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For example, the chapter introduces you to the concept of tonality, how and why melodic structures and rhythms are built. It presents you with a new music theory framework (the concept of musicality).
You’ll learn how the music industry works, which of its many elements makes up the music industry, how music is bought and sold and what makes it more appealing. And you’ll hear the latest research that reveals what makes it so special. All of this should fill you up from the ground up, not leaving you with empty shelves, so to speak.
Music is integrated into our lives whether we’re cognizant of it or not, whether we take an active role in it or not, and regardless of if we comprehend its magnitude. This is the music’s true strength? that it can influence us without us even knowing. We need only to think about the tunes commonly … Read more
Mo-Tzu was a Chinese philosopher who lived during the 5th century BCE. He was a contemporary of Confucius, and like Confucius, he advocated for the practice of ritual in daily life. However, Mo-tzu believed that music was a superfluous addition to ritual and argued against its inclusion in ceremonies. In his argument, Mo-tzu first points … Read more
Music has been shown to have a profound effect on the human brain. It can alter our mood, relieve stress, and even boost our immune system. Music therapy is an increasingly popular treatment for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, autism, and depression. While the exact mechanisms by which music exerts its effects on … Read more
Music has been a major part of my life for as long as I can remember, and it is something that I truly enjoy. Since elementary school, music has been a hobby of mine. In high school, I joined the choir and enjoyed performing in various concerts. So, when I saw that the local community … Read more
Jamaica is a small island in the Caribbean, but it has had a huge impact on the music of the region. Jamaica is the home of reggae, and its most famous son is Bob Marley. Marley’s music is deeply rooted in Jamaican culture, and he helped to bring reggae to a worldwide audience. Jamaica is … Read more
If you were just a scrawny composer and your city had been hit in the siege in World War II, you probably wouldn’t go on writing the intermezzo of your seventh symphony, but 20th century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich wasn’t your average man. He was despised by Stalin and the communist party, his music was … Read more
There’s a particular type of unsung hero, one who’ll play an essential role in a moment of history, even though that moment will remain invisible because of the scale of the moments around it. You’ll never know he was a hero. In fact, you might even think he was a villain. But those with the … Read more
Oh yeah, there’s just something about singing with a huge chorus, you know? I’ve been very fortunate to be in things like The Producers, The Drowsy Chaperone, Urinetown–quite a number of stuff, I guess. It’s just great to be on stage singing with a bunch of other people. I’ve not had the opportunity to actually … Read more
A Room with a View written by E. M. Forster is a story about love, conflict, and finding your way. The story is set in both Florence Italy and England during the Edwardian era where societal standards were different and the upper class were unforgiving on lower class peasantry. Lucy Honeychurch is an exception, as … Read more
(A) What were the three (3) most significant developments in music during the Romantic Period and why? Please mention 1 specific reason why each development is significant. (B) Which composer (choose only one) contributed the most to the development of music during the Romantic Period and why? Please support your response with at least three … Read more
Simple but not easy: Taking Steve Reich’s Music for 18 musicians as an example After World War II, there were two alternative paths through the musical avant-garde. One follows the twelve-tone composing technique of Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, which is the path of serialism. The other is “chance music”, which was created by John … Read more
The last studio album Nemesister was released on May 9, 1995. In consideration of their past albums, this one was quite different. There are other songs before this album; that was more of head banging, deep, dark sound that you could not really understand. The album Nemesister was different, it was more understanding, slower and … Read more
The aforementioned approach is called short sighting, which leaves an unnerving quality of the story and the world the characters live in, full of isolation and privacy. In addition, such approach appears to be revolutionary and contradicting to the composition of traditional TV shows, which highlights the radical spirit of the series. For each of … Read more
After Alice Cooper released the sequel to his most famous solo record, Welcome To My Nightmare (1975) entitled Welcome 2 My Nightmare back in 2011, my hope was that it be followed up by a tour. One that also included the original surviving members of Alice Cooper (1969-1974). Reason being because they were including on … Read more
When The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill dropped, most had no knowledge of the love affair conundrum that went wrong between Lauryn and her Refugee partner Wyclef Jean. One thing people did know was there was a lack of Jean’s involvement in her new project. In the most genius way, Lauryn addressed the situation and spit … Read more
