My name is Eric Valencia and I began playing piano three and a half years ago. I never had any interest in playing piano‚ although I loved hearing it. My grandmother passed away december of 2008 and I was deeply saddened by this event. My music history teacher in high school played a few pieces for us from the classical period. I remember hearing the Marriage of figaro‚ Moonlight sonata‚ Don Giovanni‚ and a few others‚ but Moonlight sonata grabbed my attention the most. I began
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amplified louder than the tones that accompany it we call that accent. Duration is the amount of time that a musical note is played. The longest time a note is played is known as a whole note and it takes four counts in a bar. A variation of time and how they are played creates beats and rhythm. 2. The six main categories of musical instruments are; Strings instruments which include the violin and the double bass. The violin is among instruments played by drawing a bow over the strings‚ while the
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Aaron Copland How We Listen This essay How We Listen by Aaron Copland deals with the three ways in which we listen to music. The three planes he talks about are sensory‚ expressive‚ and musical. Copland begins the essay with the simplest way of listening to music‚ or the sensuous plane. This is when we listen to music simply just for pleasure. It does not require any thought process. It’s a way of listening to music subconsciously. Copland says most of
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Imagine an athlete getting ready to step out on the court or track without getting in the zone using music. It’s hard right? As music becomes easier to access and download‚ it becomes more evident in everyday life and becomes more than just a background noise. Current studies by sport psychologists show that music is more than just a distraction while engaging in physical activity. It actually enhances performance. Many factors contribute to the enhancement like the memories affiliated with the
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HOW HAS CLASSICAL MUSIC CHANGED THE WORLD How has classical music changed the world we live in? The world we live in has changed but Classical music has remained the same. Classical music isn’t really prevalent in today’s society. Classical music doesn’t appeal to this generation. Classical music is more appreciated by older generations. Classical Music is not as popular today as it used to be. It has been around for hundreds of years and it is the oldest type of music out there. Classical music
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Glenneisha Jones Music & Movement March 10‚ 2011 Music In The Classroom For my classroom observation‚ I chose the three year old room at my daycare. In this classroom‚ music and rhythm were utilized numerous times during my observational period. Upon entering the classroom‚ the children were working on their morning journals and listening to classical music. After the children were done it was time for them to transition and prepare for breakfast. To keep the students calm‚ the
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How the Environment Plays A Role In Learning Learning is an important skill that is essential for everyone to succeed in life which includes school‚ work and our community. By being able to learn we are able to obtain basic knowledge‚ develop skills and abilities. Whether the environment that we are in is stressful‚ combative or stress free; the tiniest thing in our environment is important to how we are able to learn. The environment that we are in as children and adults can affect our learning
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How the Environment Plays a Role in Learning Introduction According to the constructivism theory of learning‚ human beings learn through establishing meaning in their present knowledge structures. According to proponents of this theory‚ children learn by the process of assimilation and accommodation. Accommodation refers to the process by which failure leads to further learning; where a new experience that is contrary to one’s expectations causes one to change their mental representations. On
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How the Environment Affects Students’ Learning By: Jessica Robinson REED 504: Processes and Acquisition of Reading Skills Professor Curbeam-Newby Recently there has been more thought put into how vital a students’ environment is as it relates to their academic success. Both community environment and physical learning environment in schools have a great deal of influence on how the students learn‚ handle certain situations‚ perceive things‚ and overall just how their brain processes
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How the Environment Plays a Role in Learning Learning is an important skill that is essential for everyone to succeed in life which includes school‚ work and our community. Learning allows people to obtain basic knowledge‚ develop skills and new experiences. Whether the environment that we are in is stressful‚ combative or stress free‚ everything in it is important to the ability and capacity for which learning takes place. How does the environment play a role in the way people learn? Many
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