he world would be a very quiet place. Music is in many ways the fabric of our lives and the definition of society. It is a reminder of how things once were‚ an indication of how things are‚ and a view of where society is headed. Music is a direct reflection of the picture of society. Music can be a way to deliver messages‚ a poetic medium‚ a fine art‚ or nothing more than a source of entertainment. No matter what it is used for‚ music is the perfect art and our lives would be that much less complete
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How does Emily Dickinson try to describe a psychological state in her poem “I felt a Funeral in my Brain?” Emily Dickson was born in 1830‚ in the town of Amherst‚ Massachusetts. She grew up in a prominent and prosperous household in which she was raised as a cultured Christian woman. The sixteenth centaury was a very historical period in America. During this time slavery had been abolished‚ women were campaigning for rights‚ gold was discovered and America was going through a depression. Transcendentalism
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necessary in any definition of jazz: a.)Improvisation – to compose and perform music at the same time. (Making up as you go along). b.)Swing Feeling-(rolling) steady beat‚ walking baseline‚ constant tempo. Syncopation. Calls for a lilting feeling. (groove). * Four items that helps music swing: a.) steady beat‚ b.) walking baseline‚ c.) constant tempo‚ d.) syncopation (Up and down feeling). Syncopating- accenting just before or after a beat. * Blues Form (1910) developed into a 12 bar
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Vanderhaeghe writes‚ “You see‚ Zipper really thinks he ’s going to make himself somebody with those drums‚ he really does” (230). If it weren ’t for that‚ he would have given up on his goals‚ and who knows what road that would take him down. Billy says‚ “A year ago he quits school to teach himself to be a drummer. That ’s all. He doesn ’t get a job or nothing‚ just sits and home and drums‚”
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of streets and intersections crawling with people going to work and commuting to the trains and subways. The smell of sewage stings one’s nose while walking down the filthy‚ packed streets. The banging of hammers held by workers renovating the matured buildings of windy Chicago. Down the street one can hear the sound of a saxophone or homemade drums. The sight of homeless people in torn‚ rugged clothes shocks some of the tourists. The dim lights beneath the bridge‚ they glitch when one
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[pic] SOUTHEAST ASIAN MUSIC • The traditional music of the Philippines‚ like the folk music of our countries‚ reflects the life of common‚ mostly rural Filipinos. Like its counterparts in Asia‚ a lot of traditional songs from the Philippines have a strong connection with nature. However‚ much of it employs the diatonic scale rather than the more "Asian" pentatonic scale. • Traditional Philippine music is reflective of the country’s history as a melting pot of different cultures
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life. Be an example for the following generations‚ do not let them believe it is a norm to be on technology every waking second of their life. Look up from the devices‚ have a conversation you never know when your last day is up. March to your own drum‚ do not be a
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In Sherman Alexie ’s "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"‚ the past is never really past. The aftershocks of 500 years of Native American persecution‚ oppression‚ and neglect continue to haunt the world of the reservation‚ in the form of alcoholism‚ poverty‚ and familial dysfunction. In spite of all this-or perhaps because of it-ancient tribal tradition/ritual lives on‚ if in a modified‚ more contemporary version. Throughout the story‚ the old ways-whether they be storytelling or vision
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three clatter sticks. A triffid which is attacked will often drum these sticks‚ drawing others to its side.There has been no brain that has ever been found within
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sweat. The sun was so hot you could feel the heat on your skin trying to turn it red. When we got to the swimming pool you could hear the children laughing and splashing in the water. You could smell the chlorine in the water from the parking lot. Walking up to the red brick building with the tall fence surrounding the swimming pool‚ we hurried to get inside. Once inside we had to adjust our eyes because of the glare off of the water from the bright hot sun. We quickly found our spot next to a white
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