“I wish I had a camera as a kid to show people what I went through. ” [“Eminem” 1] As a child, Eminem went through difficult times, and believes that people don’t understand the extent of how ruthless it was. Stemming from Detroit in 1999 Eminem rose to fame quite quickly thanks to his rap … Read more
Though Sontag speaks and disagrees with the form of interpretation of art that can be invoked as a stereotype for art critics/interpreters in the modern world today, Aristotle’s representational view of art battles that notion and challenges the view of, whether imitational art is a art form in itself, or just simply the product of … Read more
At the dawn of the 1960s, Britain was still recovering from the wounds inflicted by the Second World War. After a time of political instability, a revolution was sweeping the nation. The counterculture movement was beginning to take root all across the world; correspondingly, much of the movement was greatly influenced by musical artists originating … Read more
Getting Into: Lana Del Rey 4 years after the release of Born To Die, (re)discover Lana’s career in 10 songs With Getting Into, we try to help you discover bands and artists that we believe are worthy of your time and ears. Because discographies can sometimes be exhausting, we carefully select here 10 songs from … Read more
Music has accompanied the human existence since the beginning of time, it has been used to shape culture and society, to give us entertainment and to even give emotion such as fear and excitement, it is an essential part of human life. People may not realize it but music is used in everyday life, everything … Read more
Music Effects on Athletic Performance Music to enhance one’s athletic performance during sports and exercise has become an important area of study. Music is often thought of as almost a performance-enhancing drug because of the advantages it may give to an athletes’ performance. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the beneficial effects that … Read more
The Pieces of Music When listening to music there are four main elements that the listener should become familiar with. These elements are rhythm, melody, harmony, and tone color. These factors along with the creation of structure and musical texture make up the music that we listen to on a day to day basis. Without … Read more
In the 1900s music was big. Rock-n-roll and Jazz were two of the biggest genres in music. What makes both genres very popular was the invention of the electric guitar. The electric guitar is one of the most popular instruments in the music industry considering it is nothing like the standard acoustic guitar. In 1931, … Read more
Speaking on a personal level in terms of music, I believe that people and music have an extraordinary, dependent bond. Therefore, neither can truly exist beyond the conventional confines of life without the other. Based on my personal belief, music has significantly affected my life in a positive and powerful way. Among the numerous songs … Read more
Musical theatre can be a great tool for teachers as it can help teach a variety of skills and provide information. However, musical theatre is often ignored in the classroom. This is not only a fault of people with distaste for theatre, but also lovers of theatre. As David Savran says, “And even for many … Read more
The Hip Hop industry has presented women in several ways, both derogatory and powerful. Women have been hyper sexualized through their roles in the counterparts’ music. The misogyny and oppression of woman was repeated throughout music but in the process giving woman the boost to come out as their own acts in the subculture. Female … Read more
People’s ideas about gender can be influencede by the portrayal of woman in hip-hop music videos. The videos that have been studied in class include; ‘Candy Shop’ by 50 cent, ‘My House’ by Flo Rida and ‘Sweat’ by Snoop Dogg. All three of these videos demonstrate women in a provocative mannar. The woman appear to … Read more
Upon first glance at the Guzman hall I was filled with anxiety as well as excitement as to what was to come. Prior to this semester I had not listened to any jazz music and I was unaware of any artists or songs. Therefore going to a jazz concert was a rare experience that I … Read more
All you have is a story and dream. That’s all anyone has. It’s all a matter of what you do with it. Do you follow God’s plan or do conform to what’s popular? Its difficult to find people that fully rely on Gods plan, especially in this generation’s music culture. Everyday we are singing songs … Read more
Music is one of the many ways that one person can express their admiration or disdain for society. Often, the former is typically the topic of modern music. Expressing love for the lives they’re given. However, there are many people in the United States who possess thoughts akin to the latter category in terms of … Read more
Classical music is boring. That sentiment may be most closely associated with the unappreciative philistine or perhaps someone who has simply never developed a taste for classical music. However boredom with the classical forms of music must have been widespread amongst some of the nineteenth century’s most prominent musicians and composers. Tired of the conventional … Read more
When mentioned about the rock and roll, many people are biased. It seems that the rock and roll is associated with drugs, chaos, and many negative and undesirable things. In fact, this view is one-sided. Rock and roll is a positive and healthy music type with strong idealistic and humanistic feelings. Individual negative performance in … Read more
