Music Education: A Source For Brain Power In today ’s society‚ people are constantly looking for new ways to have students produce more from their public education. Some argue that more funding is the answer‚ while others say that better learning facilities will help. Studies recently conducted show that a simple change in the curriculum will produce the outcome that people are searching for. The simple change is music education. Music education has been shown to improve general academic skills
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Often times when people hear about Hip Hop/Rap music‚ they’ll paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing‚ guns‚ marijuana‚ lots of gold‚ and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kid’s head that Rap music is “bad”‚ and they don’t want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US‚ I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parent’s point of view. But what people don’t
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KOREAN MUSIC Traditional Korean music includes both the folk‚ vocal‚ religious and ritual music styles of the Korean people. Korean music‚ along with arts‚ painting‚ and sculpture has been practiced since prehistoric times. Two distinct musical cultures exist in Korea today: traditional music (Gugak) and Western music (yangak). Korean Folk music Korean folk music is varied and complex‚ but all forms maintain a set of rhythms (called Jangdan) and a loosely defined set of melodic modes. Because
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The Most Powerful and Dangerous Vehicle: Music As music has been used in all matters‚ it has been involved with political issues as well. As Billy Bragg said “All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations (Bragg).” This quotation manifestly indicates that there has always been political confrontation and it proves that music has been used in both sides. During the war time some authorities especially Germany and USA produced many songs (including anthems) which
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CUBAN MUSIC Cuba is a small communist country in the Caribbean. Though they may not have a lot of money and property‚ Cubans are among the most cheerful‚ musical and outgoing people on earth. The unique sound of Cuban music traces back to the Yoruban and Congolese cultures in West Africa. Over thousands of slaves were brought over during the 1880s‚ and along with them their styles of music. A few of the instruments brought over are still used in Cuban music today such as the bata drums. After
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------------------------------------------------- Music of Indonesia The music of Indonesia demonstrates its cultural diversity‚ the local musical creativity‚ as well as subsequent foreign musical influences that shaped contemporary music scenes of Indonesia. Nearly thousands of Indonesian islands having its own cultural and artistic history and character.[1] This results in hundreds of different forms of music‚ which often accompanies dance and theater. The musics of Java‚ Sumatra‚ Bali‚ Flores and other
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U2 are the social justice voicers of our society who provide song as their communication to unleash their meaning full messages and personal thoughts behind their clever lyrics. When the band formed in Dublin who knew they were going to be such a significant influence on not only my personal ways of seeing things but the entire human race. 5000 fans didn’t run to gather at the rooftop building of the BBC studio just to hear them sing; they gathered there to hear what topic would have been brought
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It is no understatement that social networking has enormously influenced and changed today’s society. Relationships‚ both social and in the workplace have been re-defined and shaped so much so‚ that individuals can even share their everyday life with whomever they please with the simple click of a button. If social networking if performed correctly‚ is greatly productive in helping an individual and/or business grow and become successful. It is about a configuration of individuals‚ brought together
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“Swing Low Sweet Chariot” has been said to be a favorite song of secular music star Beyonce. To some this may come as an incredibly shocking revelation as Ms. Knowles lyrics and public antics often are seen as everything but the acts of a true Christian woman. It is also a known fact that the things one partakes in during their youth greatly shapes the rest of their lives. Beyonce growing up in the church is reflected to the public by one of her favorite songs being a classic gospel song. “When you
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Psychology of Music Music is a form of art that utilizes sound and silence. People listen to music every day as a means of filling in silence or passing time. It may seem as though music and science exist in two separate planes; one of beauty and emotions‚ and the other of logic and reason. In recent years however‚ studies have found that music has a profound effect on the mind and human psychology. Music affects many different areas of the brain‚ and plays a vital role brain function as well
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