spontaneous ceasefire— the troops on both sides had abdicated their weapon for the night to observe the birth of the savior‚ whose name they were killing for each other. The Christmas Eve truce was led on by a German and Danish opera singer that were singing along to the Christmas tunes produced from the bagpipes. The soldiers had gotten out of their trenches and walked across “No Man’s Land” to congregate with the adversaries. Soldiers conversed about their backgrounds‚ showed photographs of their beautiful
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IN CARNATIC CLASSICAL SINGERS The term singing has been defined simply as producing musical tones by means of the voice (Vennard‚ 1962). Although definition appears to be fairly simple‚ the act of singing is much more involved and requires a variety of phonatory‚ articulatory and resonatory adjustments. Singing differs from speaking‚ quantitatively and qualitatively on some parameters like rhythm and melodic qualities (Luchsinger‚ 1965). In singing‚ vowels are modified by changing source and
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My hobbies Billiards‚ family of games played on rectangular tables twice as long as they are wide‚ with balls propelled by tapered‚ leather-tipped rods called cues. Lining the perimeter of the tables are rubber cushions from which the balls rebound. Tables range in size from 0.9 to 1.8 m (3 to 6 ft) wide and from 1.8 to 3.6 m (6 to 12 ft) long. The level table surface‚ called the bed‚ is most often made of slate and is covered with a finely woven fabric‚ usually green in color. A typical cue
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Grace and Humility The life of a Puritan was one filled with hard work and praising the lord God. We are able to learn more about their ideals through their works of art. The Portrait of Elizabeth Freake and her Baby Mary reflects the two main ideals in puritan philosophy which are so simply summarized in Ephesians 2: 8-9‚ "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works‚ lest any man should boast". The two main ideals of puritan philosophy
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Ago Medical and Educational Center College of Medical Technology Legazpi City PROJECT IN LOGIC: HAS K-POP LOWERED OUR MUSIC STANDARDS? (A Term Paper) Submitted by: Angelica Mae C. Andes BSMT-1 Submitted to: Mrs. Deborah Monge HAS K-POP LOWERED OUR MUSIC STANDARDS? By Jason Yu (a.k.a. Yangta) 4:46 am - 01/01/2013 Its 10 PM on Saturday in the bustling city of Seoul‚ Korea. As a gentle breeze swept through the capital‚ nightfall was well underway. One of the biggest K-pop
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himself after hearing that guy sing‚ that could be nurture. But determination makes it a little confusing. It could be both‚ you could be born with a natural talent‚ nature‚ but if you never start singing or if you don’t have a passion for singing or don’t have the opportunity to pursue a career in singing then nothing comes of it. That’s when nurture takes in place; if you audition for a TV show like American Idol or if you go to Nashville or Hollywood to pursue your dreams and have people helping
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girl from Napanee‚ Ontario knew exactly what her dream was and went after it. Avril Lavigne was born on September 28‚ 1984. She says she started singing at the age of 2 and was well known for her singing talents in her hometown of Napanee. Avril would often sing in front of her mirror‚ using her hairbrush as a microphone and pretend to be singing in front of a large crowd. Outside the home‚ she sang in the church choir until she was 10 years old. Then she began to sing in country music regional
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on. There was versatility even within the choirs themselves. For instance‚ the first six songs were sung by the Choir of Lake County‚ but the first four pieces were sung in Latin‚ French‚ Russian‚ and Italian‚ with mezzo soprano Sheila Bondurant singing Carmen’s solo in Habanera‚ while the last two were excerpts from the musicals The Phantom of the Opera and Oklahoma. This is quite the contrast. I’ll admit‚ at first the concert was slow. This could be because of my own preconceived notions on how
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sounds‚ and new ways of doing things. This is all evident when looking at contemporary vocal music. Before the Contemporary era‚ a vocal performer would only sing or speak. Europe was at the forefront of singing technique with the Italian Bel Canto school‚ teaching an expressive style of singing most associated with opera. The school itself died out in the mid 19th Century but its style and ideals were continued in vocal performance into the 20th Century. In the 20th Century‚ Composer began testing
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Dangerous Hobbies Breanna Fowkes 401 November 6‚ 2013 Compare and Contrast Essay Final Copy Breanna Fowkes 401 11/4/13 C&C FC Dangerous Hobbies Everyone in the world has a favorite hobby‚ whether it is art‚ reading‚ sports‚ fashion‚ anything‚ everyone has at least one that they enjoy above all the rest. Each hobby is chosen for a different reason‚ sometimes it’s just because of the fun‚ other times the thrill‚ maybe relaxing‚ it all
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