Our society has certain expectations on how women should behave. Women are supposed to give up their uniqueness and independence to become the stereotypical shy and gentle, romantic that care only about their outward appearance. As a result, our society pressures women to conform to its expectations. However, there are women who choose to fight … Read more
All music styles, genre’s, instruments, have had an origin of where it began. Specifically, Latin-American music has had a complex origin and history of where it all started. Not only that, but ever since it began it has evolved into something slightly different as the centuries have gone by. This style has a sense of … Read more
To the intellect, music is a worthless entertainment, a selfish art, but to the heart, it is a celestial rhythm, defending against the devil. The young man understood the invaluable worth and emotion of music. He himself, expressed more in his cacophony than the ordinary pianist could in their most harmonious piece. For Lorenzo Pierre … Read more
Reading Keila Diehl’s Echoes from Dharamsala was, personally, an emotional ride. Her narrative does a phenomenal job of transporting the reader into a first-hand experience of “movement and being moved” (Diehl, 2002). Published in 2002, the book traces the nuances of life and music (as it is received and performed) in the Tibetan refugee community … Read more
Rakim Mayers, known by his stage name ASAP Rocky, has been undoubtedly on the most popular upcoming artists of the recent years. His fame was almost immediate after signing a three million dollar deal with Sony. In his music, Rocky often dwells on his exotic lifestyle in close partner to death in many of his … Read more
One of Debussy’s quotes that really caught my attention said, “Music is the space between the notes. ” –Claude Debussy. I thought of music in a different way after reading this quote, when I heard the word music I always thought of a person singing or lyrics to a song. There is a lot more … Read more
As we listen to new songs every day, we learn new things from them. We sometimes try to guess the plot or the meaning of the song and how the lyrics portray what the artist is saying. Radiohead was a top band in the 1990s. They sold many albums and became very popular. In the … Read more
Throughout history, music has played a significant role in every culture. Since the beginning, humans have used music to express themselves and their surroundings. What began as simple tribal rhythms, music has slowly evolved into complex styles, such as classical, jazz, rap, and rock. While these styles are all unique and different, they are all … Read more
Ne-Yo is an American R&B singer and songwriter, he has many hits that are mostly based and talking about love. Love has many definitions — but the one that stands out most and is in his songs is that love is being completely fascinated and almost obsessed with someone or something. Ne-Yo seems to think … Read more
During “Waltz of the Flowers,” a part of The Nutcracker selection, the mood of rebirth and growth sept into the audience. The piece started very calmly with the dancers doing jumps about the stage. As the piece progressed, the jumps and leaps got grander and the movements became larger and more impressive, as the flowers … Read more
In 1979, The Knack performed one of their hit singles “My Sharona” in front of a packed house. This song represented the alternative/pop rock genre, and was considered a major hit in the late 1970s. As a child, I remember hearing the song on the radio and I enjoyed the catchy and memorable tune. Although … Read more
Hip Hop in El Alto, Bolivia Bolivian youth have used hip-hop music for expression with political issues as well as the social issues the young people of Bolivia face. In Latin America, hip-hop helps tell the stories of the struggles. It is described in the article to be a “Hip-hop revolution” because of the criticism … Read more
Music, in itself, is its own language; for some it’s easy to understand, others take it to the next level and add choreographed movement to it, such as marching bands. An average marching wind ensemble practice begins with a simple stretch and review of the basic marching techniques. They begin one week before the fall … Read more
[A] Countless psychological studies show the truth: hope, dreams, and goals are the psychological vehicles driving success. [B] In Of Mice and Men, the dream is to leave the life of work and travel behind and live on a ranch, in War Dance, the goal is to do well at the national music competition, and … Read more
Since the beginning of time the human beings have adored the soothing sounds of music. Music has affected the way people have behaved and dressed throughout different periods of time. Different groups have been formed based upon their preference in music. Take for an example in the music of my generation, Generation X, there are … Read more
Conducting, as we know it today is less than two centuries old. 1 On the other hand time beating; a way of holding players and/or singers together, has been around for several centuries. 1 In the absence of written notation, the leaders hands indicated the direction of the group. As polyphony entered the musical picture, … Read more
When discussing the generation gap, many issues surface. In this article in Newsweek, issues such as music, morals, and goals arise with the wide gulf of generations in the black community. Older Americans continue to be separated from the growing hip-hop culture, and they, along with the hip-hop community, have not yet learned how to … Read more
