The Music of the Night In operas‚ either people love them or hate them. Play and song writer Andrew Lloyd Webber portrays a new light on opera in the famous musical The Phantom of the Opera. In scene five of the musical where the Phantom of the Paris Opera House sings a romantic melody entitled “The Music of The Night” to the orphaned ballerina dancer Christine Daae‚ he is telling her to “Close [her] eyes and surrender to [her]/ darkest dreams!/ Purge [her] thoughts of the life/ [she] knew
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facilitator in today’s discussion concerning the Influence of Music in our culture an values today. To begin let’s start off with an overview of our discussion points for today which will include: (1) Music and radio – the ways they have shaped American Culture and it’s value. (2) How music and a particular genre has personally affected me and those close to me. (3) How music has shaped cultural and social behavior within America. Music has been around for the ages but the question arises how
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Organic vs. Manufactured: Music Then & Now There are so many differences between music then and now. Music in the 60’s and 70’s was so much simpler. It was fueled by peace‚ love and drugs. Much more pure and organic. Music today‚ although entertaining‚ has lost itself in the pre-fabricated money machine. It is fueled by notoriety and fame. Lyrics‚ appearances‚ and the reasons behind making music are not the same now as they were back then. The 60’s and 70’s were a time of revolution
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Music Reflection: Music really hits people’s emotions and for a lot of people there emotion is a key sense. I would describe musically everyone’s “Music World” is emotion and how the lyrics speak to you. Music unquestionably affects our emotions. We tend to listen to music that reflects our mood. When we’re happy we may listen to upbeat music; when we’re sad we may listen to slower‚ moving songs; when we’re angry we may listen to darker music with heavy guitar‚ drums‚ and vocals that reflect
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Classification of Music People judge one another on a variety of aspects‚ whether it is the clothes they wear or the people they socialize with. I believe that there are many different things that affect all these aspects‚ things that create our individual personality. The most major influence on an individual’s personality is the music he or she listens to. Music affects the individual’s behavior‚ actions‚ the way he or she thinks‚ wears and even the way the individual will speak. These
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How is Music Therapy used with elderly people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of Dementia? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in the United Kingdom‚ affecting approximately 417‚000 people. First described by German neurologist Alois Alzheimer‚ Alzheimer’s ‘can be considered as being the most important of the degenerative diseases because of its frequent occurrence and devastating consequences.’ The disease is a progressive one which means that once patients have the
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Music and Identity In this report‚ I will expand upon what was spoken in the presentation by providing a more in-depth look at each section I talked about. The presentation was divided into six sections: i) What do we mean by identity? ii) Identity in previous historical periods iii) Identity in contemporary culture iv) How the media constructs our identities v) A case study; MTV and the music video vi) Conclusion What do we mean by identity? Identity refers to the way people see
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For this assignment‚ I am choosing to compare two different genres of music; Jam band music‚ and Rap. In my opinion‚ these two genre are on totally different ends of the musical spectrum. Bands like the Grateful Dead and Phish draw their inspirations from other genres like rock‚ folk‚ funk‚ jazz‚ and bluegrass and from the idea of improvising musically with each other on stage. On the other hand‚ most rap styles of music draws its message from popular culture‚ often drugs‚ and gang related activities
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Your Mood? Music is more than just entertainment; it is a way of life to most people‚ which is why it seems to appeal to so many people. Music is the key to numerous components in one’s life‚ but on a deeper level‚ music can play a critical role in letting emotion’s run. It has a way of changing or creating moods for the better or for the worse‚ whether it is hearing a happy song that brings back fun memories‚ or hearing a sad song‚ that brings back those sad memories. Although music has a different
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In what ways does ‘Race’ and Ethnicity influences our life experience This essay will discuss the ways in which Race and Ethnicity influences our life experiences‚ I will refer to the work of Giddens (2007); Walby (2000); Abercrombie (2003). I will conclude that race is something that will never change and that it will always exist. Definition Race usually means the break up in different colours of people and background in human beings. This means putting break in racial groups such as‚ (White)
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