The first time I was ever daunted sitting at a drum kit‚ was at my first gig with my high school jazz ensemble during my freshman year. It was the night of the Presidents Circle Dinner‚ an event dedicated to the individuals who donated a substantial amount of money to my school. All the people I had to impress. Not only was I new to playing in front of a crowd but I was also new to playing jazz itself. During the performance of C Jam Blues‚ the band director pointed at me‚ hinting that I‚ the second
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Throughout the past few decades‚ our music taste‚ along with our society‚ has developed into an expressive community. People of all ages have been using music to express themselves for thousands of years. The 1920s‚ as well as 2000s are prominently known for their groundbreaking new sound. The two were ferociously popular in their time‚ but how can two genres‚ each with a different sound‚ be so popular? The purpose of the composer‚ instruments used and the sound produce‚ are vastly different between
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World Music Concert Report - Zydeco Music James David Debrodie World Music 327 August 2‚ 2012 Carla Ponti World Music Concert Report - Zydeco Music When deciding on a music concert for this course‚ World Music 327‚ there were five different choices for me to choose from. It was required to attend a concert musical performance of world or ethnic music. The music selected for the purpose of the concert had to be from music I would not normally focus on or attend a performance in that particular
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Elements in Music - What are the different elements of music? It doesn’t matter what country or race you belongs to‚ there must be an appreciation or love for some genre of music. When we listen to our favourite style of music it definitely has some physical and emotional effect on us. But do we take time to identify the different components that exist in all the different styles of music we listen to? The music we love listening to has special pack of ingredient which is referred to as musical
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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Classical Music vs. Rock Music As I grew up my dad had some rules that everyone that wanted to live in the house had to follow. One of those rules was that every individual growing in the house had to learn how to play an instrument. When I was growing up‚ I loved to listen to rock music and used to imagine myself playing the guitar so I told my dad I wanted to play the guitar and he enrolled me in a classical guitar class. Let me tell you something I had to learn the hard way‚ classical music and rock
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The Center for Popular Music For information on specific research collections: Sheet music and Broadsides Rare books Sound recordings Periodicals Reading room collection Archives Music Trade Catalogs Posters Playbills and Programs Photographs Background: The Center’s collection documents the diversity of American music. We take as our starting point the European and African origins of American culture‚ selecting items which document the music of our national vernacular culture. From
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Introduction to Western Classical Music Section: Mus–1000–N Term 2 Jan-March 2012‚ Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. to 9:40 p.m. (Jan. 8-Mar. 12) Location: Hickam Instructor: Beth Uale‚ buale@hpu.edu (808) 781-1963 Course description: An introductory exploration of the evolution of Western classical music (WCM) from the Middle Ages to the present in relation to the background of life and art. Major historical movements in WCM are covered as well as the basics of reading western music notation. In addition‚ the impact
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Nick Keglovits English 102-025 Argumentative Essay 12/11/09 Music and Humanity 2789 Words “Music expresses that which cannot be said‚ and on which it is impossible to be silent” – Victor Hugo Everyone loves listening to music. It seems that everyone I talk to has a favorite band‚ or at the very least‚ a favorite genre of music. On a dark and cloudy day‚ when a light rain is falling‚ there is nothing I would rather do than listen to “Banana Pancakes” by Jack Johnson. No other thing‚ no other action
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Music plays a very important role in our life. We can almost hear music anywhere. Different music serves different functions in our life. Why is music important to many people? Can you imagine any type of dance without music? Dance steps are created according to the rhythm and beats of different types of music. Operas‚ plays and musicals all revolve around music. While watching different dance forms and musicals‚ you also enjoy the music that is a part of it. Dancing and music cannot be
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