Music Therapy for Cancer Patients Looking back into history‚ the origin of music is unknown‚ however during ancient times‚ music was originally used as a part of rituals and healing ceremonies. Music was thought to have divine worth that brought balance to the human soul‚ therefore has had significant importance to healing of the body. Music is a part of our everyday lives‚ it is used in expressing our feelings and emotions‚ worship‚ during happy times such as weddings‚ sad times such as funerals
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Kayla Lane February 2‚ 2013 The Effectiveness of Music Therapy Mental illness and depression runs in my family. Doctors are always trying different treatments or experimental medications to help. Some doctors suggest spending time in a mental institution where everything is monitored and group therapy is required. Others suggest several weekly visits to psychologists for one-on-one sessions. Most of the times these sessions are just stressful the entire time and people in my family think it is
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Affective Response To Music As A Function Of Familiarity Herbert E. Krugman The College of the City Of New York Abstract Recordings of classical and of swing music‚ so chosen as to have initially very slight affective value‚ were played once per seek for eight weeks to seven subjects. Shifts in the directions of greater pleasantness preponderated over those in the direction of the unpleasantness; this was true both of classical and of swing music. A questionnaire on the music preference given
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French Music: The Past French Music‚ Musicians‚ and composers have both influenced and been influenced by the world with mass quantities of styles of genres. Among the earliest of these styles are those of the Church. The earliest French influence on western music is found in the plainsong of the Christian Church. It is believed that Gregorian chant as it is known today is an 8th- or 9th-century Gallican interpretation of Roman chant‚ but it is difficult to distinguish the Gallican work from
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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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why is music so addictive? Although music is a difficult topic to explain due to its abstract nature‚ it can be clarified. Here’s why music is so appealing to people of all ages: Music Appeals to our Individual Senses: Whether the song lyrics match up with an event in a person’s life or has a catchy tune -- the brain is naturally attracted to songs that connect with an individual. Although this isn’t always obvious‚ people often have a connection with a song in some shape or form. Music Retrieves
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Listening to traditional Irish music today sounds the same as it did a century ago. Irish music expresses the rich oral history of Ireland. Many of the songs that are enjoyed today have been passed down through the generations with very little change. The music of Ireland‚ the musicians and bands have influenced not only Ireland but the rest of the world as well. The way music affected Irish culture‚ had a lot to do with how‚ where‚ when and why it was played it. To illustrate this‚ it is best to
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Select 3 musical examples of Renaissance music‚ and describe their musical form. How do these pieces differ in texture from the Medieval period? In “Greensleves”‚ the musical form would be binary with two parts that both relate to each other such as a statement and a counterstatement also known as the AB form. “Country jig” also has a binary musical form with part A being repeated after part B. “ La girometta” has a ternary form with a statement‚ contrast‚ and return or ABA’. These pieces each
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Essay on Salsa Music Strange as it may sound‚ salsa music is named after the Spanish word for hot sauce. This is probably because of the zesty taste of the condiment that can be found in the tunes and moves of the music‚ but the familiarity does not end there. Just like salsa (the condiment) is made from various vegetables‚ so is the music a mixture of many different kinds of Latin dance forms (such as rhumba‚ mambo‚ and chacha)‚ other Puerto-Rican‚ Dominican‚ and Afro-Cuban music strains‚ jazz
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you certain people out there. But this is my outlook on what House is‚ and how it came about. It is not definitive angle on how House music got started. It is through years of reading books‚ talking to dj’s and producers‚ and going to club nights that has allowed me to throw down my opinions as to what House music is. Disco and House music! House music was first and foremost‚ the direct descendant of "Disco". Many older and wiser Chicago‚ New York and New Jersey House dj’s will agree with
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