up no matter ………0what‚” “Work hard so you can one day be as successful as me‚” etc. I didn’t want to be preached to‚ especially not from someone
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been accepted by the whole society‚ tea tasting remained its aesthetic function‚ in which people believed that it could reflect the taste and the social status of the drinkers. The relationship between taste and social status has been studied by some scholars. In the very influential Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste‚ Pierre Bourdieu argues that taste‚ the faculty of perceiving beauty and the capacity to discern aesthetic values‚ functions to legitimize social differences and establish
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