My interest in music was well established at the age of 11 when I started to learn Harp. It all started one day during the music lesson in school‚ that I was impressed by this magnificent instrument and its reverberating‚ angelical sound. So I moved to first learn of the basic techniques and consequently deepen my study into the history and theory of Music‚ and afterwards joining a Harp Ensemble wanting to gain more experience playing the instrument. Since then‚ I got more opportunities to perform
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of music of Mexico The mariachi music began around the 1800’s. Mariachi is usually most exciting and delightful. It was believed that it was obtained from French marriage. Mariachi began in the nineteenth century in the Ciudad de Jalisco. It was said that the mariachi orchestra was composed of violins‚ harp‚ and guitars. Later it began spreading differently in the areas of Mexico such as Veracruz and Huasteca. The harp has been replaced by two violins and the guitarro. The mariachi music is composed
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Kindergarten- Music Class October 23‚ 2013 Early Childhood Development Public Elementary School Before entering this classroom my purpose was to see the difference from a music class compared to a regular kindergarten class. I wanted to observer her lesson plan and see how she handles the kids with a different activity. This observation was very different compared to the other ones I have done. I usually sit down in a classroom and just take notes on what’s
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On Wednesday May 8th I attended a steel band concert for the first time. Experiencing new music is something that I like to do‚ so when it was assigned to attend a concert I was pretty excited. When I attended the concert I was greeted with many surprises. Overall attending Erie Community College’s steel band concert was a great entertaining eye opening experience. Before attending the steel band concert I was not sure what to expect. When I heard the words “steel band” I thought of a band with
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generation Latino and Spanish is my native language; Furthermore‚ enhancing my communication skills is always an ongoing objective. Studying a Spanish major has helped me with my ongoing objective in addition to expanding my prior knowledge of the language and the culture. The initial courses I took‚ Advanced Spanish Grammar and Spanish Composition‚ taught me about dialect and grammar. I also went on to take literature courses where I learned about important writers and texts. The Spanish Major also included
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Spanish Civil War (193639)‚ military revolt against the Republican government of Spain‚ supported by conservative elements within the country. When an initial military coup failed to win control of the entire country‚ a bloody civil war ensued‚ fought with great ferocity on both sides. The Nationalists‚ as the rebels were called‚ received aid from fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Republicans received aid from the Soviet Union‚ as well as from International Brigades‚ composed of volunteers from
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6 Concepts of Music Duration Aspects: * Beat * Underlying pulse in music * Rhythm * Patterns of long and short sounds and silences found in music * Tempo * The speed of the beat. Music may be relatively fast or slow and may become faster or slower * Meter * the grouping of the beats * Beats can be grouped in any combination including 2‚3‚4‚5‚6‚7 etc. * Regular and irregular meters * Metric groupings * Tempo * Rhythmic devices such
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A Journey through Music One warm summer evening just over a year ago‚ I picked out a book from my parents’ bookshelf and flipped to a random page while attempting to pass time. The book‚ known as the Tao-te-ching‚ is a famous work by the ancient Chinese Philosopher Lao-Tzu written more than 2500 years ago. Because of its age‚ the book is written in old Chinese‚ which makes it very difficult to read. Interested just in passing a few minutes‚ however‚ I flipped through the pages at random‚ looking
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There are many effects of the Spanish American War. Spain lost the last of their colonies and would later be removed from the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. would gain many colonies such as the Philippines‚ Puerto Rico‚ Guam‚ and etc. Due to this war the U.S. recognized as a world power. The United States ended up spending more money/lives putting down Filipino rebellion. It also caused opened markets in Cuba and other places near cuba Theodore Roosevelt When William McKinley was assassinated Roosevelt
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correct term to refer to oneself‚ Hispanic or Latino? The word Hispanic has been around for a very long time and it’s a name applied to people of country heritage that speak the Spanish language. The US government began using this term to refer to a person of Cuban‚ Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ South or Central American‚ or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race in the 1970’s. Then the term continued to be used and I have never felt offended by the term even though I know that it’s an easy term to
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