Tell someone to name a band from the 1960s and ’70s and you could probably listen to a dozen answers before hearing the same one twice. The overwhelming amount of talent squeezed into these two decades has produced some of the most popular, most powerful, and in some cases, the most bizarre music ever. Led … Read more
People that have been to concerts know what kind of damage goes on, and how many innocent people are hurt by the violence that goes on at these shows. This is something that needs to end. Many people have been punched, kicked, shoved, thrown, hit by flying objects, fallen, trampled, crushed and, sadly in many … Read more
Most of the early music that we have today still in print is primarily sacred music. This music, for the most part, is in the form of sections of the Mass, such as the Gloria, Kyrie and Agnus Dei. Most people of the Middle Ages were poor peasants who worked all day for meager wages … Read more
After Beethoven, composers turned their attention to the expression of intense feelings in their music. This expression of emotion was the focus of all the arts of the “Romantic” movement. For inspiration, many Romantic composers turned to the visual arts, to poetry, drama and literature, and to nature itself. Using the classical forms of Sonata … Read more
No one agrees exactly, about how music should make one feel. Some use music to kill time while they travel to work, others base their morals and values on it. Some follow a musical icon like they were a spiritual leader, while others never even know who they are listening to. There are two types … Read more
The most popular and influential form of African-American pop music of the 1980’s and 1990’s, rap is also one of the most controversial styles of the rock era. And not just among the guardians of cultural taste and purity that have always been counted among rock ‘n’ roll’s chief enemies–Black, White, rock and soul audiences … Read more
Dave Matthews Band is a unique, musically gifted band. Its combination of sounds of folk, jazz, rock, world beat, and reggae give it its originality and musicality that extends the bounds of music. The five members of the band: Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley, LeRoi Moore, Stefan Lessard, and Carter Beauford, provide a blend of influences … Read more
I went to the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra concert at Eastman Theatre on Thursday night, February 12, 1998. Four selections were performed. Two were by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527 and Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major for piano and orchestra, K. 482. The other pieces were Theme and Variations: … Read more
Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers in Western musical history. More than 1,000 of his compositions survive. Some examples are the Art of Fugue, Brandenburg Concerti, the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord, the Mass in B-Minor, the motets, the Easter and Christmas oratorios, Toccata in F Major, French Suite No 5, Fugue in … Read more
All City Choir is a try-out choir made up of about 60 kids in grades four through eight who’ve come together to sing. We also have three awesome conductors Wendy Gee, Wendy Masciotra (or who we call Mrs. M), and Eva Bettger and we sing from September through April in our two seasons: Christmas Season … Read more
Beginning their career as the most popular surf band in the nation, the beach boys finally emerged by 1966 as Americas biggest pop group, the only one other group to challenge this was the Beatles. In 1961 debut with the popular hit Surfin, the three Wilson brothers, Brian, Denies, and Carl. Plus cousin Mike Love … Read more
Tupac Shakur grew up around nothing but self-delusion. His mother, Alice Faye Williams, thought she was a “revolutionary. ” She called herself “Afeni Shakur” and associated with members of the ill-fated Black Panther Party, a movement that wanted to feed school kids breakfast and earn civil rights for African Americans. During her youth she dropped … Read more
The Sixties were an exciting revolutionary period of time with great social and technological change. Some people called it the decade of discontent because of the race riots in Detroit and La, and the demonstrations against the Vietnam War. Other people called it the decade of peace, love, and harmony. It was called this because … Read more
It has been called the greatest audio entity one could ever listen to; a song which can pierce the soul of even the most dedicated music-hater: Beethovens Ninth Symphony. Not only has it been designated thus; also, as one of the few truly divinely inspired works, one which most men can only marvel at, as … Read more
Adam de la Halle is often referred to as the greatest of the long succession of post Medieval musicians. He was a poet, musician and innovator of the earliest French theater. He became famous for his use of polyphony and his theatrical productions. Adam originally trained for the clergy (the people of the church). Marriage … Read more
In this digital world, the idea of obtaining any materialistic pleasures with a computer is simply amazing to me. It initiates an already growing problem with scarcity and unlimited wants. The fact that everyone with a computer could have free music all the time is quite appealing? Of course, as with anything else, there are … Read more
Popular music is: “music that is enjoyed by the largest possible audience. ” It includes country music, folk music, rhythm and blues ( R & B), musical comedy, jazz, marches, rock n’ roll, and ragtime. Popular music is primarily listened to by young people. In his book, Sound Effects, Simon Frith said that popular music … Read more
