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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Nic Giordano Comp 1 Definition Essay Music Music; Indefinable by words alone. It is not only something you can hear but what you can feel. It is something your soul is able to reach out and touch. Music also has the power to bring us as humans‚ together. It is one language spoken by all cultures‚ sexes‚ races‚ age and religions. Music also controls our emotions; it makes us happy‚ sad‚ angry‚ relaxed‚ etc. We also can express ourselves through music. It can affect our personality..
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During the Civil Rights movement of the mid-twentieth century‚ music was used to spread word of equality and respect in America. Jazz‚ rock & roll‚ blues‚ gospel & reggae music were among the prominent genres of music during this time. With music‚ African-American artists like Little Richard‚ Aretha Franklin‚ and Bob Marley wanted to present positive and uplifting messages to the country that was full of hatred for other people. African Americans also wanted to raise self-confidence of those who
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June 21‚ 2013 Music Appreciation Writing Assignment #3 Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas Henry Purcell offered us sadness with minor keys and happiness with major keys. I really do not have much experience nor really understand keys but‚ I think Purcell’s uses of the minor and major keys makes since because minor means low and unimportant and that is how you feel when ever you are sad. While‚ major stands for important and significant and when the feeling of happiness domains your spirit‚ you
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to talk with other people. When someone does not have contact with other people outside their home‚ it can change them into a very different person. Cima and her father got along fairly well in their little house‚ despite all they had been through since their world changed. The circumstances that they had to prevail only brought them closer to one another and they both knew that they had to stick together at all costs. Hig and Bangley knew they had to stick together too but because their
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Antwan Walker Jr. May 19‚ 2011 Music B2 Collins My Favorite Song My most appreciated song on this earth today is “Gimme Dat”‚ by Ciara. This is my most appreciated song because this song fits my personality. It has a combination and a justified amount of both dancing and singing. The song itself puts on a certain performance toward the listeners‚ and it gives meaning to the singer/songwriter. The style of this song is a very up-beat tempo; it’s a hip-hop song. It’s a song that Deejays would
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Answer Boeing brings its customers on board 1. What problems do you think might be associated with bringing customers together in the way that Boeing did? Although there are obvious advantages in talking to customers in the formal way which Boeing did‚ there are also some problems which Boeing must have addressed. • The sheer organisation of bringing many customers together would have been time consuming and may even have slowed down the design project. • Selecting which customers
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The purpose of me choosing this topic "Should people who download music or movies illegally be punished" is that nowadays many people rather search to find a pirated movies or music instead of just buying it. Many of them didn’t realize that this is also kind of infringement of copyright. I shouldn’t argue it too much since I also using mostly pirated stuff since it is convenient and it also decreases my financial burden. Of course‚ this is not correct doings but somehow if everything is bought in
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Mariachi music originated in Jalisco‚ Mexico. It is said it began in the town of Cocula. It is a version of theatrical orchestra‚ it includes violins‚ harp and guitars which developed in and around Jalisco. It began in the 19th century‚ and is still popular today. The Violin is apart of a Mariachi ensemble‚ it is a string instrument. It is 4 stringed and the smallest‚ highest-pitched member of the string family. The purpose of the violin in mariachi music is to complement trumpet melodies. The
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same-sex marriage. Critical Thinking Questions 1. A big debate is raging in both the religious and political arenas regarding same sex marriages. Do you think that if people choose to be committed together‚ they are entitled to be recognized as a married couple? Why or why not? Answer: Yes. If people choose to be committed together‚ they should be entitled to be recognized as a married couple regardless if it’s a homosexual couple or a heterosexual couple. Homosexual couples are no different than
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