...Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was and still is one of the greatest composers to ever live. His name, music, and reputation are known to the world over, and to the majority of people worldwide, despite the fact that most people know little to nothing about Mozart or his music. Mozart’s fame stemmed from his start in composing music when he was just four, as well as his start in writing minuets by the age of five. As Mozart grew, he started to write symphonies around the age of eight or nine. His very first opera was performed when he was just eleven years old. Mozart also played numerous instruments during his lifetime; by the age of 3, he was already playing the harpsichord. Mozart was extremely talented on the keyboard and knew how to play...
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...Mozart, was born in 1756, and died in 1791, he was considered to be the most extraordinarily gifted child in the history of music. He began composing by the age of five, and at thirteen he had written sonatas, concertos, symphonies, and several operas. Which allowed him to become known, he travel around Europe with his father playing for royal families. Beethoven was born in 1770 and died in 1827, he had the opportunity to work under both Haydn and Mozart, which allowed his music to be versatile, because his works were inspired by Mozart and Haydn and composed with Beethoven's sense of style. Haydn was in 1732 and died in 1809, he was the only one who could compose and sing, which allowed him to stand out from the rest. Between both Beethoven...
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...come from all around the world with zero experience of working together on any projects. Although each member tries to inform other members how they are doing by sending emails, it is a sad truth that not everyone will read the emails and be interested in how their colleagues are doing. Everyone just work on their own, making the team a collection of individuals rather than a real group. Without a channel to communicate with each other, it is hard to develop a sense of unity. The frequently organized business trips and the multiple projects at once also show that there is a miscommunication between the secretary and other members. Moreover, there is no standard of excellence to regulate and guide the performance of the employees. Team accomplishment is not being recognized as well. Members thus cannot find the value of performing to the utmost and are frustrated with the heavy workload. Given the above situation, the leader seems doing nothing to handle the stressful circumstances. Base on the analysis of team effectiveness, Jim should intervene at this time at internal level, focusing on relational actions. Building team relationship for a virtual team is even more important than collocated team. As they are working across time and space together with a need of dependence, the most critical aspect to enhance team efficiency is to focus on the collaboration between members. With a sense of unity as well as the belief that individual’s performance can affect the progress of the...
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...exclusively between Herr Mozart and Salieri, clashing identities formed feuds, which resulted in tragedy- Salieri, a gifted musician in his own right, wants nothing more than to praise God to exalt him with his music. But instead God choses Mozart- An insulant impenitent child to be his musical regent on earth. Salieri feels he has no choice not to only turn his back on God, but to actually punish God by killing Mozart, an act accomplished by driving the drunkard to work himself to death.(Sholder, Adam) Salieri’s identity was consistent with the Holy Virtues,...
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...in history with the crucial role that he played in the transition of classical eras in art music. He had a full and varied music career and wasn’t afraid to move his numerous compositions from the tried and tested musical styles. In terms or the world’s greatest, Beethoven only comes second to the likes of Mozart or Bach. Beethoven is best known for his compositions, which include 32 piano sonatas, 5 concertos for piano, 16 string quartets and 9 symphonies (Anderson 1044). He is also known for the composition of other music, choral works and songs. Early Childhood Beethoven was born on the 16th of December, 1770 in Bonn and baptized the following day (Dalhaus & Whittall 6). His father was originally from Brabant, Belgium, but had moved to Bonn where he served as a musician at the local court. Despite his weakness for alcohol, Beethoven’s father was quite influential in shaping the music career of Beethoven as it was through him that young Beethoven was exposed to music. From an early age, Beethoven was taught music by Christiano Gottlob Neefe, a famous opera composer and conductor, and Johann van Beethoven who was his father. Johann envisioned creating a new kind of Mozart in his son and would train him every evening on returning from the court. As a teenager, Beethoven earned some money by serving as an assistant to his teacher Neefe. Beethoven gave his first public performance at the young age of seven in Cologne. Three years later, at the age of 12, Beethoven published...
