The Center for Popular Music For information on specific research collections: Sheet music and Broadsides Rare books Sound recordings Periodicals Reading room collection Archives Music Trade Catalogs Posters Playbills and Programs Photographs Background: The Center’s collection documents the diversity of American music. We take as our starting point the European and African origins of American culture‚ selecting items which document the music of our national vernacular culture. From
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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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Nationalism Nationalism is not only a part of music history; it is also an important historical movement‚ and a topic that is discussed today. In this essay‚ I will define the term “Nationalism”‚ as well as studying the differences between a variety of sources to see different views on nationalism. Nationalism is the doctrine that states that a person’s character relies heavily on the particular nation to which that person belongs to. It was a major factor in European cultural ideology during
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Music-the average person would think of it as just sound constructed together cleverly with differing instruments or voices. Or even technology. But‚ to Evelyn Glennie‚ it is so much more than that. Starting in childhood‚ she took lessons in drumming and becoming a musician; and now as an extremely experienced percussionist‚ and a disabled person‚ Ms Glennie has learned to appreciate every aspect of not only music‚ but sound. In order to teach her audiences about listening to sound‚ she begins
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MUSIC FROM 0s TO 1s For those of you who still don’t know what an oxymoron is‚ here’s a classic example of one: virtual reality — two polar opposites that‚ when put together in a term‚ suddenly make a lot of sense.It was only a few years ago that ‘virtual reality’ brought to mind video games played with a helmet‚ sending the player into a different dimension with different rules. Now‚ though‚ there are virtual pets‚ virtual girlfriends‚ even virtual bands. Speaking of the latter‚ while you’re
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Advantages of music Affecting the brain waves According to studies it has been proven that your brainwaves can get stimulated with strong beats. The stimulation takes place to resonate in sync with the beat. Sharp beats ensure sharp concentration and it can help you attain a meditative and calm state. Music and your heart rate: Due to alternations taking place in brainwaves‚ other bodily functions also get affected. Functions like heart rate and breathing that are controlled by the autonomic
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Music Therapy has been a part of culture and medicine longer than the general population realizes. Native Americans used chants and songs as part of their healing processes and ancient Greeks believed that the music is what healed the soul and body. The term music therapy first appeared in the article “Music Physically Considered” in Colombian Magazine (1789) where the author remained anonymous. Within the upcoming years two medical dissertations were published. In the early 1900’s several associations
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Stephanie Reyes Elements of Music Report MUH March 2013 As a piano player‚ it is crucial that I maintain a melodic structure to anything I play. Melody is after all‚ the main component of music‚ and is usually the part of a song that people remember far after one hears a piece of music. Because of this‚ I believe that melody is the most important element of a song. All other aspects of music fall after melody‚ because it complements the melodic structure of a song. For example‚ harmony‚ another
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investigation of the relationship of music to the human mind. The first courses in the psychology of music in Canada were established in 1935 by Cyril C. (Cornelius) O’Brien at the Maritime Academy of Music in Halifax. As head of the academy’s dept of psychology until 1947‚ O’Brien - b Halifax 22 Mar 1906; D MUS (Montreal)‚ D PAED (Montreal)‚ PH D psychology (Ottawa) - taught courses in the psychology of music‚ administered tests of musical talent‚ and wrote articles on music aptitude tests (1935)‚ tonal
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them play as big of a role as music. There are several reasons why music plays such a huge role in my everyday life. The main reasons are because music is inspirational‚ emotional‚ and memorable. First and foremost‚ music is inspirational. Music these days tell us never to give up on our dreams. It emphasizes that with a little hard work and dedication you can do anything you set your mind to. Music speaks to every individual differently. Some people could let music have a positive or negative influence
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