Music Copyright is a very important aspect of the music industry. The Copyright law was established to preserve the creativity and rights of authors, composers, performers of expression. Copyright is the law that protects the property rights of the creator of an original work in a fixed tangible medium. (http://askjeeves. com/copyright/html) A fixed tangible medium … Read more
Manufactured bands now make up a major percentage of chart music today, not least of them Take That, Boyzone, Bad Boys inc. , East 17 and other all-boy pop bands. In this essay I would like to discuss how the standard of art has been lowered by the capitalistic system of the music industry, using … Read more
The influence that music has throughout the world is immeasurable. Music evokes many feeling, surfaces old memories, and creates new ones all while satisfying a sense of human emotion. With the ability to help identify a culture, as well as educate countries about other cultures, music also provides for a sense of knowledge. Music can … Read more
Throughout my life, music has always been a major influence. It has the power to change my mood when I’m feeling down, but the thing I find most intriguing about music is that it doesn’t always end up improving your mood: like all forms of art, it imitates life, which is not always portrayed in … Read more
Rap music as a musical form began among the youth of South Bronx, New York in the mid 1970s. Individuals such Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash were some of the early pioneers of this art form. Through their performances at clubs and promotion of the music, rap consistently gained in popularity throughout the rest of … Read more
The Grateful Dead and Phish are two very talented bands, who in their time, created big names for themselves. Many people make wrongful association with these two groups of musicians. It is said that Phish is trying to be the Dead of this generation. This statement is very untrue. Phish is not a Grateful Dead … Read more
Presented by: Kevin Bad, Max Lee, George Ingram Presented to: Ma’am Chisel Morning Date: February 9, 2012 most famous composers of all time: Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn. The classical era spans roughly 80 years in music history during the 18th and 19th centuries and is often associated with the movement called the Age of Reason. … Read more
Velvet Stalnaker UNV 104 January 7, 2012 Professor Salcido History of Southern Music Southern music is now called country music and is popular in many different places. It is for people from all walks of life. But, when we look at country music today and from years ago is it the same? , When did … Read more
At the time “Rock & Roll” was an urban African American term for sex, I think Alan realized that the popular white culture would be turned off by the term R&B, which was mainly associated with black artists, so he decided to give it a different name and expose that style of music to the … Read more
It’s a symphonic poem. It started out as an orchestral work, then a sonata, but ended as a piece specifically for piano. It tells a story, which is unknown, displayed through various harmonic progressions, over 5 against 9 patterns. Textures Found/lamentations: For piano Form: It has four sections, with variations of the A and B … Read more
American minority artist creation of which students need to be proud. Unfortunately, rap music is not perceived by many Americans as an art form, but as a fad which they hope will soon fade away. One of my Intentions with my unit Is to show that rap music Is not a fad, but a musical … Read more
It was, however, not always so black-and-white during the says of early musical revolution; it was even less of the case when it came to classical music. For the remainder of this thesis, would like to bring attention to four composers who I felt not only helped music evolve in terms Of style, but also … Read more
Souls music was also enabled by an unstoppable trend towards black and white integration, as more and more white folks accepted the idea that lack culture was not evil or degrading simply different (African instead of European). The sociopolitical inroads made by jazz also helped legitimate black pop music with the white masses. Soul music … Read more
Hildebrand von Binge “Play of Virtues” At the beginning of the song, it wasn’t singing instead she was talking. Then she started to sing right after she was done talking. I couldn’t follow the translation because it sounded like Latin or French. I kept listening to it over and over but I couldn’t understand what … Read more
It was, however, not always so black-and-white during the says of early musical revolution; it was even less of the case when it came to classical music. For the remainder of this thesis, would like to bring attention to four composers who I felt not only helped music evolve in terms Of style, but also … Read more
Music plays a significant role in advertising when it comes to getting the consumer’s attention. Music is used for television, radio, and Internet advertisements. Music can enhance the expression, mood, situation, or character of the ad. It’s especially effective for TV commercials and radio advertisements. They can go from creative jingles to popular music from … Read more