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...Levins study consists of individuals in various careers, such as, “ice skaters, concert pianists, chess players” ,and his revealations remain to be true. When compared to being naturally talented, the number of individuals who have gone on to be quite successful after preparation greatly skews in the more dedicated individuals favor.Those who use the 10,000 rule, whether that be consciously or not, are putting effort into their achivements. Furthermore, Mozart who many know as a brilliant musical composer prodigy, was in fact not a prodigy. After, “composing concertos for ten years,” Mozart finally writes his piece which, “is now regarded as a masterwork” (Gladwell 13). Although, Mozart is regarded to be a world renowned professional in his artistry, it took him time to get to such a point. To prove he was the best of his time and currently, it took years and year of practice, yet many believe this skill was granted to him naturally. It is clear, even the most recognizable and talented of people, still work for accomplishments. Others may have an opposing viewpoint, and believe success can come from anywhere, but more times than not comes from natural aspects. Evidence stemming from “The Sports Gene” by David Epstein can further support one's argument. When discussing the world of amauteur high jumper, Donald Thomas, Epstein believes that if Thomas used the proper techniques of a skilled high jumper, “he would have shattered the world record.” (Epstein 7). While it is true Donald...
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...If you could choose three people who have ever lived to join for dinner, whom would you invite and why? A fascinating dinner party bound to be characterized by riveting conversation must include three awesome historical figures from different epochs who represent great human accomplishments: the pioneering explorer Christopher Columbus, the enduringly popular Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and industrial magnate Henry Ford. These three have influenced my worldview; I draw inspiration for my future from how they conducted their lives. Genoan explorer Christopher Columbus had an audacious vision to sail westward in order to gain access to the riches of the East. He fought for his vision, thereby prevailing upon the Spanish Monarchs for sponsorship. Four voyages to the New World inaugurated for the first time in history continuous European involvement in the Western Hemisphere. Though not a scholarly man, his actions relegated to a by-gone era all those backward theologians still insisting the Earth was flat. A bold strategy combined with deft skills intervened in the arc of history: never again would East and West be separated. W.A. Mozart was a prolific and influential composer. During a career cut short by an untimely death at 35, he prodigiously composed over 600 works in every major genre of the Classical era, many of which remain unrivaled for their lyricism and genius. Haydn said of him, “posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years.” Indeed, Mozart’s last...
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...What are you listening to? Have you ever felt like you can not concentrate on something that you are working on and as soon as your favorite band comes on MTV or radio station, everything just flows? Or have you been to a party without music? It is guaranteed that people will hardly interact with each other until some sort of music is turned on. It’s like an invitation for people not to feel awkward anymore. Music is one powerful element that greatly influences people, mindsets and culture. Think about it, music is so important that in sport competitions, players do not step on the stage taking the microphone announcing how proud they are to be representing their country. They could do that, or just simply sing their national anthem in a very passionate way to bring the entire crowd of supporters to tears. That is how powerful music is. An ancient philosopher called Socrates once said, “Let me control the music of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.” He knew how important music influences culture. He also knew how music can shape and impact others for either to bring about good or bad. For instance, polls done in the United States amongst american teenagers about definition of what the word success is, did not go much further than just having many cars, a mansion and lots of girls. This is due to the media feeding them this everyday in their music videos, resulting into poor understanding of what living successfully really means. You may say that you only...
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...suggested that students who study while listening to popular music performed at the same level as those without music present in either condition. Results indicated that women excelled in recall when the testing condition did not have music present in comparison to men. Effects of popular music on memorization tasks The purpose of this study was to find whether popular music would have a positive or negative effect on memory tasks. There are many different perspectives on how background music and noise affects performance. The current body of research reports mixed results with some studies reporting positive effects and some reporting negative effects of music on performance. Numerous studies have been conducted to test the Mozart effect. The Mozart effect is a term used to explain the claim that people perform better on tasks when listening to music...
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...RESEARCH This chapter presents method and techniques to be used in the study, population and sample of the study, the research instruments, gathering of data, and data processing and statistical treatment. Method and Techniques of the Study This study utilizes the experimental method of research to determine the significant effect of classical music in the reading comprehension of first year college students of Sto. Rosario Palay College. The experimental method is the only method that can be used to establish cause-and-effect relationships. In this method, the subjects are split into two groups: experimental and controlled group. The experimental group will read a passage while listening to classical music (Mozart Sonata for two pianos in D-major, K.448). The controlled group will read without the intervention of classical music. Moreover, quantitative and qualitative data were gathered with the use of a survey test and a researcher-made comprehension test. Population and Sample of the Study This study will examine the first year college students from all courses in the College Department of Sto. Rosario Sapang Palay College, a Catholic school in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan. There were 30 participants and they will be divided into two groups (15 members in each group). The first group will read a selection while listening to classical music and the second group will also read the same selection without...
