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    Yiri Music Essay

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    Yiri Essay Rhythm There’s a drum ostinato throughout the whole piece. There are cross rhythms near the end which are the effect produced when two conflicting rhythms are heard together. There’s a common use of syncopation‚ which is when notes are played off the beat. The metre throughout the piece changes‚ however the main one is 4/4. Polyrhythm is used‚ which is when two or more rhythms with different pulses are heard together eg where one is playing in triple time and another is playing in

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    JAZZ IMPROVISATION At the heart of jazz lies improvisation. Jazz improvisation is the process of spontaneously creating fresh melodies over the continuously repeating cycle of chord changes of a tune. Musical improvisation is the spontaneous creative process of making music while it is being performed. For example‚ improvisation is like speaking or having a conversation as opposed to reciting a written text. Most improvisation is structured‚ with certain predetermined structures shaping

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    Lady Gaga Research Paper

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    Back in the day a performance qualified as someone walking on stage and bearing their soul. It was about the music‚ and it was about the talent. Now an artist qualifies as someone who is so bizarre‚ so outgoing‚ so appealing they can sell anything. Lately the music industry has been lacking in real talent. Many artists are truly talented‚ that goes without saying. But this talent tends to be hidden because of the glamour and popularity of their appearance. The reason why certain artistes are so

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    Jazz Concert Review

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    Mus1104 Concert Review A Night of Jazz with the University Jazz Bands The concert I chose to attend was the University Jazz Bands’ Student Ensemble Concert on Wednesday‚ March 6‚ 2013. The concert featured two ensembles‚ both the Virginia Tech Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Lab Band. At this concert‚ I was both a perceptive listener due to my knowledge of music and music performance‚ and a casual listener enjoying my friends performing a great concert. I enjoy my nature of listening because I can

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    and eclectic while the piano part’s tonal characteristics represented power‚ joy‚ grace‚ and sorrow. The pitch of the number varied from soprano to bass although it stayed mostly in the baritone register. The piece was in 3/4 time. There was some syncopation involved when the ‘cello would deviate from the beat set by the piano. During the piece‚ both the piano and ‘cello would imitate each other in a counterpuntal fashion. It seemed as though at times the ‘cello would command the piano and vice versa

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    Jazz Music Essay

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    things that makes jazz so different from other types of music is that jazz includes difficult musical elements that are not usually found in any other types of music. The online article “How Jazz Works” by Cameron Lawrence describes how elements syncopation‚ or the stressing weak beats‚ is uncommon in other music but is ordinarily used in jazz (Lawrence 2). The syncopated rhythms and other elements not typically included in a majority of music are what makes jazz stand out from other music genres.

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    but are varied each time by Bernstein.
 - Bernstein changes things such as the metre or words each time a theme is heard. Rhythm‚ Metre and Tempo - Metre changes between 2/4 and 3/4.
 - Changes of metre‚ a fast tempo and the use of a lot of syncopation maintains a feeling of excitement and anticipation. 
 - Use of cross-rhythms throughout (for example in the intro).
 - Accompaniment is made up of an off-beat bass line‚ which constantly pushes forward a ’push rhythm’‚ and off beat chords.

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    The Elements of Music

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    the frequency of a sound‚ and it relates to the highness or lowness of a tone that we hear. Rhythm the timing of the musical sounds or notes in the music Subito forzando (usually written as sforzando) is a sudden change in the level of sound. Syncopation involves placing emphasis on normally un-emphasized beats or using a rest on a normally emphasized beat. Tempo is the speed of a given piece of music. The repetition of these twelve pitches is known as an octave. The beat is the basic time unit

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    Sarai Lopez MUL2380 Dr. Teresa Mitchel Review There are many universities that offer concerts or recreational activities for students‚ and one of them is Miami Dade College. On April 19‚ 2017 the college offered a concert in which many of the student’s participated; indeed‚ professors and guests were there and helped with the event. The concert was about music and poetry‚ both of them were sang and with them‚ many instruments. Also‚ there were many people there and all of them were enjoying the

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    THE STYLE AND TECHNIQUE OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG Louis Armstrong is widely known as a founding father of jazz. His abilities and inventive musical mind have given to music a style that still dominates jazz today. His innovations changed the face of jazz music and have influenced many‚ filtering down and contributing to rock and roll. In his instrumental music‚ Louis Armstrong revolutionized jazz. Prior to his arrival as a jazz performer‚ the emphasis was always with the band as a whole and not with

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