‘Compare style‚ technique and compositional approach between an early and a late work by Xenakis.’ Xenakis was a forward thinking composer of the 20th century who progressively developed his own ideas of composition. This essay compares the style‚ technique and compositional approach between two pieces written by Xenakis: Metastasis (1953) and Tracees (1987). With both pieces being orchestral‚ comparing the pieces will show Xenakis’s true development. During his studies with Messiaen at the Paris
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Cognitive Dissonance theory Core Assumptions and Statements Cognitive dissonance is a communication theory adopted from social psychology. The title gives the concept: cognitive is thinking or the mind; and dissonance is inconsistency or conflict. Cognitive dissonance is the psychological conflict from holding two or more incompatible beliefs simultaneously. Cognitive dissonance is a relatively straightforward social psychology theory that has enjoyed wide acceptance in a variety of disciplines
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Phonology Indian accents vary greatly. Some Indians speak English with an accent very close to a Standard British (Received Pronunciation) accent (though not the same); others lean toward a more ’vernacular’‚ native-tinted‚ accent for their English speech. [edit] Vowels In general‚ Indian English has fewer peculiarities in its vowel sounds than the consonants‚ especially as spoken by native speakers of languages like Hindi‚ the vowel phoneme system having some similarities with that of English
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contact‚ oculesics comprises the actions of looking while talking and listening‚ frequency of glances‚ patterns of fixation‚ pupil dilation‚ and blink rate. Even speech contains nonverbal elements known as paralanguage‚ including voice quality‚ rate‚ pitch‚ volume‚ and speaking style‚ as well as prosodic features such as rhythm‚ intonation‚ and stress. Nonverbal communication is an important part in our life. And culture plays an important role in nonverbal communication‚ and it is one aspect that helps
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Listening There are many definitions of listening coming from various researchers. According to Howatt and Dakin (1974)‚ listening is the ability to identify and understand what others are saying. This process involves understanding a speaker ’s accent or pronunciation‚ the speaker’s grammar and vocabulary‚ and comprehension of meaning. An able listener is capable of doing these four things simultaneously. Similarly‚ Rost (2002) defined listening‚ in its broadest sense‚ as a process of receiving
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ideas‚ and aims. Pixar’s movies‚ for instance‚ are usually focused on making an emotional connection with the characters. You cried during the first ten minutes of Up‚ go ahead and admit it. Other animated films are played primarily for laughs‚ others pitch some moral lesson. How to Train Your Dragon takes a simple approach: It’s selling adventure. Wild‚ high-flying‚ wind in your hair adventure. A lot happens along the way and sure there’s a message but DreamWorks movies at their best‚ and this is one
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in Psycho was dependent on string instruments and opted out of the bright and cheery sounds of wind and percussion instruments. String instruments weren’t played in their normal‚ lyrical way; rather‚ they were strong and percussive and used harsh accents and pizzicato effects. Rather than the strings playing synchronized‚ harmonic melody‚ the strings were plucked quickly to sound stiff and add tension. Frequently used to make the dissonant sounds were minor seconds and major sevenths‚ which became
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Lauren Professor Williams Intro to Theater October 3‚2012 Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me On October 2‚ I watched a play at Ohio State-Newark. The play was called Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me and was about these three men that were being held hostage. The content of the play was their life while being held captive by unseen guards. Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me is a play consisting of an adequate set‚ pleasing costumes‚ decent lighting‚ and admirable acting. When the lights came on‚ at the
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Core counselling skill 1: Unconditional Positive Regard - used to help separate actions and beliefs to ensure the client does not feel judged on their actions. This also helps to build rapport with the client‚ and to develop a good relationship with them. If a client feels judged‚ they are less likely to open up to the counsellor. Core counselling skill 2: Genuineness - will help to build rapport with the client and develop a good relationship with them. When a client feels the counsellor is genuinely
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who can give a clear definition of this term on the spot?. If you ask 10 different people‚ you will get 10 different answers. In general‚ music is regarded as an art form that involves organized sounds and silence. It is expressed in terms of pitch (melody and harmony)‚ rhythm (tempo and meter)‚ and the quality of sound (timbre‚ articulation‚ dynamics‚ and texture). For me‚ music is something that arouses people’s emotions‚ makes them laugh and cry‚ helps to relax and brings satisfaction. It
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