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...The phrase ‘The Mozart Effect’, aptly named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, describes a phenomenon where children, under the age of three, listened to Mozart’s music and have improved brain function. According to Claudia Hammond, this phenomenon originated in 1991 when a study at the University of California Irvine showed that students who listened to Mozart and then attempted spatial puzzles completed those puzzles more successfully than students who did not listen to Mozart. A farmer in Italy claimed that when his “buffalos were played Mozart three times a day, they produced better milk” (Hammond) and some studies have found that simply listening to as well as practicing music “can increase IQ by as much as three points” (Hammond). Even...
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...PANPACIFIC UNIVERSITY NORTH PHILIPPINES Tayug, Pangasinan Term Paper In Communication Skills II Second Semester S.Y 2009-2010 The Role of Music in Learning PREFACE This term paper explains the relevance and role of music in learning. It also shows the benefits of listening to soft music in stimulating our mind to do certain tasks. It also discusses the study and research of some people about the goodness of music to body. I hope you will enjoy reading my term paper. - Author – ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank the Almighty God for guiding and giving me the knowledge to create this Term Paper. And also thank my loving family for their support, specially my mom for giving me some sort of ideas and pushed me to do so. My friends and classmates for sharing their knowledge about my topic. And the last but not the least to my very loving and patient my Communication Skills instructor Mr. Ariel Y. Leonin who did his best in teaching us. - Author - TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE............................................... i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT....................................... ii I. Introduction....................................... 1 • Advantage and Disadvantage of Music in Learning................................ 1&2 II. Body.............................................. 3 ...
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...Does Playing Mozart to Babies Make Them Smarter? Name: Fiona Ewing Student No.: n8588589 Subject: PYB100 Foundation Psychology Unit Coordinator: Dr Mariann Word Count: 1664 Researchers have claimed that the Mozart effect accomplished everything from temporary increases in IQ to creating the mental mechanism needed for infants to develop reasoning and analytical prowess. However there is little academic research and evidence of the Mozart effect on babies, making it difficult to contribute a link between the theory and intelligence enhancement it has on babies. Many research scientists haven’t been able to replicate the results or the results are temporary and have concluded that there is no evidence of the Mozart effect. Firstly by exploring the initial Mozart experiment conclusions can be draw regarding the Mozart effect and intellectual enhancement on babies. Secondly, through critical evaluation of research articles that were conducted to prove or disprove the theory, conclusions can be drawn regarding the Mozart effect and the degree of intellectual enhancement it has on babies. Thirdly, academic research suggests there is a scientific explanation behind the Mozart effect that provides a deeper understanding of the theory’s claims towards enhancing intelligence. There has been a lot of attention drawn to the first scientific experiment that introduced the Mozart effect. Rauscher, Shaw and Ky (1993) conducted an experiment with thirty-six college students that were...
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...effect to a subject’s intellect as addressed by Schellenberg (2011). To understand if there is a direct relationship between music and intellect, further research of a subject’s background and mentality is required. !2 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! MUSIC AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OVERALL INTELLECT Title of Paper Here Many studies have sought to provide a significant and reliable relationship between music as a factor of a subject’s intelligence or memory retention. The results are often conflicting within each experiment as well as between other similar experiments. Still, the pursuit of significant results relating music as a variable to some level of intelligence continues. Two separate studies of undergraduate subjects in regard to the Mozart effect, concluded that there was no significant improved performance on spacial tasks after listening to music (Thompson, Schellenberg & Husain, 2001; Bridgett &...
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...Does Playing Mozart to Babies Make Them Smarter? Name: Fiona Ewing Student No.: n8588589 Subject: PYB100 Foundation Psychology Unit Coordinator: Dr Mariann Word Count: 1664 Researchers have claimed that the Mozart effect accomplished everything from temporary increases in IQ to creating the mental mechanism needed for infants to develop reasoning and analytical prowess. However there is little academic research and evidence of the Mozart effect on babies, making it difficult to contribute a link between the theory and intelligence enhancement it has on babies. Many research scientists haven’t been able to replicate the results or the results are temporary and have concluded that there is no evidence of the Mozart effect. Firstly by exploring the initial Mozart experiment conclusions can be draw regarding the Mozart effect and intellectual enhancement on babies. Secondly, through critical evaluation of research articles that were conducted to prove or disprove the theory, conclusions can be drawn regarding the Mozart effect and the degree of intellectual enhancement it has on babies. Thirdly, academic research suggests there is a scientific explanation behind the Mozart effect that provides a deeper understanding of the theory’s claims towards enhancing intelligence. There has been a lot of attention drawn to the first scientific experiment that introduced the Mozart effect. Rauscher, Shaw and Ky (1993) conducted an experiment with thirty-six college students that were tested...
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