History of music from 1650 to 1800 can be described by three major periods, the middle Baroque, the late Baroque / early Classical, and Classical eras. The middle Baroque can be described as a time of developing and standardizing musical forms, styles, and conventions, and then obeying those conventions in the creation of new music. … Read more
Thomas Edison, the great inventors self proclaimed best invention of all time the Phonograph, also known as “The Talking Machine” is invented 1877. It original intent was for office use, entertainment, business uses and the telephone. Edison decides to mass produce the product like guns and sewing machines in his own factory. The Edison Speaking … Read more
Music, much like most of what human beings have declared to be a form of art, has gone through thousands of years of evolution that it now no longer resembles much of what its pioneers intended to be. Indeed, the definition of music in itself along with Its performance and significance may vary according to … Read more
The period of the sass and sass is known as the Swing Era. Big bands like Benny Goodman, Count Basel, Rattler Shaw, and others became household names and music Icons (“Jazz History- Swing”). Swing music was a trendy style of Jazz, while swing dancing was very popular and performed in many dance halls. As they … Read more
Electronic Dance Music, also known as EDM (we at Poached Magma are not exactly big fans of that acronym), has in recent years, taken over commercial music by storm. Big name producers such as David Guests, Shriller and Arming van Burden have dominated airplay, and current crowd-friendly artistes Like Iranian and Lady Gaga have incorporated … Read more
Medieval Era (600-1450) I. Music of the Medieval World (“When God saw that many men were lazy, and gave themselves only with difficulty to spiritual reading, He wished to make it easy for them, and added the melody to the Prophet’s words, that all being rejoiced by the charm of music, should sing hymns to … Read more
The History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time, ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music Is basically broken Into two specific groups Eastern Music and … Read more
Souls music was also enabled by an unstoppable trend towards black and white integration, as more and more white folks accepted the idea that lack culture was not evil or degrading simply different (African instead of European). The sociopolitical inroads made by jazz also helped legitimate black pop music with the white masses. Soul music … Read more
In this literature review assignment I am going to explore the origin of the band music in Bangladesh. My research topic is “Problems In adopting the unfamiliar heavy music In Bangladesh”. And now I will do my literature review on “History of heavy metal or band music In Bangladesh”. In this article I will describe … Read more
American minority artist creation of which students need to be proud. Unfortunately, rap music is not perceived by many Americans as an art form, but as a fad which they hope will soon fade away. One of my Intentions with my unit Is to show that rap music Is not a fad, but a musical … Read more
The span of the time between the fall of the west Roman Empire and beginning of the Renaissance period is called the middle age. 1. 1. Music Features ; The Church was the dominated intellectual as well as cultural, therefore not only music but all other arts were linked mainly for serve God. ; There … Read more
Queen became one f the most well known Rock and Pop groups for the next 18 years and had a host of number one successes written by every member of the group. Although still touring with original members Brian May and Roger Taylor, the Queen most recognized by its extravagant stage shows and music videos … Read more
Dance is movement to sounds made by instruments, vocals or musical recordings. It includes Hip Hop, Ballet, Ballroom and other styles. Some forms such as Ballet, Modern and Jazz require years of training as the dancer tries to perfect the many techniques involved. People dance to various types of music such as country, rock, disco, … Read more
A concerto (from the Italian: concerto, plural concerti or, often, the anglicizes form concertos) is a musical composition usually composed in three parts or movements, in which (usually) one solo instrument (for instance, a piano, violin, cello or flute) is accompanied by an orchestra or concert band. The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems … Read more
At the time “Rock & Roll” was an urban African American term for sex, I think Alan realized that the popular white culture would be turned off by the term R&B, which was mainly associated with black artists, so he decided to give it a different name and expose that style of music to the … Read more
When played, the bassist has to read the bass line composed for the part of cello, even though the sounds made are much lower than the notes being read. Some of the techniques for playing the double bass are: Arc – also known as bowing. This kind of playing technique is similar to the way … Read more
Queen became one of the most well known Rock and Pop groups for the next 18 years and had a host of number one successes written by every member Of the group. Although still touring with original members Brian May and Roger Taylor, the Queen most recognized by its extravagant stage shows and music videos … Read more
Looked down on the use of music for mere pleasure iii. Hymns: prayers to gods b. Greek thought described the nature of music, its effects and its proper uses c. Plato believed that education should stress gymnastics (to discipline the body) and music (to discipline the mind) I. Urges balance between gymnastics and music it. … Read more
